Abstract
Technological advances have led to the prevalence of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) which has proven to be a security concern for fixed facilities to include prisons, airports, and forward operating bases. This study explores if agent-based simulation modeling can serve as a useful tool for developing counter unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) parameters for a fixed facility. The relationship between threat speed and a hypothetical C-UAS is explored in an AnyLogic model designed to represent a prison and general sUAS smuggling threats that prisons have experienced in recent years. The data suggests there is a critical threat sUAS speed in which C-UAS failures occur at a much higher frequency and that the relationship is non-linear.
Acknowledgements
Jae Yong Lee’s expertise in agent-based simulation modeling for the purpose of research was instrumental to the completion of this study.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Cline, T. L.,
&
Dietz, J.
(2020).
Agent Based Modeling for Low-cost Counter UAS Protocol in Prisons.
International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace,
7(2).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2020.1462
