EXPERIMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOW COST UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
Open Access
Author:
Nary, Timothy James
Area of Honors:
Security and Risk Analysis
Degree:
Bachelor of Science
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Stanley G Aungst, Thesis Supervisor Stanley G Aungst, Thesis Supervisor Peng Liu, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle digital imaging sensors situational awareness
Abstract:
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been used primarily for military purposes, but recent advances in technology have increased the functionality and reduced the cost of smaller UAVs, thus creating interest in using them for other purposes. The goal of this research is to determine the lowest reasonable costs to develop a UAV and evaluate its effectiveness for proposed uses in the civil, commercial, and government markets, as well as to assess the maturity of UAVs at the current time.
