Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
35 entries in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles compendium.
Unmanned aerial vehicleAn aircraft without a human pilot, controlled remotely or autonomously.History of unmanned aerial vehiclesUAVs evolved from 1849 balloons to modern recoverable drones.TAI Anka-3Turkish flying wing stealth UCAV with loyal wingman capability.Aerial base stationFlying antenna system providing on-demand 5G connectivity from the sky.Agricultural droneUAVs used for crop monitoring, spraying, and yield optimization.ArduPilotOpen-source autopilot for drones, rovers, subs, and more.Autonomous aircraftAn aircraft that flies without human pilot or remote control.Conservation DronesNonprofit promoting low-cost UAVs for biodiversity conservation.Delivery droneUnmanned aerial vehicles designed to transport goods efficiently.Drone artCoordinated drone flights with LEDs create reusable, low-pollution night displays.Drone Champions LeagueInternational FPV drone racing league with mixed-reality and esports formats.Drone in a boxAutonomous UAV that deploys from and returns to a self-contained box.Drone journalismUse of drones for journalistic news gathering and reporting.Drone racingA motorsport where pilots fly via live video from the drone.Drones in wildfire managementDrones provide real-time intelligence for wildfire detection and management.DronestagramA photo sharing community for drone photography.Fiber optic droneA jam-proof, hard-to-detect FPV loitering munition using a fiber optic tether.First-person view (remote control)FPV allows remote piloting from the vehicle's perspective via live video.HESA HamasehIranian tactical reconnaissance UAV with high endurance, unveiled 2013.High-altitude platform stationLong endurance, high altitude aircraft for observation and communication.Humanitarian droneUAVs used for disaster relief, search, rescue, and medical deliveries.INTA SIVASpanish tactical UAV system with automated flight capability.Interceptor droneInterceptor drones neutralize enemy drones cost-effectively.LibrePilotFree software UAV project for multi-rotor and fixed-wing craft.Lifting-wing multicopterHybrid UAV with fixed-angle wing and rotor for efficient forward flight.MAVLinkProtocol for communicating with small unmanned vehicles.Molniya (drone)Russian low-cost FPV fixed-wing drone for strike and reconnaissance.Nixie Labs NixieA wearable drone prototype that won Intel's Make It Wearable competition.One-way attack droneLow-cost self-destructive UAV for pre-programmed strikes.Paparazzi ProjectOpen-source autopilot system for inexpensive autonomous aircraft.PixhawkOpen-source standards for flight controller hardware on unmanned vehicles.RaceDayQuads v. FAAFailed challenge to FAA's remote ID drone tracking rule.Shahed dronesIranian UCAVs and loitering munitions used in Ukraine and Iran wars.Slugs (autopilot system)Open-source autopilot for inexpensive autonomous aircraft.Tactical Control SystemProtocols for command and control of military UAVs.
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