Drones have become very popular and commercially available in the past few years, giving people a novel way to take expansive and sweeping shots of various terrains for both personal and professional video use. Let’s take a closer look at what makes these drones work.
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The technology is known as UAV, short for unmanned aerial vehicle. It doesn’t just refer to the drone itself, but to the device’s aerodynamics, materials used for manufacturing, circuit boards, as well as the chipset and software that powers it.
A typical drone is made of light, composite materials that reduce weight and increase the unmanned aircraft’s maneuverability. Most military drones need these materials for high-altitude surveillance. Drones are remote-controlled using a system called ground cockpit. Military-grade ones often come with infrared cameras, GPS, and a laser.
Today, civilian use of UAVs vastly outnumbers military ones, with already over a million drones estimated to have been sold in 2015. The sale of drones has been increasing rapidly and exponentially, as the device offers tons of benefits to various industries from agriculture and real estate to aerial photography and video-blogging.
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Soon, drone technology will complement other autonomous technologies like unmanned cars, A.I.-powered medical equipment, and home robots.
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