Experimental Study on the Application of UAV Drone to Prevent Maritime Pirates Attacks

In this paper, we present a concept of an application of UAV drones as a possible low-cost device to avoid pirate attacks. Recent UAV drone can be operated in the range of more than 2km and transmit very clear images. Pirates will be approaching using a small boat and they will be climbing up along...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Watanabe, Kyoko Takashima, Kazuho Mitsumura, Koshi Utsunomiya, Shiyun Takasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gdynia Maritime University 2017-12-01
Series:TransNav: International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
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Online Access:http://www.transnav.eu/files/Experimental Study on the Application of UAV Drone to Prevent Maritime Pirates Attacks,777.pdf