Shocking to say this but drones have been around for quite a
while and this is no new technology. They have been used mainly by the military
mostly to survey enemy or new territory. This are big massive drones that at
times resemble a real plane/jet.
They come with different names like Quadcopters, multirotor,
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) etc. All of these “drones” are designed to carry
out various functions and have varieties of capabilities. In this article we will discuss all of them in
general.
Design and functionality
Depending on the type of work they will do/carry out their Artcurial
design varies from drone to another. This include speed, battery life, max
altitude, life duration.
Let’s start with the common military drones. This are designed
using high level technology, travel at high altitudes and not able to be
detected with radars. Equipped with high definition cameras they take aerial
pictures which are transmitted back to base.
They also have GPS mounted on them
for location information. They are able to carry large and heavy equipment destined
to volatile areas, this may include booms, relief food, armors etc.
Secondly we have the middle sized drones. This are used by
the mid-levels companies to carry out tasks that are not sensitive or mission
critical. Some of this include delivery drones. This is an area that is now
flooding the market. Every new start up is either manufacturing one or creating
APIs for one.
Companies like amazon are adopting delivery system using
this these drones. Small light cargoes are mounted on this drone and destination
coordinates are sent to the drone. The drone is able to fly to the destination
deliver the cargo and back to the source.
With this logistics are simplified and delivery are made
quick. Apart from delivery some of this drones are used by movie companies in taking
movies shots from different angles and pictures. In the invent of a
hostile or hostage situations drones mounted with speakers and cameras are used
to carry out negotiations.
Lastly but not least the mini drones or personal drones. This
are stocked off the shelf and are cheap and easy to use. Some are even
controlled by a mobile phone. Most of
these are not used for commercial use they are basically toys both for kids and
adults (I mean who would not like to play with one ). One of my most favorite
is the selfie drone by air selfie. This baby is amazing the fact that it can be
compacted with the phone it’s mind blowing .
Advantages & disadvantages
I must say this is one of those days both the bad and the good kind of
balance. Let’s start with the good.
First they have made logistic easy. Just mount the load on
a drone give it coordinates and you done. You don’t have to worry about traffic or the
driver not showing up at work.
Secondly it’s safe. This is in the event of hostile environments
instead of deploying humans and putting their life at risks it’s easy to send a
machine out there collect information of even do interviews.
Lastly job creations. More drones means more programmers,
manufactures and people to man these devices.
Let’s shift gears and look at the bad side, Firstly my good friends the hackers. This guys
are amazing I just love them. They are out there waiting for a product to be
out and they just smash it to the ground. Personally I have not heard of one
but trust me in the future to come people will bug and literally make them fall
from the sky
Secondly battery life. Some of them have very a short life
thus limiting the distance they can travel. This is a big issue but still developments
are made season by season.
Lastly accidents. This are technology equipment’s and they
are bound to fail and if this happen on a device that’s air borne it might land
on someone’s head causing massive injuries
All in all the drone world is growing and developments are
made day by day. Go out there grab a drone and fly.
2 comments
Nowadays drones are the hottest topic in the technology world. People all over the world have fallen in love with this new technology and want to get their hand on it. I think all people should read these advantage and disadvantage before buying drones for kids. Kids love to play with own drone.
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