Strike me and get marked: the conceptual, analytical and simulation model of an add-on module to deter quadrotor strikes

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Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2020

Tezin Dili: İngilizce

Öğrenci: OZAN ŞENYAYLA

Danışman: Erol Şahin

Özet:

STRIKE ME AND GET MARKED: THE CONCEPTUAL, ANALYTICAL AND SIMULATION MODEL OF AN ADD-ON MODULE TO DETER QUADROTOR STRIKES ¸Senyayla, Ozan M.S., Department of Computer Engineering Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erol ¸Sahin MAY 2020, 65 pages Mini and Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (mUAV) platforms are gaining popularity in low-altitude strike/defense systems due to their low cost, low visibility, and capability to operate as swarms. These platforms, often touted for their low cost and visibility, have come a long way in terms of capabilities, are regularly used to provide eye-in-the-sky support for ground troops, and are on their way towards being deployed as swarms for dangerous missions where the survival rate is low. Despite the hype, these platforms are vulnerable to attacks from the ground and can be brought down easily by snipers. In this thesis, we propose a “strike me and get marked“ (SMAGM) module for quadrotor UAVs that can localize the position of a sniper after being shot. The module is inspired by the defensive behavior of honeybees, where killing a bee releases chemicals that mark the killer as a target. Equipped with such a defense coordination mechanism, bees can deter their enemies since the more bees one kills, the larger the target it becomes, by drawing the wrath of the swarm on itself.