Drone Categorization

1. Drone Categorization
October 2015

2. Outline
Platforms
Multi-rotor
Fixed Wing
Helicopter
Baloon
Simulators
Power Systems
Electric
Gas/Nitro
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3. Platforms
Multi-rotor Fixed Wing Helicopter Baloon
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4. Multi-Rotor
Popular Platform
Various number of rotors
Stable against wind
Heavy-lifter
Multi purpose platform
Deployable in nearly every application area
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Lifting power

5. Rotor Functions
As number of rotors increase:
+Wind resistance
+Stability
+Lifting power
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6. Fixed Wing
Best choice for:
Long flight duration
Long distances
Mostly used for:
Mapping
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7. Helicopter
Stable platform;
Generally uses petrol/nitro engines
Long flight duration
2-4 hours?
Helicoper’s engine allow it to service larger areas
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8. Balloon - Drones
Operational principals
Balloon lifts drone & its payload to certain height
Drone engines try to maintain target GPS position
Enabling drone-balloon hover over around the same area
Usually Solar or Battery powered
Yet experimental but;
Meteorologists use similar equipment for measurement
Facebook & Google are experimenting to provide internet service using drone-baloons
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9. Comparison
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10. Simulators
Simulates a UAV by detailed;
Weight distribution
Wind / Weather Conditions
Used generally for;
Testing a prototype platform
Training a pilot
Simple simulator software can be used with:
Joysticks
RC controller interfaces
Full-scale simulator ground stations
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Example links for free simulators????

11. Power Systems
GAS/NITRO
2 and 4 stroke nitro engines
2 stroke gas engines
Carburetors are used for speed regulation
Nitro engines use nitromethane
Gas engines use pump fuel
ELECTRIC
Brushless DC motors are used WHY?
ESC (Electronic Speed Control) circuits are used for speed regulation
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