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Analysis of Importance of Search Altitude Control for Rapid Target Detection of Drones

  • Ha, Il-Kyu (Department of Computer Engineering, Kyungil University)
  • Received : 2018.05.11
  • Accepted : 2018.06.11
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

Rapidity and accuracy are important considerations when a drone is employed in a wide surveillance area to detect a target. They are more important when the scope of application is a search and rescue operation or the monitoring of natural disasters, which may require prompt warnings and response. During the actual operation of a drone, rapidity and accuracy are associated with the change in the altitude of the drone. The aim of this study is to analyze the characteristics of drones at varying altitudes and prove that altitude is a relevant factor in the performance of drones. Herein, the characteristics of the drone at varying altitudes were analyzed through several search simulations. The results suggest that a high-altitude drone is relatively advantageous compared to a low-altitude drone in a probability-based target search, and that the search altitude is also a very important and fundamental factor in target search by drones.

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