The document discusses various applications and trends related to drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It covers current FAA regulations for different types of drone use, as well as trends showing increasing civilian, commercial, and public sector applications. These include infrastructure inspection, agriculture, filmmaking, emergency response, and more. The document also examines technologies like sensors, cloud computing and big data that are enhancing drone capabilities and potential uses.
Drones are a different kind of new technology from what we’re used to. They offer something else: the conquest of physical space, the extension of society’s compass, the ability to be anywhere and see anything.
For the past few years, one of the most exciting class of gadgets on display has been drones. They got cheaper, lighter, and easier to use even as they became more powerful.
We believe 2015 is an important year for drones as they will change how brands interact with consumers in both advertising and events, and here's everything you need to know about the drone technology.
Drones used in every field , in order to get suitable drone for suitable business, it is essential to check before buying. You must have knowledge about drones,its types and its features. In this presentation we have discussed basic things about drone, its features, advantages,disadvantages and types of drones. Also check our website to know more about best drone advisor and drones.
Drones are a different kind of new technology from what we’re used to. They offer something else: the conquest of physical space, the extension of society’s compass, the ability to be anywhere and see anything.
For the past few years, one of the most exciting class of gadgets on display has been drones. They got cheaper, lighter, and easier to use even as they became more powerful.
We believe 2015 is an important year for drones as they will change how brands interact with consumers in both advertising and events, and here's everything you need to know about the drone technology.
Drones used in every field , in order to get suitable drone for suitable business, it is essential to check before buying. You must have knowledge about drones,its types and its features. In this presentation we have discussed basic things about drone, its features, advantages,disadvantages and types of drones. Also check our website to know more about best drone advisor and drones.
The given slides provide the information on the evolution of UAV in the USA and its scope in the coming time. The slides previews about the drone startups and famous drones build in the USA.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a Drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board. UAVs can be remote controlled aircraft (e.g. flown by a pilot at a ground control station) or can fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans or more complex dynamic automation systems
A UAV is defined as being capable of controlled, sustained level flight and powered by a jet or reciprocating engine. In addition, a cruise missile can be considered to be a UAV, but is treated separately on the basis that the vehicle is the weapon.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are aircrafts that fly without any humans being onboard. They are either remotely piloted, or piloted by an onboard computer. This kind of aircrafts can be used in different military missions such as surveillance, reconnaissance, battle damage assessment, communications relay, minesweeping, hazardous substances detection and radar jamming. However they can be used in other than military missions like detection of hazardous objects on train rails and investigation of infected areas. Aircrafts that are able of hovering and vertical flying can also be used for indoor missions like counter terrorist operations
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In past couple years, drones have been receiving a lot of attention. This presentation provides background, history, and applications of drones from multiple sources.
This presentation gives several examples of how commercial drones are used in industry. Originally presented at the Day of Drones, Hiller Museum of Aviation, San Carlos, California, August 27, 2016
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I have also done a small survey on what Indians think about the drone industry overall, and finally a conclusion on where we are vs the world
The slides give the brief description of the top most famous drones presently available in the market. These Drones are highly efficient and User-Friendly, that's why it is being loved so much.
This presentation is about ISRAELI drones....by taking through from the article
The link is:(http://www.businessinsider.com/israel-the-land-of-drone-startups-2016-3)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are aircrafts that fly without any humans being onboard. They are either remotely piloted, or piloted by an onboard computer. This kind of aircrafts can be used in different military missions such as surveillance, reconnaissance, battle damage assessment, communications relay, minesweeping, hazardous substances detection and radar jamming. However they can be used in other than military missions like detection of hazardous objects on train rails and investigation of infected areas. Aircrafts that are able of hovering and vertical flying can also be used for indoor missions like counter terrorist operations.
Power Presentation on UAVs.Basically covering all the informative topics related to UAVs.Starting from different terminology and ending up to future vision and advantages.
It is actually a fully made presentation one can directly use to present it.It contains pictures so by the use of it one can able to understand each and every line in the particular slide.
Lidar is an acronym for light detection and ranging. It is an optical remote sensing technology that can measure the distance to, or other properties of a target by illuminating the target with light, often using pulses from a laser.
