Alexander Quah

How Flying Robots Might Prevent Illegal activities happening in the Forest - Summary Analysis Draft # 3 MEC1281 Summary Analysis Draft #3  By Alexander Quah 1st Feb 2021 According to the article  “The Flying Robot Might Prevent Deforestation” by Morgen Peck ( 2012), flying drones were a possible key in acting as a lookout to prevent and stop illegal activities in a forest. In Brazil, illegal deforestation and fires were some of the events affecting the rainforest. Due to low-level surveillance in the rainforest, drug trafficking and mining were also easier to execute. As such, Peck (2012) proposes the use of Quadrotor drones to navigate through the rainforests, acting as a lookout for illegal activities that are happening. The article also outlines the advantages of using Quadrotor drones in 2012 as they were able to fly from side to side, avoid obstacles and even learn to adapt to changes on the go. Additionally, Quadrotor drones were able to sense the environmen...

MEC1281 Summary Analysis Draft #1  By Alexander Quah 1st Feb 2021 According to the article  “The Flying Robot Might Prevent Deforestation” ( Peck,2012), flying drones are key in acting as a lookout to prevent and stop illegal activities in a forest. Illegal deforestation and fires were one of the events affecting the rainforest in Brazil. The article suggests that drug trafficking and mining were also made to be easier due to low-level surveillance in the rainforest. The article proposes the use of Quadrotor drones to navigate through the rainforests, acting as a lookout for illegal activities that are happening. The article underlined the fact that Quadrotor drones in 2012 were capable to fly from side to side, avoid obstacles and even learn and adapt to changes on the go. Additionally, quadrotor drones are able to sense the environment without direct connection to other drones. The goal of this project is to reduce or stop illegal activities.  However, the author did no...

By Alexander Quah 1st Feb 2021 According to the article  “The Flying Robot Might Prevent Deforestation” ( Peck,2012), flying drones are key in acting as a lookout to prevent and stop illegal activities in a forest. Illegal deforestation and fires were one of the events affecting the rainforest in Brazil. The article suggests that drug trafficking and mining were also made to be easier due to low-level surveillance in the rainforest. The article proposes the use of Quadrotor drones to navigate through the rainforests, acting as a lookout for illegal activities that are happening. The article underlined the fact that Quadrotor drones in 2012 were capable to fly from side to side, avoid obstacles and even learn and adapt to changes on the go. Additionally, quadrotor drones are able to sense the environment without direct connection to other drones. The goal of this project is to reduce or stop illegal activities.  However, one key concern would be that the drones could potentiall...