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MultiCopter Design
Picek, Matěj ; Pelikán, Petr (referee) ; Zdařil, Zdeněk (advisor)
In my work, I focused on the design of an electric multicopter for common and advanced users. The main objective was to bring a simple practical solution to the dron, which will correspond to the current functional and aesthetic standards of industrial design in the aircraft industry. Whole concept of the dron is designed to be as user-friendly as possible. Thanks to its simplicity, small dimensions and dron structure, it takes a minimal transport space and is almost instantly ready for use.
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Ethical Dilemmas of Using Humanitarian Drones
Pavlíková, Markéta ; Střítecký, Vít (advisor) ; Hynek, Nikola (referee)
Unmanned aircraft vehicles were primarily used for military purposes and are still used for them. Not only for this reason is their introduction for humanitarian aims disputable, raising various dilemmas. Supporters of humanitarian drones put emphasis on/emphasize their speed, security, data amount and the possible employment of new technology in extreme environments. Critics of humanitarian technologization stress the loss of neutrality and impartiality, politicization and militarization of humanitarian aid. Consensus does not even exist amongst academics in the field. Contemporary literature is primarily targeted on the controversy of dual-usage of UAVs and on potential technical advantages with emphasis on immediate assistance. The literature dealing with ethical issues of humanitarian drones in connection to humanitarian and development practice outside the conflict zone is almost absent, and only marginally or indirectly treats the issue. The aim of this paper is to analyse potential advantages and disadvantages of humanitarian drones' proliferation within the theoretical framework of The Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations in Disaster Relief, which deals with basic dilemmas in humanitarian aid. This thesis does not...
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Capturing, Visualizing, and Analyzing Data from Drones
Procházka, Tomáš ; Barták, Roman (advisor) ; Obdržálek, David (referee)
An application for visualization and analysis of the data recorded during drone flights is proposed and implemented. The application displays plots of the recorded quantities, estimates the trajectory and shows the orientation of the drone in time. A file format based on comma separated values and XML description that allows reading of recordings with a dynamic structure is designed. The application is extensible, programmed in Java using the NetBeans Platform. It can be extended to support new types of drones, file types or visualization tools. The application is tested with the recordings of the drone Parrot AR.Drone 2.0. Data can be recorded by a separate application while controlling the drone by the keyboard. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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UAVs as a tool in the fight against Al-Qaeda in the context of the U.S. strategic culture: Discourse analysis
Koleják, Martin ; Ludvík, Jan (advisor) ; Hynek, Nikola (referee)
The phenomenon of strategic culture and its influence on the state behaviour has penetrated the theories of international relations only recently. The same stands for unmanned aerial vehicles. The aim of this thesis is to examine how does the United States deploy their UAVs to fight Al-Qaeda in its save heavens located in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. To be specific my intention is to determine what does in this sense the behavior of Obama's administration mean in the context of the U.S. strategic culture. The main research tools utilized in this thesis are discourse analysis and Colin Gray's model of strategic culture. In the public discourse consisting of speeches and comments made by political and military representatives I have identified all the four strategic culture variables set out in the theoretical part of the work. Moreover, the public discourse around drone deployment contains several intriguing metaphors and symbols. Furthermore, the contribution of this work is that it deals with the issue of UAV deployment within the scope of strategic culture. Keywords UAV; drones; strategic culture; Colin Gray; Alastair Johnston; Barack Obama; Al- Qaeda
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Object tracking by a flying drone
Vyškovský, Adam ; Barták, Roman (advisor) ; Obdržálek, David (referee)
The goal of this thesis was to design and implement a suitable method of autonomous object tracking by a flying quadcopter with an onboard camera. Several methods of image processing and subsequent object tracking in a video stream are discussed. Afterwards, the quadcopter is studied from the perspective of a dynamical system. The knowledge gained from studying dynamical systems is utilized in the flying phase as one specific model of the dynamical system, a so called PID controller, is chosen and implemented. Then we propose a method of scale estimation of the world. We also designed a platform for an easier communication with the quadcopter.
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Survey of UAVs (Drones) in the field of electronic communications
Chott, Vladimír ; Mihai, Hana (referee) ; Froehling, Kenneth (advisor)
Tato bakalářská práce se zaměřuje na přehled bezpilotních letadel, často označovaných jako drony, a jejich technologický pokrok a vliv v oblasti elektronických komunikací. Vysvětluje základní definici bezpilotních letounů a ukazuje příklady některých současných typů letounů. Poté práce analyzuje kulturní a sociální vzhled při jejich každodenním používání. Mimoto, práce pojednává o dalších krocích v oblasti bezpilotních letounů a jejich ustálenou pozici v životě.
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From the stable cadastre to drones and back
MIKULOVÁ, Eva
Bachelor thesis is focused on comparing development of selected landscape from Stable Cadastre till today and on possibility of using modern technology for wetlands identification and land a melioration mapping. As an area of interest, two locations, in cadastral area of town Dříteň, were chosen. In practical part available map data were gathered and evaluated. In conclusion, map data and gathered data from Earth remote sensing were compared.
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Survey of ethical and other problems with the use of drones in society
Pavlík, Lukáš ; Zamazal, Ondřej (advisor) ; Sigmund, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the problem of using commercially available drones and follows the ethical and other problems of their use. In this thesis I set four objectives, which contain a the acquaintance with the problems of drones in general and from the viewpoint of artificial intelligence; the acquaintance with ethics in general, from the viewpoint of artificial intelligence and especially in regard to drones; own research of ethical and other problems regarding the use of drones in society; conducting a survey of ethical and other problems with the use of drones in society through questionnaires. I achieved these objectives by studying the problems in detail and then executing two questionnaire surveys and consulting with experts. My contribution to this thesis is the assessment of problems, which are compared with the results from the questionnaires. The work is divided into four chapters where the first chapter focuses on the ethical side. The second part deals with the drones themselves and focuses on the definition of drones. The third part discusses ways of using commercially available drones. Finally, the last chapter is devoted to problems that directly relate to the drones and focuses on the results of the surveys.
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Legalita užití dronů
Slabá, Tereza ; Trávníčková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Melounová, Irena (referee)
The thesis analyses the legality of the use of drones in warfare based on the examination of three specific case studies. Firstly the use of armed drones in Afghanistan 2001 and 2002, then Pakistan drone strikes ongoing since 2004 and lastly the Yemen case study. A developed legal framework is used to assess the legality of the use of drones. Furthermore, it briefly touches upon the aspects of morality and ethics of the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles in combat.
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