Preliminary damage severity evaluation of ground vehicles and covered walkways under collision with a small unmanned aerial vehicle (sUAV)

• Main Authors: Mohd Hasrizam Che Man, Hu, Haoliang, Sivakumar, Anush Kumar, Low, Kin Huat
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Aeronautical engineering; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; Accidents
• Online Access: https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2022-3764; https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160552
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

It is expected that the use of small drones will increase in urban areas in the future for different purposes such as package delivery, industrial inspection, aerial photography, and security surveillance. However, the increase in sUAV traffic may increase the chance of sUAV failure, and debris from...