Internet of Things A to Z

19The Internet of Flying Things

Daniel Fernando Pigatto¹, Mariana Rodrigues², João Vitor de Carvalho Fontes³, Alex Sandro Roschildt Pinto⁴, James Smith⁵ and Kalinka Regina Lucas Jaquie Castelo Branco²

¹Graduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering (CPGEI), Federal University of Technology Paraná (UTFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

²Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences (ICMC), University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

³São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

⁴Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil

⁵Computer Science and Creative Technologies (FET), University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, England, United Kingdom

19.1 Introduction

Unmanned aircraft systems have received a lot of attention lately, especially due to their flexibility and reduced acquisition costs. However, in many regions, legislation issues have emerged that curtail their operation in critical environments. In response to well-reported instances, it seems likely that in many countries “no-fly” zones will be established around critical areas, such as airports (where accidental “drone-strikes” could pose a threat to jet planes similar to “bird-strikes”), prisons (where cases have been reported of drones being used to transport contraband goods in to prisoners), and military/confidential areas (where government is combating drones with trained eagles). Security threats ...