Methodology for Assessing the Level of Threats when Using Small Arms against Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Authors

  • V. Mirnenko nstitute of Aviation and Air Defense, National Defense University of Ukraine named after Ivan Cherniakhovskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • S. Novichenko Air Force Scientific Center, Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • O. Doska Air Force Scientific Center, Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • P. Open’ko the National Defence University of Ukraine named after Ivan Cherniakhovskyi
  • O. Avramenko Institute of Aviation and Air Defense, National Defense University of Ukraine named after Ivan Cherniakhovskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • V. Kurban Institute of Aviation and Air Defense, National Defense University of Ukraine named after Ivan Cherniakhovskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3849/aimt.01486

Keywords:

death, model, probability, threat, trauma, weapon

Abstract

The article considers a methodical approach to assessing the level of threat to the civilian population in the case of the use of small arms for shooting at unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This approach is based on modeling the process of bullet flight in the vertical plane, based on the algorithm for determining the probability of accidental human impact, which allows, depending on the kinetic energy of the bullet, to calculate the probability of accidental death and probability of accidental injury. Based on the simulation, the indicators of the probability of human injuries depend on the angles of the shot, which allows to justify the restrictions when firing UAVs from small arms.

Author Biography

P. Open’ko, the National Defence University of Ukraine named after Ivan Cherniakhovskyi

Candidate of Technical Sciences (Doctor of Philosophy).

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01-05-2022

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Mirnenko, V., Novichenko, S., Doska, O., Open’ko, P., Avramenko, O., & Kurban, V. (2022). Methodology for Assessing the Level of Threats when Using Small Arms against Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Advances in Military Technology, 17(1), 107–120. https://doi.org/10.3849/aimt.01486

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