Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
An unmanned aircraft system for maritime search and rescue
Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | en_ZA |
| Published: |
Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
2011
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613780669628416 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Meredith, Andre Paul |
| author2 | Jones, T. |
| author_browse | Jones, T. Meredith, Andre Paul |
| author_facet | Jones, T. Meredith, Andre Paul |
| author_sort | Meredith, Andre Paul |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | University of Stellenbosch |
| description | Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/6720 |
| institution | Stellenbosch University (South Africa) |
| language | en_ZA |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:41:35.119Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from SUNScholar — Stellenbosch University Repository |
| publishDate | 2011 |
| publishDateRange | 2011 |
| publishDateSort | 2011 |
| publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| publisherStr | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | SUNScholar — Stellenbosch University Repository |
| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/6720 An unmanned aircraft system for maritime search and rescue Meredith, Andre Paul Jones, T. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Dissertations -- Electronic engineering Theses -- Electronic engineering Drone aircraft Search and rescue operations Unmanned Aircraft System (UAF) Drone aircraft -- Rescue work Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Search and Rescue is an essential service provided by States and Militaries to search for, locate and rescue survivors of accidents and incidents. Civil Search and Rescue utilizes a system of well-trained professionals or volunteers, an effective Search and Rescue organization, supported by industry and other providers of infrastructure and assets. The service is rendered to save the lives of civilian individuals in imminent danger of losing their lives. Military (Combat) Search and Rescue is provided by militaries to save the lives of military practitioners in a similar predicament. In addition, Search and Rescue is performed over land and over the sea. All forms of Search and Rescue rely on capable, specialized assets for efficiency en affectivity. Assets are specified and chosen on the grounds of various factors, amongst others operating environment, operational profile, performance and special abilities. This thesis has determined the need for a Search and Rescue asset, capable of performing effective and efficient Search and Rescue over the entire national maritime Search and Rescue Region, up to the Region extremities. An analysis was performed to prove this deficit, and quantify the key performance and special equipment requirements for such an asset. An analysis was also performed which proves that an Unmanned Aircraft System should be an ideal choice to meet this need. Finally, an Unmanned Aircraft System concept was specified that could potentially meet this need. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Soek en Redding is ‘n essentiële diens wat deur State en militêre organisasies gebied word om oorlewendes van ongelukke en insidente te soek, op te spoor en na veiligheid te bring. Siviele Soek en Redding maak gebruik van ‘n stelsel van goedopgeleide professionele persone, sowel as vrywilligers, asook ‘n effektiewe Soek en Reddingsorganisasie, ondersteun deur die industrie en ander voorsieners van infrastruktuur en toerusting. Derglike dienste word daargestel om die lewens van siviele persone, wie se lewens in gevaar is, te red. Militêre Soek en Redding word deur militêre organisasies daargetel om die lewens van militêre persone, wie in gevaar is, te red. Soek en Redding word oor land sowel as oor die see uitgevoer. Alle vorms van Soek en Redding maak staat op die beskikbaarheid van gespesialiseerde toerusting met gespesialiseerde gebruiksaanwending, vir maksimale effektiwiteit en doeltreffendheid. Toerusting word gekies op grond van verskeie faktore, onder meer die gebruiksomgewing, operasionele profiele, verlangde prestasie en spesiale vermoëns. Hierdie tesis het die behoefte aan ‘n gespesialiseerde Soek en Redding platform, wat die vermoë het om effektiewe en doeltreffende Soek en Redding uit te voer oor die hele nationale Soek en Redding Gebied, tot en met die ekstreme daarvan, vasgestel. ‘n Analise is uitgevoer om hierdie tekortkoming uit te wys, asook om die sleutel prestasie- en gespesialiseerde toerustingbehoeftes vir so ‘n platform te kwantifiseer. ‘n Verdere analise is uitgevoer om te bewys dat ‘n Onbemande Vliegtuig die beste opsie sou wees vir ‘n platform om aan hierdie behoeftes te voldoen. Ten slotte is ‘n konsep vir ‘n Onbemande Vliegtuig Stelsel voorgetsel wat potensieël hierdie behoefte sou kon vervul. 2011-02-16T12:51:13Z 2011-03-14T08:34:50Z 2011-02-16T12:51:13Z 2011-03-14T08:34:50Z 2011-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6720 en_ZA University of Stellenbosch 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Dissertations -- Electronic engineering Theses -- Electronic engineering Drone aircraft Search and rescue operations Unmanned Aircraft System (UAF) Drone aircraft -- Rescue work Meredith, Andre Paul An unmanned aircraft system for maritime search and rescue |
| title | An unmanned aircraft system for maritime search and rescue |
| title_full | An unmanned aircraft system for maritime search and rescue |
| title_fullStr | An unmanned aircraft system for maritime search and rescue |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unmanned aircraft system for maritime search and rescue |
| title_short | An unmanned aircraft system for maritime search and rescue |
| title_sort | unmanned aircraft system for maritime search and rescue |
| topic | Dissertations -- Electronic engineering Theses -- Electronic engineering Drone aircraft Search and rescue operations Unmanned Aircraft System (UAF) Drone aircraft -- Rescue work |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6720 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT meredithandrepaul anunmannedaircraftsystemformaritimesearchandrescue AT meredithandrepaul unmannedaircraftsystemformaritimesearchandrescue |