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Usefulness of Drones in the Urban Delivery System: Solving the Vehicle and Drone Routing Problem with Time Window (배송 네트워크에서 드론의 유용성 검증: 차량과 드론을 혼용한 배송 네트워크의 경로계획)

  • Chung, Yerim;Park, Taejoon;Min, Yunhong
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.75-96
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    • 2016
  • This paper investigates the usefulness of drones in an urban delivery system. We define the vehicle and drone routing problem with time window (VDRPTW) and present a model that can describe a dual mode delivery system consisting of drones and vehicles in the metropolitan area. Drones are relatively free from traffic congestion but have limited flight range and capacity. Vehicles are not free from traffic congestion, and the complexity of urban road network reduces the efficiency of vehicles. Using drones and vehicles together can reduce inefficiency of the urban delivery system because of their complementary cooperation. In this paper, we assume that drones operate in a point-to-point manner between the depot and customers, and that customers in the need of fast delivery are willing to pay additional charges. For the experiment datasets, we use instances of Solomon (1987), which are well known in the Vehicle Routing Problem society. Moreover, to mirror the urban logistics demand trend, customers who want fast delivery are added to the Solomon's instances. We propose a hybrid evolutionary algorithm for solving VDRPTW. The experiment results provide different useful insights according to the geographical distributions of customers. In the instances where customers are randomly located and in instances where some customers are randomly located while others form some clusters, the dual mode delivery system displays lower total cost and higher customer satisfaction. In instances with clustered customers, the dual mode delivery system exhibits narrow competition for the total cost with the delivery system that uses only vehicles. In this case, using drones and vehicles together can reduce the level of dissatisfaction of customers who take their cargo over the time-window. From the view point of strategic flexibility, the dual mode delivery system appears to be more interesting. In meeting the objective of maximizing customer satisfaction, the use of drones and vehicles incurs less cost and requires fewer resources.

A Legislative Proposal to Prevent the Infringement of Privacy and to Solve Operational Problems by Drones (드론에 의한 프라이버시 침해 방지 및 운용 상 문제 해결을 위한 입법 제안)

  • Kim, Yongho;Rhee, Kyung-Hyune
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.1141-1147
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    • 2017
  • An unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard, which is operated by wireless device. A drone provides the capability for the aerial search and traffic control as a police equipment. It has benefits for the missions for the aerial photography with the high resolution camera which can replace eye-dependent search processes. Moreover it has advantage of retrieving several times for the recorded videos. However, if the law enforcement agency misuse and overuse a drone for investigations and search missions without certain regulations and principles, it breaches privacy and personal information infringement. In this paper, we issue a lawful challenges on drone operations and discuss solutions to those challenges.

Identification of key elements for stable flight of drones and horizontal space compartment in urban area (드론의 안정적 비행을 위한 핵심요소와 도시 수평 공간 구획)

  • Kim, Jung-Hoon;Kim, Hong-Bae
    • Journal of Korea Planning Association
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    • v.53 no.7
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    • pp.39-48
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to verify the stable flight conditions of drones within a limited urban area by using the ICAO(International Civil Aviation Organization) reich model which is using to evaluate civil aircraft stability. The results of the study are summarized as follows. First, in order for the drones flying stably, the horizontal safety separation distance between a drone and another should be at least 1,852M. Second, assuming that no obstacles within 1,852M of horizontal space, two drones can be fly into upper and lower spaces. However there are obstacles such as buildings, it is impossible to secure a 1,852M distance between drones. Third, sensitivity analysis point out that the separation interval($s_x$) of drone aviation has the greatest influence on the TLS(Target Level of Safety). If future research is conducted to lower the numerical values, the safety distance between a drone and another drone will be drastically reduced, allowing more detailed urban space division, and will be presented as a scientific numerical value for establishing a dedicated path for the drones.

Automated 3D Model Reconstruction of Disaster Site Using Aerial Imagery Acquired By Drones

  • Kim, Changyoon;Moon, Hyounseok;Lee, Woosik
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.671-672
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    • 2015
  • Due to harsh conditions of disaster areas, understanding of current feature of collapsed buildings, terrain, and other infrastructures is critical issue for disaster managers. However, because of difficulties in acquiring the geographical information of the disaster site such as large disaster site and limited capability of rescue workers, comprehensive site investigation of current location of survivors buried under the remains of the building is not an easy task for disaster managers. To overcome these circumstances of disaster site, this study makes use of an unmanned aerial vehicle, commonly known as a drone to effectively acquire current image data from the large disaster areas. The framework of 3D model reconstruction of disaster site using aerial imagery acquired by drones was also presented. The proposed methodology is expected to assist rescue workers and disaster managers in achieving a rapid and accurate identification of survivors under the collapsed building.

