Drones

Question 1

Landing gear

Answer 1

Ensures RC drone can land without damaging fragile hardware

= wheels of the plane

Question 2

Quadcopter

Answer 2

Multirotor helicopter propelled by 4 vertically oriented propellers

Question 3

FPV = First Person View

Answer 3

Ground level view of what the drone is seeing

Question 4

Gimbal

Answer 4

Holds camera during the flight, ensuring stable footage

Question 5

Prop guards

Answer 5

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

Question 6

UAS = Unmanned Aerial Systems

Answer 6

Refers to the drone and all of its components

Question 7

CG = Center of Gravity

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Payload

Answer 8

Carrying capacity of a launch vehicle

Question 9

Geo-fence

Answer 9

Virtual perimeter used to delineate a real geographic area

Question 10

Frame

Answer 10

~ skeleton

Helps bring together important components and provide protection

Question 11

UAV = Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Answer 11

Aircraft without an onboard human pilot

Flies autonomously or remotely controlled

Question 12

Dampener

Answer 12

Small moulded piece of rubber used to minimize vibration throughout drones

Question 13

Airworthy

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Baromter

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Gyroscope

Answer 15

Ensures the stability of the drone

Question 16

Power management borad

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Multirotor UAV

Answer 17

• 4 propellers
• manoeuvrability
• stationnary flight = hover
• higher payload
• cheaper

Question 18

Fixed wing UAV

Answer 18

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