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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Unmanned aerial system (UAS)"”.
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Machine Learning for Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Networking
… pave the way for the evolution of Cyber-physical Systems (CPS) on a large scale. The reduction of consumption, the advancement of control engineering, and the simplification of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) enable the UAS networking deployment on a large scale to become feasible. The UAS …
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Implementation of Virtual Reality With Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Traffic Management
… on the implementation of virtual reality with a UAS Traffic Management (UTM) system. This system is based on a notional architecture for future development in air traffic management with smaller unmanned aircraft. This implementation aims to explore the viability of using VR to enhance users' …
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An experimental study on the effects of adverse weathers on the flight performance of an Unmanned-Aerial-System (UAS)
<p>An experimental UAS was developed to study the effects of adverse weathers, including icing and strong winds, on the UAS flight performance. Sensors were integrated on board the UAS to take in-situ, time-resolved measurements of atmospheric parameters, including temperature, humidity, pressure, …
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Modeling Aircraft Position and Conservatively Calculating Airspace Violations for an Autonomous Collision Awareness System for Unmanned Aerial Systems
… the scheduled 30 September 2015 integration of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) into the national airspace, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is concerned with UAS capabilities to sense and avoid conflicts. Since the operator is outside the cockpit, the proposed collision awareness plugin …
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Assessing the quantitative and qualitative differences between 3D point clouds produced from lidar and structure from motion
… and digital elevation products derived from Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) acquired Structure from Motion (SfM) as compared to those obtained from lidar data. If the accuracy of UAS SfM proves to be on the same order as lidar, the technique could be used more often in lieu of or in addition to …
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Adversarial Learning based framework for Anomaly Detection in the context of Unmanned Aerial Systems
… are popularly studied in this context. The unmanned aerial system (UAS) can use contextual anomaly detection algorithms to identify interesting objects of concern in applications like search and rescue, disaster management, public security etc. This thesis presents a novel multi-stage …
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Influence of Altitude and Scan Angle on UAS-LiDAR Ground Height Measurement Accuracy in Juncus roemerianus Scheele (Black Needle Rush)-dominated Marshes
… and Ranging (LiDAR) collection using an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) within <em>Juncus roemerianus</em> Scheele (Black Needle Rush)-dominated marsh. Furthermore, this study addressed the influences of site characteristics such as water depth, canopy height, and canopy orientation as well …
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Variable Fidelity Studies in Wake Vortex Evolution, Safety, and Control
… approach for addressing the safety of unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations in the national aerospace system (NAS). This task is implemented on the basis of safety investigation toolkit for analysis and reporting wake vortex safety system (SITAR WVSS) code, which is a dynamic …
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System development considerations and point of interest guidance of an unmanned aerial system for remote sensing in commercial application
… of this thesis is to develop a contextual and system level understanding of an ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for commercial application. The thesis is intended to support strategic decision making for creating and capturing value in the …
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The Bridging Technique: Crossing Over the Modality Shifting Effect
… responsiveness to critical alarm/alert display systems must rely on faster and safer behavioral responses in order to ensure mission success in complex environments such as the operator station of an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). An important design consideration for effective UAS interfaces is …
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Analysis and design of electrically small, circularly polarized cylindrical microstrip antennas
Small unmanned aerial system (UAS) and smart missile and munitions platforms rely on GPS for accurate position, velocity and time (PVT) information. These platforms have significant aerodynamic and space constraints that require innovative conformal GPS antenna solutions. Microstrip antennas are …
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Wind and Wake Sensing with UAV Formation Flight: System Development and Flight Testing
… however, only recently it become possible to use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as a validation tool for research in this area. Wind can be a major contributing factor of adverse weather for aircraft. More importantly, it is an even greater risk towards UAVs because of their small size and …
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Human-robot interaction for telemanipulation by small unmanned aerial systems
… Mission Specialist role in a telemanipulating unmanned aerial system (UAS). The emergence of commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms transformed the civil and environmental engineering industries through applications such as surveying, remote infrastructure inspection, and …
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Machine Learning for Intrusion Detection into Unmanned Aerial System 6G Networks
… cyber and physical layers to form cyber-physical systems (CPS), such as the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), which consists of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), ground network infrastructure, communication link, etc. Furthermore, it plays a crucial role in connecting objects to create and develop the …
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Ecosystem impacts of intertidal invertebrate harvesting: from benthic habitats to bird predators.
… sustainability and to maintain healthy ecosystem functioning. This thesis investigates impacts of intertidal harvesting on benthic habitats and invertebrate communities as well as the potential impacts of harvesting on shorebird populations. Implications for management of inshore and …
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Performance characterization of the multirotor UAS chemical application system
UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) have been employed as agro-chemical applicators in agriculture for micro-field applications in Japan, in the form of gas-powered helicopters. A recent surge in battery-powered multirotor UAS has provided a cheaper, more reliable platform that is much simpler to …