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PID control using 8-bit microcontroller (8비트 마이크로컨트롤러를 사용한 PID 제어)

  • Lee, Donghee;Moon, Sangook
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2016.05a
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    • pp.407-408
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    • 2016
  • A drone has been popularized to such an extent as to be seen in the near parks recently. The drone refers to an unmanned aerial vehicle(UVA) which can fly and be steered by a radio wave without a pilot and it has a airplane or helicopter shape. The drone was first started to be used from military purpose, but its usage has been expanded to the private such as broadcast shooting, crop-dusting, field discovery and hobby. However the drone that we can see often in the market is expansive, hard to be repaired when it broken down and has a discomfort of the short flight time. In this paper, to solve an uncomfortable talk on the cheap ATmega128 Using (Quad copter) drone for implementation. Axes gyroscope and accelerometers mcu between posture an attitude control, communications through drone control, pid. Receiver input them into transmitter signals of movements to control drone c the programming was implemented in on the basis of language.

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A Study on Legal Problems over Unmanned Vehicle of the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Focusing on the Autonomous Driving Vehicle and Drone - (제4차 산업혁명 시대의 무인 이동체를 둘러싼 법적 문제점 연구 - 자율주행자동차와 드론을 중심으로 -)

  • Kye, Kyoung-Moon
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.28 no.7
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    • pp.519-527
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    • 2017
  • The trust issue on the safety of autonomous vehicle is a very important in regard to the demand generation of relevant industries. To secure the trust, The study of legal liability issue should be prior to an accident of the autonomous vehicle. In civil law, it is possible to make the automobile manufacturer take legal responsibility with the "Product Liability Act". Whereas, in criminal law, it is difficult to make him take legal responsibility since the criminal law holds the actor responsible. To solve these problems, this article proposes the establishment of the "Special Act on Autonomous Vehicle". Also, there is a demand for building infra structures and system to operate the (fully) self-propelled vehicle and establishing "certification" systems.

Unmanned Drones flying device and the Aviation Act and other local law to limit problems (무인비행장치 드론과 항공법 등 국내 설정법에 대한 문제점 고찰)

  • Jeong, Soonchae;Mariappan, Vinayagam;Cha, Jaesang
    • Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.58-63
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    • 2017
  • In this paper, Easily the nation's rapidly expanding and the popularization of unmanned aerial vehicle drone can fly. But in Korea, divided country to cameras lately, and national characteristics and constraints in many relevant laws and in particular, address public concerns.Appears, along with many. Unmanned aircraft drone called industrial revolution in the sky and pitfalls to look at the domestic law in relation to the situation and to find a way to resolve them.

Recent R&D Trends of Anti-Drone Technologies (안티 드론 기술 동향)

  • Choi, S.H.;Chae, J.S.;Cha, J.H.;Ahn, J.Y.
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.78-88
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    • 2018
  • As the unmanned aerial vehicle industry and its related technologies grow each year, the number of abuse cases caused by drones is increasing. In addition to the invasion of privacy caused by indiscriminate photography, terrorism using unmanned aerial vehicles, which have a low detection probability, high location accuracy, and the capability of targeting people or places, as well as carrying chemicals, radiation materials, and small bombs, is becoming a significant problem around the world. Accordingly, many companies are developing anti-drone solutions that consist of various technologies such as radar, EO/IR cameras, and RF jammers to detect and disable unmanned aerial vehicles. This article briefly introduces the recent R&D trends and technical levels of anti-drone technologies.

Experimental Verification on the Extending Flight Time of Solar Paper for Drone using Battery for Electric Vehicles (장기 체공 태양광 드론의 비행시간 연장에 관한 실험적 검증)

  • Wooram Lee
    • Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.229-235
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    • 2023
  • Recently, for drones to be used for agricultural applications, it is necessary to increase the payload and extending flight time. Currently, the payload and extending flight time are limited by the battery technology for solar paper drone. In addition, charging or replacing the batteries may be a practical solution at the field that requires near continuous operation. In this paper, the procedure to optimize the main power system of an electric hybrid drone that consists of a battery and electric motor is presented. As a result, the solar paper drone flied successfully for 2-3%. The developed solar paper drone consumes and average of 55W when cruising and can receive up to 25W of energy during the day, and its extending flight time was verified through flight tests.

On-site Demonstration of Topographic Surveying Techniques at Open-pit Mines using a Fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Drone) (고정익 무인항공기(드론)를 이용한 노천광산 지형측량 기술의 현장실증)

  • Lee, Sungjae;Choi, Yosoon
    • Tunnel and Underground Space
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.527-533
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    • 2015
  • This study performed an on-site demonstration of the topographic surveying technique at a large-scale open-pit limestone mine in Korea using a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, Drone, SenseFly eBee). 288 sheets of aerial photos were taken by an automatic flight for 30 minutes under conditions of 300 m altitude and 12 m/s speed. Except for 37 aerial photos in which no keypoint was detected, 251 aerial photos were utilized for data processing including correction and matching, then an orthomosaic image and digital surface model with 7 cm grid spacing could be generated. A comparison of the X, Y, Z-coordinates of 4 ground control points measured by differential global positioning system and those determined by fixed-wing UAV photogrammetry revealed that the root mean squared errors were around 15 cm. Because the fixed-wing UAV has relatively longer flight time and larger coverage area than rotary-wing UAVs, it can be effectively utilized in large-scale open-pit mines as a topographic surveying tool.