How Flying Robots Might Prevent Deforestation - Report Summary Draft #2

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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 potentially cause harm to the wildlife that its suppose to protect. Quadcopter drones are insufficient in stopping illegal activities in the forest as there is a lack of time for local enforcement to arrive.

Firstly, the reaction time for the enforcement to arrive after the illegal activist being spotted by the drones will be too late. The deed will already be done.

Secondly, the illegal activist will learn and adapt to the changes to counter/ disarm/ avoid the drones

Thirdly, similar products can be used by illegal activists to counter the existing drones, becoming a game of chess.

References

Peck, M. (2012). How Flying Robots Might Prevent Deforestation. http//:mashable.com/2012/03/20/flying-robots-deforestation/

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