What is Drone and how it works ?

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What is a drone and how do drones work is answered here in this easy to understand article.

Drone technology is constantly evolving as new innovation and big investment are bringing more advanced drones to the market every few months.

Below, we discuss UAV technology on the most popular drones on the market, which have all the latest drone technology.

Most drones will have very similar systems incorporated.

Unmanned aerial vehicle technology covers everything from the aerodynamics of the drone, materials in the manufacture of the physical UAV, to the circuit boards, chipset and software, which are the brains of the drone.

One of the most popular drones on the market is the DJI Phantom 3.

This drone was very popular with professional aerial cinematographers.

While slightly old now, it uses plenty of advanced technology which is present in the very latest drones.

This UAV is ideal to explain drone technology because it has everything in one package.  It includes the UAV, gimbal and camera and uses some of the top drone technology on the market today.

How Drones Work
A typical unmanned aircraft is made of light composite materials to reduce weight and increase maneuverability. This composite material strength allows military drones to cruise at extremely high altitudes.

Drones are equipped with different state of the art technology such as infrared cameras, GPS and laser (consumer, commercial and military UAV).

Drones are controlled by remote ground control systems (GSC) and also referred to as a ground cockpit.

The nose of the unmanned aerial vehicle is where all the sensors and navigational systems are present.

The rest of the body is full of drone technology systems since there is no need for space to accommodate humans.

The engineering materials used to build the drone are highly complex composites designed to absorb vibrations, which decrease the noise produced. These materials are very light weight.

Below we examine the science and drone technology behind the DJI Phantom 3 UAV.

We also have plenty of information on the latest drone technologies from the newest drones on the market.

There are plenty of links where you can read deeper into various components of drone technology.

For example, here is a terrific drone components overview article.

This gives you a breakdown of the individual components seen in most drones.

There could be 30,000 drones overhead in the U.S. by 2020, reports the Washington Times.

Drone Types And Sizes
Drones come in a wide variety of sizes, with the largest being mostly used for military purposes such as the Predator drone. The next in size are unmanned aircraft, which have fixed wings and require short runways.

These are generally used to cover large areas, working in areas such as geographical surveying or to combat wildlife poaching.

There's a fair amount of disagreement about what to call drones.