Drones
Unmanned aircraft is referred to as “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle” (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV), also known as “unmanned vehicle”. It is a vehicle without personnel. It is usually controlled by remote control, guidance or autopilot. It can be used in scientific research. , Site exploration, military, leisure and entertainment purposes.
UAVs have a wide range of applications, not only in aerial photography of consumers’ daily life, but also become a good helper in the industrial field. Including in agriculture, the use of drones to monitor the growth of crops and spray fertilizers or pesticides; drones are used to monitor and control buildings, such as bridges, tall buildings, power transmission towers, oil pipelines or other long-distance transportation Pipelines, wind power towers, wireless base stations, etc.
Drones can be equipped with a number of sensors, including distance sensors (ultrasonic, laser, lidar), time-of-flight sensors, chemical sensors, and stabilization and orientation sensors, among others. Visual sensors offer still or video data, with RGB sensors collecting standard visual red, green and blue wavelengths, and multispectral sensors collecting visible and non-visible wavelengths, such as infrared and ultraviolet. Accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, barometers and GPS are also common drone features.
