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Unmanned Aerial Systems as Tools to Assist in Digitalized Decision Making

Authors:
Tapio Saarelainen

Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs); dismounted company attack; real-time data; digitalized decision making

Abstract:
This paper presents an idea-phase introduction of how to utilize swarms of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) to assist the overall capability in digitalized decision making at company level and below. In military operations, access to analyzed data is crucial in optimizing the performance of the troops. This need for data access applies also in civilian settings, and therefore, this paper briefly discusses some use cases of UASs in civilian environments. UASs are used as hub-stations and tools to gather data from the areas of interest and to increase Situational Awareness (SA). Autonomous or guided platforms built with commercially off the shelf (COTS) material, UASs remain inexpensive data collecting tools. As the tempo of operations increases, a sustained capability for accruing timely and accurate data from a designated area is necessary for improved digitalized decision making. The aim in examining technologies and principles applicable both in military and civilian data gathering is to illustrate their applicability in both of these environments.

Pages: 398 to 412

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2015. Used with permission.

Publication date: December 30, 2015

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ISSN: 1942-2679