ASSIGNMENT #2: (DESIGN) SUMMARY & READER RESPONSE (ANALYSIS), PART 1 (2nd DRAFT)

 Summary:

The article “Drones Take Their Place on the Cutting Edge of Wildfire Fighting” (Patterson, 2021) states that “Lifesaving backpack technology as sophisticated as this isn’t available to firefighters. But it could be soon, as engineers work to take firefighting drones to new heights.”. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) were first used by the US Department of Interior a decade ago to help map fires and determine their course.

Patterson mentions that drones have been developed to locate a fire's hot spots and set controlled flames to minimise possible wildfire fuel. Patterson also explains that the KHawk drone is designed to fly autonomously with ground control while transmitting weather and fire data, including forecasts of where the flames will spread next. Ideally, firemen would receive an early alert if they were in danger.

Patterson states that Firefighters are using drones to employ an intentional ignition approach to burn vegetation that might generate fuel for wildfires. Commercial drone platforms outfitted with payload system IGNIS carry a basket filled with ignition spheres. These spheres are used to set up controlled burns.

Drones are also being used for reforestation. They spread new seeds in predetermined locations. Overall, as land managers examine new techniques for battling wildfires in the future decades, remotely piloted aircraft will play an increasingly essential role.


Drones should be often used efficiently in fighting wildfires, through autonomous systems, data transmission as well as reforestation as it can save many resources.


 

Reference: Patterson, T. (2021, October 7). Drones Take Their Place on the Cutting Edge of Wildfire Fighting: Modern Flying. Flying Mag. https://www.flyingmag.com/drones-wildfire-fighting/

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