DRONE

Information Report
by: Ortega, Mary Rose
 INTRODUCTION
Drone technology is constantly evolving as new innovation
and big investment in our industry nowadays.
Some call them drones, some apply the label
“quadcopters” as a blanket term—though they can have
any number of rotors or even be planes—the FAA calls
them “unmanned aerial systems” (UAS). But its really
known as “unmanned aerial vehicles” (UAVs), a neutral
term broad enough to safely include pretty much the
whole gamut, from a known company drones up to
commercial and military aircraft weighing hundreds of
pounds and basically the size of small manned planes.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Is a military aircraft that is guided autonomously,
by remote control, or both and that carries
sensors, target designators, offensive
ordnance, or electronic transmitters designed to
interfere with or destroy enemy targets.
Unencumbered by crew, life-support systems,
and the design-safety requirements of manned
aircraft, UAVs can be remarkably efficient,
offering substantially greater range and
endurance than equivalent manned systems.
 History
O UAVs are descended from
target drones and
remotely piloted vehicles
(RPVs) employed by the
military forces of many
countries in the decades
immediately after World
War II. Modern UAVs
debuted as an
important weapon
system in the early
1980s, it uses as look out
in the battlefield for the
military operation.
 Modern AUVs (DRONE)
In the year 2010,The French
company Parrot released their Parrot
AR Drone, the first ready-to-fly drone
which can be controlled entirely via
Wi-Fi, using a smartphone. The drone
was almost immediately successful,
both critically and commercially,
receiving the 2010 CES Innovations
award for Electronic Gaming
Hardware, and selling upwards of half
a million units. The company’s AR
DRONE 2.0 further improved on the
formula with an easier piloting
system, making it easier for
newcomers to pick-up-and-play. Parrot AR Drone
 Latest DRONE today!!
2016: Already one of the best
drone makers on the
marketplace, DJI’s Phantom 4
introduced smart computer
vision and machine learning
technology. This allowed it to
avoid obstacles and intelligently
track (and photograph) people,
animals, or objects — rather
than being limited to following a
GPS signal. The resulting UAV
was a major milestone for drone
photography and consumer
drones in general. DJI’s
Phantom 4
Resources:
• https://www.dronezon.com/learn-about-drones-
quadcopters/what-is-drone-technology-or-how-
does-drone-technology-work/
• https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/video/b
uying-guide/introduction-drones-and-uavs
• https://www.britannica.com/technology/unman
ned-aerial-vehicle
• https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-
tech/history-of-drones/