Challenges of developing UAV applications: A project management view

Idries, Ahmed; Mohamed, Nader; Jawhar, Imad; Mohamed, Farhan; Al-Jaroodi, Jameela

doi:10.1109/ieom.2015.7093730

Cited by 36 publications

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“…Deployment, integration and training can be very expensive [48]. Similarly, in [49], the authors took a project management perspective to deployment of UAV related projects and highlighted cost as a key element that needs to be considered. It was also noted that proper estimations need to be using various technique prior to undertaking any such project.…”

Section: Hindrances and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sky-Farmers: Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in Agriculture

Yinka-Banjo¹,

Ajayi²

2020

Autonomous Vehicles

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are unpiloted flying robots. The term UAVs broadly encompasses drones, micro-, and nanoair/aerial vehicles. UAVs are largely made up of a main control unit, mounted with one or more fans or propulsion system to lift and push them through the air. Though initially developed and used by the military, UAVs are now used in surveillance, disaster management, firefighting, border-patrol, and courier services. In this chapter, applications of UAVs in agriculture are of particular interest with major focus on their uses in livestock and crop farming. This chapter discusses the different types of UAVs, their application in pest control, crop irrigation, health monitoring, animal mustering, geo-fencing, and other agriculture-related activities. Beyond applications, the advantages and potential benefits of UAVs in agriculture are also presented alongside discussions on business-related challenges and other open challenges that hinder the wide-spread adaptation of UAVs in agriculture.

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Section: Hindrances and Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sky-Farmers: Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in Agriculture

Yinka-Banjo¹,

Ajayi²

2020

Autonomous Vehicles

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“…It can be inferred that handling the dial-up connections requires more programming effort and sensitive data handling (rather than the leased line or wireless modem), due to the switching between the data and commands modes and detecting any disconnect events. As a benefit for the proposed NLoS architecture, the GCS call can be initiated either from a GSM Lock Access (Global Buffer Array List) (7) Copy Global Buffer → File Buffer (8) Clear All Global Buffer (9) Unlock Access (Global Buffer) (10) Else (11) GoTo (4) (1) Loop (2) If File Buffer Elements >0 then (3) Lock Access (File Buffer) (4)…”

Section: Centralized Online Data Logging and Playback Featuresmentioning

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Advanced Software Ground Station and UAV Development for NLoS Control Using Mobile Communications

Abdel-Hamid

Zong

Abdelhamid

2015

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society

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Over the last decades, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) have gained much attention due to their various applications in different sections. However, their communication range is limited to utilized communication equipment. Therefore, utilization of GSM channels opens a new prospect towards long distance UAV missions and mobile command and control centers. This paper demonstrates new design and development of a small-scale UAV and a Ground Control Station (GCS) using GSM bidirectional communications for Non-Line of Sight (NLoS) long range control. GCSs are considered the front end node in UAV guidance process. Therefore, the proposed GCS employs a two-layer framework to consider all ground pilot requirements. Moreover, a new exploitation of global weather forecast data is added to the GCS. On the other hand, the proposed airborne system utilizes a new integration of different Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) components and excludes short range receivers. The ground and flight tests show that stable bidirectional GSM communication is established, reliable hardware integration is accomplished, real time performance is achieved, GCS functional fidelity is obtained, and low cost is maintained. Finally, some qualitative aspects of the proposed platform are presented to address the detailed features.Recently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have a great potential in Research and Development (R&D) sections, due to their vital role in academic, industrial, and military applications [1]. Their applications domains cover search and rescue, reconnaissance, intelligent traffic monitoring, border patrol, disaster monitoring, and fire detection (just to name a few) [2]. Small-scale UAV copters, such as quadcopters and helicopters, have attracted many researchers for their unique characteristics. Quadcopters have Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) capability and perform different flight missions ranging from hovering to cruising with quite good agility and maneuverability. It is considered an ideal platform for nonlinear control law research and a good test bench for trajectory planning algorithms for both remotely piloted and autonomous missions. Designing and implementing a smallscale UAV quadcopter is considered a challenging job [3], due to its role in reducing the gap between the theoretical studies and practical engineering methodologies. During the implementation, researchers might get stuck with many difficulties such as UAV platform specification, airborne systems, communication links, Ground Control Station (GCS) software capabilities [4], and the multiplexed data logging of different inputs and outputs for the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). Owing to the advent of Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) technology, the airborne systems are shrinking in size and weight. Moreover, using the Commercial offthe-Shelf (COTS) components, it is possible to develop airborne avionics system for a small-scale UAV quadcopter Hindawi Publishing Corporation rectional GSM communication for both uplink and downlink with latency less than 30...

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“…Usually UAV autonomous missions consist of a series of waypoints preprogrammed which the flight controller will try to follow no matter what happens until the mission is complete or the pilot manually cancels the mission. This increases the likelihood that a mission will not perform successfully due to external disturbances [2]. In this paper we develop a trajectory management system capable to adapt to changing flight conditions gathering data from the surroundings with sensors connected to the companion computer (cameras, Lidars, radars, etc.…”

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confidence: 99%