Advances of Drone Development in Japan

A special issue of Drones (ISSN 2504-446X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 2743

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Department of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus, Kusatsu 525-8577, Japan
Interests: intelligent space; patient robots; service robots; field robots; machine learning

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Dear Colleagues, 

Drone research is a field that is attracting research attention from countries around the world, and Japan is no exception. Japan, which is impacted by various natural disasters, including earthquakes, is currently more active in disaster-related drone research than any other country. In addition, the Japanese Government's growth strategy includes drone technology as an important means of transportation and defines it as a research field that will lead Japan into the future of. This Special Issue is a compilation of Japan's cutting-edge drone research, which readers will be free to enjoy.

Prof. Dr. Joo-Ho Lee
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Keywords

  • disaster investigation drones
  • rescue drones
  • logistics drones
  • manned drones
  • security drones
  • construction and structural inspection drones
  • crime prevention drones
  • drone-related legislation
  • agricultural drones
  • media drones

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Evaluation of Human Behaviour Detection and Interaction with Information Projection for Drone-Based Night-Time Security
by Ryosuke Kakiuchi, Dinh Tuan Tran and Joo-Ho Lee
Drones 2023, 7(5), 307; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones7050307 - 5 May 2023
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Night security is known for its long hours and heavy tasks. In Japan, a labor shortage of security guards has become an issue in recent years. To solve these problems, an increasing number of robotic security methods are being used. However, several problems [...] Read more.
Night security is known for its long hours and heavy tasks. In Japan, a labor shortage of security guards has become an issue in recent years. To solve these problems, an increasing number of robotic security methods are being used. However, several problems exist with existing security robots. For example, wheeled robots traveling on the ground have difficulty in dealing with obstacles such as steps, while most drones are only for monitoring and do not have a function to help people. In this study, an aerial ubiquitous display (AUD) night security drone has been developed to solve the problems of existing security robots. The AUD is equipped with an infrared camera and a projector to detect human behavior at night and present information to people in need. In this paper, an experiment was conducted with the AUD to evaluate whether it can provide adequate nighttime security. In the experiment, real-time monitoring and information projection from the air were achieved. In addition, new security methods using the AUD were shown to be effective. Replacing security guards with the AUD to provide security at night will improve labor shortages in the future, and better security methods will be developed. Full article
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