The given slides provide the information on the evolution of UAV in the USA and its scope in the coming time. The slides previews about the drone startups and famous drones build in the USA.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a Drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board. UAVs can be remote controlled aircraft (e.g. flown by a pilot at a ground control station) or can fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans or more complex dynamic automation systems
A UAV is defined as being capable of controlled, sustained level flight and powered by a jet or reciprocating engine. In addition, a cruise missile can be considered to be a UAV, but is treated separately on the basis that the vehicle is the weapon.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are aircrafts that fly without any humans being onboard. They are either remotely piloted, or piloted by an onboard computer. This kind of aircrafts can be used in different military missions such as surveillance, reconnaissance, battle damage assessment, communications relay, minesweeping, hazardous substances detection and radar jamming. However they can be used in other than military missions like detection of hazardous objects on train rails and investigation of infected areas. Aircrafts that are able of hovering and vertical flying can also be used for indoor missions like counter terrorist operations
To download this ppt click on this link
https://adf.ly/PdL4V
In past couple years, drones have been receiving a lot of attention. This presentation provides background, history, and applications of drones from multiple sources.
This presentation gives several examples of how commercial drones are used in industry. Originally presented at the Day of Drones, Hiller Museum of Aviation, San Carlos, California, August 27, 2016
Police and Law Enforcement Drones: Drones In The FieldDronefly
The application of drones equipped with optical, zoom, and/or thermal cameras allow law enforcement to be more effective. Drone technology allows officials to have a better vantage point in situations where sending ground personnel in blind is too risky. This technology also allows accident or crime scenes to be better evaluated to help understand the timeline of events that occurred.
La revolución de los drones. Esta presentación es parte de un gran evento realizado por el GDG Cali donde se hablo de drones y se expuso como programar drones para que realicen cosas autónomas con Node.js
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The Booming Drone Industry and its prospect by 2025. What are the sectors in which Drones can be used in India, the regulatory frameworks comparing World Vs India, What are the Top 3 companies we can do business with, who are the other players in the industry?
I have also done a small survey on what Indians think about the drone industry overall, and finally a conclusion on where we are vs the world
The slides give the brief description of the top most famous drones presently available in the market. These Drones are highly efficient and User-Friendly, that's why it is being loved so much.
This presentation is about ISRAELI drones....by taking through from the article
The link is:(http://www.businessinsider.com/israel-the-land-of-drone-startups-2016-3)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are aircrafts that fly without any humans being onboard. They are either remotely piloted, or piloted by an onboard computer. This kind of aircrafts can be used in different military missions such as surveillance, reconnaissance, battle damage assessment, communications relay, minesweeping, hazardous substances detection and radar jamming. However they can be used in other than military missions like detection of hazardous objects on train rails and investigation of infected areas. Aircrafts that are able of hovering and vertical flying can also be used for indoor missions like counter terrorist operations.
Power Presentation on UAVs.Basically covering all the informative topics related to UAVs.Starting from different terminology and ending up to future vision and advantages.
It is actually a fully made presentation one can directly use to present it.It contains pictures so by the use of it one can able to understand each and every line in the particular slide.
Lidar is an acronym for light detection and ranging. It is an optical remote sensing technology that can measure the distance to, or other properties of a target by illuminating the target with light, often using pulses from a laser.
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5. Civil UAS
Obtaining a Special Airworthiness Certificate in the experimental category for a particular UAS is currently the only way civil operators of unmanned aircraft
are accessing the NAS. Experimental certificate regulations preclude carrying people or property for compensation or hire, but do allow operations for
research and development, flight and sales demonstrations and crew training. The FAA is working with civilian operators to collect technical and operational
data that will help refine the UAS airworthiness certification process. The agency is currently developing a future path for safe integration of civil UAS into
the NAS as part of NextGen implementation.
Public UAS
COAs are available to public entities that want to fly a UAS in civil airspace. Common uses today include law enforcement, firefighting, border patrol,
disaster relief, search and rescue, military training, and other government operational missions. Applicants make their request through an online process
and the FAA evaluates the proposed operation to see if it can be conducted safely.
Model Aircraft
Recreational use of airspace by model aircraft is covered by FAA Advisory Circular 91-57 (PDF), which generally limits operations for hobby and recreation to
below 400 feet, away from airports and air traffic, and within sight of the operator. In June 2014, the FAA published a Federal Register notice (PDF) on its
interpretation of the statutory special rules for model aircraft in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The law is clear that the FAA may take
enforcement action against model aircraft operators who operate their aircraft in a manner that endangers the safety of the national airspace system. In the
notice, the FAA explains that this enforcement authority is designed to protect users of the airspace as well as people and property on the ground.
