SUBSTANTIATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR VIEW FIRE DETECTION EQUIPMENT WITH THE USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
The article proposes a scientific and methodological approach to substantiate the requirements for specific technical means of aerial photography installed (installed) on unmanned aerial vehicles in the visible and infrared wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum in the interests of promptly fulfilling the tasks of reconnaissance of fires and places (sources) of their probable occurrence. The main advantages of an unmanned aerial vehicle over a traditional manned vehicle are identified. Attention is focused on the main indicators that determine the technical condition and capabilities of specific technical means of aerial photography. These include: operating spectral range(s), imaging geometry, and resolution provided - spatial, radiometric, and spectral. It is proposed to determine the effectiveness of the functioning of specific technical means of aerial photography through the probability of detecting objects in the resulting images. A general procedure for substantiating the requirements for the technical characteristics of specific technical means of aerial photography installed (installed) on an unmanned aerial vehicle is proposed. It includes six consecutive stages. The application of such a procedure for substantiating requirements will make it possible to objectively determine the quantitative technical characteristics of an unmanned aerial vehicle and its specific technical means of aerial photography, which should lead to an increase in the overall efficiency of detecting fires or places (sources) of their occurrence. Conclusions are given and directions for further research are determined.