CONTROL OF COOPERATIVE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES A Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) by Kostas ALEXIS Dipl. ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING THESIS NO: 277 JULY 2011 The following dissertation by Kostas Alexis‚ Dipl. Electrical & Computer Engineering‚ is approved: “Control of Cooperative Unmanned Aerial Vehicles” The dissertation was presented in public on July 6th . The seven member committee:
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Calculus in Warfare Introduction Throughout the all of human history‚ one aspect truly stands out as definitive of human political interaction: war. From the story of Abraham militantly freeing his nephew Lot from the hands of a coalition of Mesopotamian kings to modern nuclear war threats between North Korea and the West‚ war has ever been one of the defining characteristics of human society and government. Furthermore‚ each society has specific ideas about war and how to effectively strategize
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and Axis in aerial power. With the new developments in the sky‚ many had strong faith in the role of aerial warfare and strategic bombing. Although many believed the new developments in aerial warfare would bring a quick and swift victory‚ less casualties‚ and an ability to devastate the enemy through heavy bombing on civilians‚ strategic bombing was an inefficient strategy to the Second World War and resulted in a longer war of attrition than anyone had imagined. Aerial warfare was originally
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makes it a faster‚ more flexible‚ and more precise than any other form of military power.” Before the 20th century‚ nations had not held the power for aerial bombardments on such a large scale. First used by the Italians in the Italo-Turkish War‚ planes went on to have an important role in World War I which cemented their importance’s in warfare‚ and changed the way that wars were fought even on the ground. The use of the airplane was not only limited to airstrikes and bombings. Planes could
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Everything is fair in war except surrender because surrender is NO option. Fear is the right policy for war. Asymmetric warfare: Warfare in which opposing groups or nations have unequal military resources‚ and the weaker opponent uses unconventional weapons and tactics‚ as terrorism‚ to exploit the vulnerabilities of the enemy. The “Asymmetric warfare” is a term in our modern military lexicon that has recently enjoyed a lot of play in military and political discourse. It and the related term
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Chemical Warfare I. Introduction Does it seem like you can’t keep up the way you use to four years ago? Do you get easily frustrated than you use too. Than I am here to inform you about Chemical Warfare. We explore this topic by finding out “what is Chemical Warfare. Next we will explain and understand how Chemical Warfare works. Last we will discuss how to protect against Chemical Warfare. Use II. What is Chemical Warfare? A. Definition of Chemical Warfare Chemical Warfare? B. Types of Chemical
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Since the Bush administration‚ CIA drone strikes have become increasingly popular in the “War on Terror.” Although drone strikes have several pros‚ like the fact that they are more accurate than landing troops on foreign soil‚ drone warfare is still ineffective since it reinforces terrorist support and since it aims to fight in an imaginary war against al-Qaeda‚ creating unforeseen and catalytic consequences. The political message of drone strikes emphasizes the disparity in power between the parties
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Chemical warfare What is Chemical Warfare: To understand chemical warfare you must first understand what a chemical agent is. A United Nations report from 1969 defines chemical warfare agents as " ... chemical substances‚ whether gaseous‚ liquid or solid‚ which might be employed because of their direct toxic effects on man‚ animals and plants ... ". This means basically that any chemical that is used to directly effect and harm a person‚ plant‚ or animal would be an act of chemical warfare. Some
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Purpose: To Inform Topic: Chemical Warfare Intro 1) Chemical weapons are extremely toxic chemicals which differ from explosive weaponry. Middle ages and renaissance are documented to have used poisonous chemicals on individuals. Chemical warfare is use of chemical agents to kill or incapacitate the enemy. 2) Today I will inform you of different chemical agents. Since World War I‚ several types of agents have been developed into weapons. These chemical weapons include (I) Choking
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December 5‚ 2013 Unconventional & Asymmetrical Warfare Military Strategy Unconventional & Asymmetrical Warfare In On War‚ Carl von Clausewitz states‚ “Every age has its own kind of war‚ its own limiting conditions‚ and its own peculiar preconceptions.” It can be argued that the end of the Cold War reduced the world’s superpowers from two to one‚ leaving the US without any actual military competition. However‚ this
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