Exploration of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles along with other assets to enhance border protection

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dc.contributor.advisorHorne, Gary E.
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Bahri
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
dc.contributor.secondreaderAnderson, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-14T17:42:38Z
dc.date.available2012-03-14T17:42:38Z
dc.date.issued2009-06
dc.description.abstractBorder protection is a vital national security issue for most countries. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for protecting the borders of the U.S. from terrorism, human and drug smuggling and illegal migration. The U.S. CBP improves manpower, technology and infrastructure along the border through various projects. In this study, part of the Tucson sector in Arizona is modeled in an agent-based model (MANA) to explore the effects of using a hand-launched, mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (miniUAV) along with other assets, such as Border Patrol (BP) agents, surveillance towers, the Predator B, seismic sensors and communication centers. The results from the runs of different scenarios, created by a Nearly-Orthogonal Latin Hypercube (NOLH) design, are analyzed using comparison tests, linear regression, and regression trees. As a result, the use of miniUAVs is found to be beneficial in capturing the illegal entrants in this analysis and thus could potentially provide more secure borders. Adequate manpower, in this case BP agents, and a reliable communication web to compose a Common Operational Picture (COP) emerge as the most important factors regarding border protection in this analysis.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceTurkish Army author.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/explorationofuse109454671
dc.format.extentxxii, 109 p. : ill. ;en_US
dc.identifier.oclc426035192
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/4671
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.subject.authorBorder Securityen_US
dc.subject.authorBorder Protectionen_US
dc.subject.authorBorder Patrolen_US
dc.subject.authorUnmanned Aerial System(UAS)en_US
dc.subject.authorUAVen_US
dc.subject.authorMANAen_US
dc.subject.authorNearly-Orthogonal Latin Hypercubeen_US
dc.subject.authorRegression Treeen_US
dc.subject.authorLinear Regressionen_US
dc.subject.lcshBorder Securityen_US
dc.subject.lcshBorder Protectionen_US
dc.subject.lcshBorder Patrolen_US
dc.subject.lcshUnmanned Aerial System(UAS)en_US
dc.subject.lcshUAVen_US
dc.subject.lcshMANAen_US
dc.subject.lcshNearly-Orthogonal Latin Hypercubeen_US
dc.subject.lcshRegression Treeen_US
dc.subject.lcshLinear Regressionen_US
dc.titleExploration of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles along with other assets to enhance border protectionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineOperations Researchen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S.en_US
etd.verifiednoen_US
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