locations throughout the hospital. The debris from the damage to the building has made EOR through ground-based ROVs virtually impossible, especially for the upper floors. However, this has not affected the UAV which can still conduct EOR with ease.
Image 1. Overview of the damage and debris preventing ROV access to the hospital
Image 2. UAV conducting EOR of an IED placed in a doorway on the third floor. This would not be possible with an ROV
USE OF UAV s TO CONFIRM REMOTE AND SEMI-REMOTE ACTIONS
The utility of UAVs as remote viewing platforms makes them ideal assets for the confirmation of positive actions prior to the IEDD operator making a manual approach. Even if the initial positive action was conducted by another remote asset, the UAVs speed to the target area and wider field of view from an aerial position makes them ideal for the confirmation of positive actions. In the example below a VBIED extractor has been fired to remove a large IED from the trunk of a vehicle. Consequently, the ejected IED components could have landed over a fairly large area. A UAV is deployed to confirm the VBIED extractor has been successful in removing the IED, locate the components and subsequently ascertain if disruption has been achieved. This real time information acquired remotely is invaluable to the IEDD operator and greatly improves safety. In this scenario, even if the VBIED extractor was placed with an ROV, following up with a UAV for confirmation offers advantages.
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