Thursday, 4 June 2015

Drone Catches Cheating Students in ‘World’s Toughest Exam’

A drone will now be utilized to fight exam cheating in ‘world’s
toughest exam’. Would-be cheaters should start to spend their
free time cramming.
If students want to cheat their way through one of China’s
most difficult exams, they’ll now need to to stand in the way
of a patrolling drone.
China’s anti-cheating methods for national university
entrance exams, known as Gaokao , have risen to a new level
as Luoyang city of Henan province adopted a radio
surveillance drone.
Gaokao is held each year and determines whether
youngsters will get into the top universities. It’s been
described as the “world’s toughest exam” and can be
stressful, even traumatic for students trying to achieve
higher grades.
The UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) will fight cheating
during the upcoming exams by monitoring and detecting
radio waves from high above the ground.
Equipped with six propellers, the machine has a fly radius of
nearly one kilometer. It can also hover at 500 meters above
ground, dubbed “the ideal height” from where it could
perform a 360-degree scan, says Bai Yujun, chief engineer
at the drone company.
It can fly for half an hour per charge and operates well in
strong winds. The drone can also “auto-land” when it
encounters partial mechanical difficulties or the battery dies.
The drone was tested on May 29 in Luoyang city.
As soon as a suspicious signal is detected, the drone will
reveal irregularities on its control penal. It can also
immediately and accurately determine the location of the
suspect.
Luoyang’ radio management authority, which is responsible
for sourcing the drone, has been ensuring radio security for
exams. In 2014, it uncovered 13 cheating signals and
performed nine interceptions. In four cases, it confiscated
three interphones, one transmitter and three earphones,
while nine suspects were taken into custody.
Source: ECNS.CN .

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