Drones Flashcards

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Landing gear

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Ensures RC drone can land without damaging fragile hardware

= wheels of the plane

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Quadcopter

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Multirotor helicopter propelled by 4 vertically oriented propellers

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FPV = First Person View

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Ground level view of what the drone is seeing

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Gimbal

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Holds camera during the flight, ensuring stable footage

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Prop guards

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Protect drone’s propellers from coming into contact with external environment

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UAS = Unmanned Aerial Systems

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Refers to the drone and all of its components

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CG = Center of Gravity

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Point of the drone where weight is equally distributed on all sides

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Payload

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Carrying capacity of a launch vehicle

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Geo-fence

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Virtual perimeter used to delineate a real geographic area

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Frame

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~ skeleton

Helps bring together important components and provide protection

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UAV = Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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Aircraft without an onboard human pilot

Flies autonomously or remotely controlled

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Dampener

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Small moulded piece of rubber used to minimize vibration throughout drones

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Airworthy

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Indicates whether or not a given aircraft meets the regulations regarding safe flight

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Baromter

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Enables measurement of the altitude because very sensitive to changes in pressure

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Gyroscope

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Ensures the stability of the drone

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Power management borad

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Drone doesn’t drop if there is a fail of power

17
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Multirotor UAV

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  • 4 propellers
  • manoeuvrability
  • stationnary flight = hover
  • higher payload
  • cheaper
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Fixed wing UAV

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  • 2 wings for 1 propeller
  • straight line
  • flies longer on 1 battery cycle
  • more stable on windy conditions