Unmanned aerial vehicle - Wikipedia
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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board.UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller and a system of communications with the UAV. The flight of UAVs may operate under remote control by a human operator, as remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA), or ...
Unmanned aerial vehicle | Definition, History, Types, & Facts
https://www.britannica.com/technology/unmanned-aerial-vehicle
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), military aircraft that is guided autonomously, by remote control, or both and that carries sensors, target designators, offensive ordnance, or electronic transmitters designed to interfere with or destroy enemy targets.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | RAND
https://www.rand.org/topics/unmanned-aerial-vehicles.html
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft that carries no human pilot or passengers. UAVs—sometimes called drones—can be fully or partially autonomous but are more often controlled remotely by a human pilot. RAND research has contributed to the public discussion on the use of drones for warfare and surveillance. Report
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/images/UAV/index.html
For over 40 years, UAVs have been a part of NASA's fleet and range from full-scale solar-powered versions to those using electric motors or propellers. Uses have included remote sensing for Earth sciences studies, hyperspectral imaging for agriculture monitoring, tracking of severe storms, and serving as telecommunications relay platforms.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: Everything You Need to Know - Triad Drones
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What Is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)? An unmanned aerial vehicle is an aircraft that does not have a human pilot onboard. Instead, UAVs can be remotely controlled or fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans. UAVs first came about during World War I, when the British and the Germans used them for reconnaissance missions.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems - International Trade Administration
https://www.trade.gov/unmanned-aircraft-systems
UAS are air vehicles and associated equipment that do not carry a human operator, but instead are remotely piloted or fly autonomously. UAS commonly are referred to as Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and drones.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) | Federal Aviation Administration
https://www.faa.gov/uas
United States Department of Transportation Drones The future of aviation is here. The FAA collaborates with industry and communities to advance drone operations and integrate them into the national airspace. Whether you are flying for fun or work, get the rules, resources, and tools, to help you fly safely. We Can Help You!
Mavic (unmanned aerial vehicle) - Wikipedia
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Mavic (unmanned aerial vehicle) The Mavic ( Chinese: 御; pinyin: Yù) is a series of teleoperated compact quadcopter drones for personal and commercial aerial photography and videography use, released by the Chinese technology company DJI .
7 Pros and Cons of Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-uavs/
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are aircraft that can be controlled remotely by a pilot, or by preprogrammed plans or automation systems that enable them to fly autonomously. A large number of industries and organizations are adopting this technology, including military, government, commercial, and recreational users.
military aircraft - Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) | Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/technology/military-aircraft/Unmanned-aerial-vehicles-UAVs
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) UAVs are aircraft that are guided autonomously, by remote control, or by both means and that carry some combination of sensors, electronic receivers and transmitters, and offensive ordnance.
(PDF) Unmanned aerial vehicles: An overview - ResearchGate
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284150190_Unmanned_aerial_vehicles_An_overview
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, is an aerial vehicle capable of sustained flight without the need for a human operator on board. An UAV can be remotely controlled,...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) - Military Factory
https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/unmanned-aerial-vehicle-uav.php
No other aircraft group is paid as much attention today as the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - or UAV - generically referred to as 'drones'. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) - typically referred to in media (rather erroneously) as 'drones' - have gone beyond their original data-collecting roles over the battlefield to infiltrate daily life.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Subsystems Market New Innovations and ...
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/unmanned-aerial-vehicle-uav-subsystems-market-new-innovations-and-future-expansion-2022-2028-2022-11-15
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Nov 15, 2022 (CDN Newswire via Comtex) -- The Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Subsystems Market Growth 2022 ...
Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) - National Air and Space Museum
https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/military-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-uav
Vehicles that could return from a mission and be recovered appeared in the late 1950s. Today, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) perform a wide range of missions and are used by all four branches of the military. This exhibit showcased six modern military UAVs that represented a variety of missions and technologies.
The Benefits and Challenges of UAVs | Ohio University
https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/blog/the-benefits-and-challenges-of-uavs/
UAV or an unmanned aerial vehicle is a remote-controlled aircraft. It can be operated remotely in real-time or pre-programmed to fly autonomously on the pre-defined routes. Popularly known as a drone, the use of this type of aircraft is increasing in all sectors. It is important to note that missiles that fly autonomously are not categorized as ...
