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Author
Publisher
Lexington Books
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Drone Nation provides historical context for the rise and acceptance of drone warfare by the United States and examines likely impacts of drone use. This gradual and important change signals a major departure from the traditional embrace of international law, military ethics, and domestic privacy.
Publisher
IGI Global, Business Science Reference
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This book investigates the opportunities and challenges of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in logistics and supply chain management. It also explores the operational and integration challenges associated with this emerging technology"--
Author
Series
DOT/FAA/AM volume 06/8
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This research focuses on three types of flight control problems associated with unmanned aircraft systems. The three flight control problems are: external pilot difficulties with inconsistent mapping of the controls to the movement of the aircraft; difficulties associated with the transfer of control from one control location to another during the flight; and problems associated the automation of flight control. Specific accidents associated with...
Author
Publisher
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"The purpose of this research is to document the economic benefits to the United States (U.S.) once Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are integrated into in the National Airspace System (NAS)."--Executive Summary.
Author
Series
Monographs in aerospace history volume no. 44
Publisher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, History Division
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The story of the Ikhana, a remotely piloted vehicle used by NASA researchers to conduct Earth science research and which became an unexpected flying and imaging helper to emergency workers battling California wildfires.-publisher description.
Series
Publisher
RAND
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Evaluating current UAV systems reveals that fielding a new capability quickly can have consequences for its long-term support. Here, the authors focus on current support postures and evaluate methods for improving current postures that may also be applied to future systems. Areas the Air Force should consider for future developments include budgeting to resolve issues that arise during testing and evaluation, training issues, and planning for standardization...
57) The drone debate: a primer on the U.S. use of unmanned aircraft outside conventional battlefields
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The Drone Debate offers a thorough investigation of the where, why, how, and when of the U.S. use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Beginning with a historical overview of the use of drones in warfare, it then addresses whether targeted killing operations are strategically wise, whether they are permissible under international law, and the related ethical issues. It also looks at the political factors behind the use of drones, including domestic and global...
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The aviation industry is being transformed by the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones - commercially, militarily, scientifically and recreationally. National regulations have generally failed to keep pace with the expansion of the fast-growing drone industry. [This book] traces the development of aviation laws and regulations, explains how aviation is regulated at an international and national level, considers the interrelationship between...
