UAV

Use of UAV in Combating Fire

Use of UAV in Combating Fire

Introduction

An unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), or unmanned aerial system, UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) is known by its acronym UAV is an aircraft that flies without crew human board. Applications are used mainly in military. To distinguish UAVs from missiles, a UAV is defined as a reusable unmanned vehicle capable of maintaining a level of controlled and sustained flight, and powered by a combustion engine or reaction. Therefore, the cruise missiles are not considered UAVs because, like most of the missiles, the vehicle itself is a weapon that cannot be reused, although it is also unmanned and in some cases remotely guided.

A wide variety of shapes, sizes, configurations and features in the design of the UAV. Historically, UAV remotely piloted aircraft were simply (in English: drones), but increasingly is being used the autonomous control of UAVs. In this sense we have created two variations: some are controlled from a remote location, and others fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans using more complex systems dynamic automation. Note that the remotely piloted aircraft does not really qualify to be called as UAVs as remotely piloted air vehicles (or remote) are known as radio control Aircraft or Aircraft R / C, this because, precisely, the UAV are also autonomous systems that can operate without human intervention during operation in the mission that has been entrusted, i.e. they can take off, fly and land automatically. This study in this connection will examine the importance of UAV in combating fire.

Currently, UAVs perform military missions as reconnaissance and attack. Although it has been reported many successful drone attacks are also likely to cause collateral damage and / or identify wrong targets, as with other types of weapon. The UAVs are also used in a small but growing number of civilian applications, such as work firefighting or civilian security and surveillance of pipelines. The UAVs are often preferred for missions that are too "dull, dirty or dangerous" for manned aircraft.

Significance of the study

The scope of this study is very broad as it attempts to investigate the phenomenon of combating fire through UAV. UAV is relatively new technology and has become important, which increase the significance of this study.

Research Question

This research in connection to the UAV is going to answer the following questions in order to examine the effectiveness of UAV in combating fire:

What is the importance of UAV in combating fire?

What is the effectiveness of UAV in combating fire?

How UAV can be utilized more effectively in combating fire?

What are the issues of UAV in combating fire?

Literature Review

UAVs and War on Terror

The phrase, “war on terror,” was first employed by former president George W. Bush in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It is a war against Al Qaeda, the terrorist organization responsible for the attack on the twin towers, but also against other terrorist organizations and terrorists themselves. The goal of the “war on terror” is the eventual elimination of all terrorist ...