Week 13

FLYING WITH DRONES

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OBJECTIVES:
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Acknowledging the State of the Art

Drones are mobile robots that fly and have existed for a long time,
especially for military uses (where the technology originated).
The official military name for such flying machines is Unmanned
Aircraft System (UAS).
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Flying unmanned to missions

Resembling a standard airplane (but generally in smaller form),

military drones are flying wings; that is, they have wings and one
or more propellers (or jet engines) and to some extent aren’t very
different from airplanes that civilians use for travel.
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Meeting the quadcopter

Many people first heard about consumer and hobbyist

quadcopter drones, and then about commercial quadcopter
drones . Mobile phones also carry miniaturized cameras and
wireless connectivity — all features that are needed in a
contemporary drone.
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Defining Uses for Drones

Each kind of drone type has current and futuristic applications,

and consequently different opportunities to employ AI. The large
and small military drones already have their parallel development
in terms of technology, and those drones will likely see more use
for surveillance, monitoring, and military action in the field.
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Seeing drones in nonmilitary roles

Currently, commercial drones don’t have a lot to offer in the way

of advanced functionality found in military models. A commercial
drone could possibly take a snapshot of you and your
surroundings from an aerial perspective.
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Powering up drones using AI

With respect to all drone applications, whether consumer,

business, or military related, AI is both a game enabler and a game
changer. AI allows many applications to become feasible or better
executed because of enhanced autonomy and coordination
capabilities.
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Understanding regulatory issues

Drones are not the first and only things to fly over clouds,
obviously. Decades of commercial and military fights have
crowded the skies, requiring both strict regulation and human
monitoring control to guarantee safety.