The FAA estimated just last year that there could be 30,000 Drones in the skies by 2020.
Regulations - FAA
http://www.faa.gov/uas/regulations_policies/
6. Industry Applications
Power Plants & Energy Oil & Gas –Minery
Advanced Image processing
Monitor power lines, turbines and
pipelines.
Surveying assets
Access to remote areas
Geophysical and geomagnetic surveys
Calculate the nature of the magnetic
rock structure
Predict the location of mineral
deposits.
Oil, Gas and Mineral exploration
Monitoring of the integrity of oil and
gas pipelines and related installations.
Infrastructure & Transport
Inspect aging infrastructure across
the nation: bridges, roads, buildings,
railways, harbors, and ports.
DEMs and orthophotography
Understand, monitor, and optimize
road and train track conditions,
traffic patterns, mapping. Land
surveying & Landslide measurement
7. Industry Applications
Agriculture Public Satefy – City Next
Determine seeding and harvesting
periods or infestation or other crop
damage. Spot crops that need water,
fertilizer and pest control.
Monitoring irrigation and water
supplies, livestock, and crops while
saving time, money, and manpower.
Disaster relief and recovery, and
search and rescue
Emergency Situations
Immediate BEV of Incidents.
Aerial inspections at will to locate the
cause of power outages.
Not need the cumbersome safety
procedures and gear when sending
personnel.
Sports & Events
A drone’s mobility and aerial
perspective allow dynamic, diverse
and accurate videos of events.
Precise and useful data can be
extracted using the right video
analytics and computer vision
Solutions.
They were used in the 2014 Winter Olympics in
Sochi for filming skiing and snowboarding events.
8. The power of Apps: Plan, Flight, View
Mapping drones
9. The power of the Cloud: Plan, Flight, Process
Plan, Search, View
Store, Process, Analyze
10. The power of the Data
http://www.wired.com/2013/04/drone-sensors-big-data/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/centurylink/2014/07/28/how-drones-
and-big-data-are-creating-winds-of-change-for-hurricane-
forecasts/
http://modernfarmer.com/2014/01/precision-hawk/
13. Arr.drone 2.0 by Parrot
HD Battery
1000 mAh
Navigation
Board
Main Board
VIDEOS
•Low latency streaming
•Video storage on the fly with remote device or with USB flash drive
•JPEG photo capture
•720p - 30FPS - H264 encoding base profile
All parts and
instructions for
repairing available
on the internet
• Wi-Fi connection to the Ground Control System
(App)
•Outdoor and Indoor Hull
1GHz 32 bit ARM Cortex A8 processor with 800MHz
video DSP TMS320DMC64x
Linux 2.6.32
1GB DDR2 RAM at 200MHz
USB 2.0 high speed for extensions
http://ardrone2.parrot.com/
15. Remote Sensing: Current … Futures
UAV remote sensing functions include electromagnetic spectrum sensors,
gamma ray sensors, biological sensors, and chemical sensors.
A UAV's electromagnetic sensors typically include visual spectrum, infrared, or
near infrared cameras as well as radar systems.
Biological sensors are sensors capable of detecting the airborne presence of
various microorganisms and other biological factors.
Chemical sensors use laser spectroscopy to analyze the concentrations of each
element in the air.
Today, sUAS make accurate, high resolution point clouds representing the “surface”
of things.
LiDAR sensors will become common in the next 1-3 years, and will produce high
resolution point clouds of the earth, not only the surface of things.
