This document discusses drones (also called UAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles). It defines drones as aircraft that are controlled remotely or autonomously without a human pilot on board. The document outlines the history of drones, from early attempts at unmanned aircraft to their widespread use today. It describes common drone features and provides examples of specific drone models. The document also discusses various commercial and military applications of drones, such as surveillance, agriculture, delivery, and warfare. Finally, it notes that expansion of the drone market is currently limited by a lack of adequate regulations in most countries.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: History, Uses and Impact
1.
2. Powered, aerial vehicles
Can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely
Can carry weapons or surveillance
equipment
Drones are more formally known as UAV.
3. UAV stands for Unmanned Areal Vehicle.
UAV is an aircraft without a human pilot on board.
It is controlled by a human on ground via a remote
device.
It can also be controlled autonomously by using
computers.
The autonomous control is increasingly being
employed. The reason being the threat from human
errors.
4. BIRTH OF UAV
The first attempt of developing UAV was by A.M.LAW named
“Aerial target” in 1916
First UAV was developed in 1959
It was developed due to fear of loosing pilots
It was first used in war applications in august 2nd & 4th 1964(2nd
world war).
It was used by US Navy
5. FEATURES OF DRONE
Advanced communication system(radio waves 2.3Gz to 5Gz)
Advanced weapon sensor
Enhanced Navigation system
Collision avoidance system
Geo fencing
Delivery
Security
Watch guard
Babysitter
17. • Saves Lives: They reduce putting military personnel in harm in combat.
• Low Cost: They are significantly cheaper to purchase, fuel, and maintain
• Low Risk: Since drones are smaller and can fly lower than traditional airplanes,
there is less risk to military hardware.
• Operational Hours: Without a human pilot, drones can stay in operation for
significantly longer hours of operation without fatigue.
• Accuracy: Drones can have more pinpoint accuracy from greater distances, thus
reducing collateral damage to civilians and infrastructure.
• Spying: Years before drones were used in combat; drones have proven to increase
surveillance and general military intelligence.
18. • Limited Abilities: They cannot communicate with civilians for more detailed
intelligence, cannot capture surrendering military personnel, abandoned
hardware, or military bases.
• Civilian Losses: Drone warfare often causes collateral damages in civilian lives
and property.
• Too Easy: By making drone warfare very similar to video games, drone warfare
makes combat too easy by diminishing ethical decisions.
• Take Over: Finally, the worst case scenario is when drones or a fleet of drones
have been commandeered or taken control by the enemy. While security
measures help make this possibility more difficult, it will never be impossible.1
19. Currently, the expansion of the drone
market is inhibited
Due to the absence of an adequate
regulatory framework in most
countries
They need to obtain individual
authorizations from each country
where manufacturers would like to
sell or where providers would like to
operate.
The development of drones for civil
applications requires ensuring that
none of them could represent a
threat to citizen’s privacy or physical
integrity