International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) is in constant development since First World War. As the technolog... more Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) is in constant development since First World War. As the technology became complex and compact, the UAVs are also being utilized for commercial purposes. The main purpose of a UAV was for scouting, to perform certain operations in remote areas with minimal human interference and to eliminate the risk of human pilots. UAVs are classified based on their weight, range of operation, type of model, and fuel consumption. At present, multi-rotor drones with high mobility are widely used for commercial sectors especially, aerial photography, sports, surveys, etc. Most of the drones are electric-based which provide a maximum of 30 minutes flight time that is sufficient for small scale applications. There are combustible fuel based drones in development, but they are very expensive, also multi-rotor drones are inefficient and provide less output per input. Hence fixed winged drones come into picture with an acceptable output to input ratio that are very inexpensive for mass production. They have longer flight time, a very wide range of operation and can cover more ground area in less time compared to multi-rotor drones. This model also has its cons, which include necessity of wide area to operate, with less mobility in smaller area, complex design, need for skilled personnel and complex pilot training process. From this perspective it is observed that the implementation of fixed winged UAV is very efficient, especially for performing long distance operation with larger ground coverage, such as forest survey, delivering cargo in remote locations, scouting border territories and as signal flares to signal the current crash location.
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