Recent Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Review
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13369-022-06738-0
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or pilotless aircraft operates with advanced components including a physical model, Ground Control Station (GCS), modern sensors and a platform for ease of communication between them.
Treasury Targets Actors Involved in Production and Transfer of Iranian ...
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WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning firms involved in the production or ongoing transfer to Russia of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which Russia has used in devastating attacks against civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. OFAC is designating Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center, the firm ...
Emerging Technologies: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
https://learnobots.com/emerging-technologies-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-uav/
Oh no wait, it's an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle! Jokes aside, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs are a type of aircraft without a crew or passengers. It is usually remote-controlled, but could also be autonomous and self-driving. We will focus on self-driving or smart vehicles more in an upcoming blog. Simply put, a UAV is a drone.
Report on Current, Future Pentagon Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Programs ...
https://news.usni.org/2022/04/20/report-on-current-future-pentagon-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-programs
UAS have become ubiquitous in U.S. military operations since the 1990s with the introduction of the MQ-1 Predator. The U.S. military currently employs several different large UAS, including: the ...
Advances in Decision Making and Planning of Unmanned Marine and Aerial ...
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/50050/advances-in-decision-making-and-planning-of-unmanned-marine-and-aerial-vehicles
In recent years, Unmanned Marine Vehicles (UMVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been extensively used for a broad range of applications, for example: surveillance, search and rescue, sampling, data collection, mapping, environmental monitoring, and infrastructure inspection and manipulation. The state-of-the art confirms efforts devoted to enhancing the autonomy of these systems for ...
ELERON T28ME Russian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/mediawiki/index.php/ELERON_T28ME_Russian_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle_(UAV)
notes "The ELERON T28ME Russian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is designed for round-the-clock airborne optoelectronic reconnaissance and provides: Visual search of reconnaissance objects by the operator in real time; Detection and identification of reconnaissance objects; Pinpointing the exact location of these objects with coordinates displayed on the ground control panel via GLONASS / GPS ...
A Not-So-Short History of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
https://consortiq.com/uas-resources/short-history-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-uavs
1917 - First UAV Torpedo the Kettering Bug. Charles Kettering invented the unmanned Kettering Aerial Torpedo, nicknamed the "Bug" in Ohio. The Bug used a system of pre-set internal pneumatic and electrical controls to stabilize the aircraft. When the Bug reached a pre-determined distance, the engine would stop, wings would detach, and the ...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Vs. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/unmanned-aerial-vehicle-uav-vs-aircraft-systems-uas-samson-adediji
According to the US Department of trade, "Unmanned Aircraft Systems are air vehicles and associated equipment that do not carry a human operator, but are remotely piloted or fly autonomously"...
Unmanned-aerial vehicles widen horizons
https://www.agupdate.com/agriview/news/crop/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-widen-horizons/article_09ac8d8a-5caa-50ee-8020-aea1a69eba94.html
Unmanned-aerial vehicles have a complementary fit, particularly in areas where growers have smaller fields, prolonged wet periods or areas without crop duster service, Li said. The goal isn't to replace current application methods, but to find a complementary way to work unmanned-aerial sprayers into the field management equation.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | TE Connectivity
https://www.te.com/usa-en/industries/defense-military/applications/unmanned-aerial-vehicles.html
Unmanned vehicles have become an important mainstay in modern battle spaces, and next generation systems will continue to be required to do more with less size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP). Reducing SWaP is vital to longer mission deployments, greater fuel efficiency, and the ability to add additional surveillance and combat capabilities.
Finite-time stable disturbance observer for unmanned aerial vehicles ...
https://experts.syr.edu/en/publications/finite-time-stable-disturbance-observer-for-unmanned-aerial-vehic
Bhale, P, Kumar, M & Sanyal, AK 2022, Finite-time stable disturbance observer for unmanned aerial vehicles. in 2022 American Control Conference, ACC 2022. Proceedings of the American Control Conference, vol. 2022-June, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 5010-5015, 2022 American Control Conference, ACC 2022, ...