Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)

Types of UAVs

• RQ-7 Shadow
• Velos UAV
• Powerup DART smart paper airplane
• DJI Phantom 3

RQ-7 Shadow

• inverted V-tail
• Wankel engine
• automatic landing system
• infrared and electro-optical camera
• long range remote control

Velos UAV

• main rotor
• tail rotor
• 10 kg (22 lbs) payload weight
• remote control

Powerup DART smart paper airplane

• electromagnetic rudder
• paper fuselage
• electric motor
• USB charging
• battery
• smartphone control

DJI Phantom 3

• brushless DC motor
• high-resolution camera
• GPS
• remote control
• real-time video on the phone's screen
• removable battery
• optical and ultrasonic sensors for position holding

DJI Phantom 3 structure

• altitude and position holding unit
• power distribution board with speed control units
• flight controller
• GPS module
• gyroscope and accelerometer
• RC transmitter and receiver
• battery
• camera controller, video recorder and transmitter unit
• compass

Sensors

• GPS signal
• ultrasonic distance measurement
• radio control

Controls