18. Jerga
Drone or UAV - unmanned aerial vehicle, also unpiloted aerial vehicle
Or UAS - unpiloted air system or RPA - remotely piloted aircraft
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
BEV- Bird eye view
GCS - Ground Control Station
GDT – Ground Data Terminal
FPV – First Person View
FMV – Full Motion Video
APM Advanced Power Management Support
19. Commercial Applications for Drones
• UAVs for “Three D” (Dull, Dirty or Dangerous) Work
• Surveying & Mapping
• Civil Infrastructure and Engineering
• Mining
• Construction
• Agricultural Monitoring – Precision
• Process, Power & Utilities: pipeline security – Thermal Infrared
• Wildfire Mapping
• Disaster Management
• Law Enforcement/Security/Emergency Response
• Aerial Surveying of crops
• Acrobatic aerial footage in filmmaking
• Search and rescue operations
• Crowd monitoring – Surveillance, Home Security and Road Patrol
• Television News coverage, moviemaking
• Freight Transport
• Telecomunications
• Law enforcement
• Weather monitoring
• Livestock monitoring
20. Links
http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesleadershipforum/2014/10/10/drones-in-hollywood-what-industry-is-next/
https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/51543/robot-flying-machines-set-make-oil-industry-mark/
http://www.ted.com/talks/sergei_lupashin_a_flying_camera_on_a_leash
http://irjci.blogspot.com/2014/04/energy-industry-using-drones-as.html
http://www.motiondsp.com/Stories/#View Inside the Well
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/22/business/energy-environment/drones-are-becoming-energys-new-roustabouts.html?_r=1
http://www.wired.com/2014/11/faas-drone-rules-narrow-theyre-better-nothing/
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/drones-drone-technology-dji-innovations/546171692b8c2adc30000001
http://fukushimaupdate.com/drones-to-monitor-radiation-at-crippled-fukushima-plant-in-2015/
https://www.skycatch.com/data.html
http://news.yahoo.com/sochi-drone-shooting-olympic-tv-not-terrorists-152517775.html
http://www.wired.com/2014/07/the-next-big-thing-you-missed-drones-as-a-cloud-service-that-actually-flies/
http://droneanalyst.com/2014/02/14/drones-revolution-means-big-data-cloud-services/
The greater value is in the data captured. Because small drones can fly at low-altitude, they make perfect precision image and data capture vehicles. Right now, it’s more efficient to fly an inexpensive drone over a large land area than it is to traverse it in a vehicle — and even more efficient than sending out an expensive multi-person surveying team. Keep in mind a digital photograph or video is not simply an image or composite of images. Rather, it is the result of processing visual light (blue, green, and red) as a binary numeric representation of a two-dimensional image—in other words, light becomes digital data. As cameras become more resolute, the amount of data captured goes up — as does the potential value of those images. But prices are coming down. For example, what once was available a few years ago only from a high-value satellite image service provider now comes from a drone affixed with a consumer level camera and off-the-shelf PC software. The software can automatically build textured 3D models from still images. And then there’s infrared cameras. They are now small enough, light enough, and cheap enough to mount on a drone. Infrared cameras don’t just let you see differences in heat; they let you measure those differences. So, there’s even more valuable data to evaluate.
Big farms mean big data. Dr. Kevin Price of Kansas State University says that about 80% of the money that will be spent on unmanned aerial vehicles in the next 10 years will be spent in the area of agriculture. He and others predict this will be a $100 billion industry by the year 2025. Agriculture applications for drones currently in development include data collection on crop health, vigor and yields; tracking the spread of invasive plant species; and monitoring cattle feedlots. Field images from cameras mounted on drones can be captured within an inch of accuracy. You can’t get that from a satellite or commercial aircraft image. Small drones are agile enough to provide ‘anywhere, anytime’ remote access. That means farmers and ranchers can do daily surveys to find exactly the right time to harvest or replenish feed stock. Similarly, changes over time can be equally revealing. By doing regular surveys and using software to highlight differences over time, it’s possible to zero in on anomalies. This valuable information, of course, can be used to improve productivity.
Cloud-based services are the future. You can buy a decent image-capture drone off the shelf for about $1200 US, but that doesn’t make you an image information specialist. The first thing you need to realize is that flying a drone and taking pictures is merely the first step in the data collection process. Images need to be corrected, calibrated, processed, stored, and evaluated. For precision agriculture, data quality and post-processing are critical to getting real value from the images. And helping the customer attain that value is the role of a data services provider. Already PrecisionHawk offers a service they call PrecisionMapper, “a cloud-based application that gives anyone the ability to upload, store, process, and share their aerial image data.”
By gathering data on a large scale over time, service providers will be able to process unprecedented levels of detail data and turn it into usable information for farmers. This vision is confirmed in a recent article where PrecisionHawk’s president Ernest Earon says ” the company views itself as a data company, rather than a drone company. He envisions an “app store” model that would allow, say, somebody in North Dakota with a top-notch algorithm for detecting potato blight, to license it to other farmers.”
There you have it. This is the future of small drones and I suspect as their use and applications increase small and medium business (SMB) niche service providers will flourish. And as they flourish these firms will differentiate themselves based on processing speed and the salience of their insights. Certainly the use of a cloud-based in-memory computing platform to accelerate analytics, processes, and predictive capabilities will be foundational to that differentiation.
Feel free to leave a comment telling me about your interest in this innovation.