IntroductionThe development of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV), better known as drones, has increased because of their versatility in a number of industrial fields. These electrically powered multi-purpose flying devices are commonly used in construction, geographic mapping, agriculture, wildlife monitoring, and healthcare. In some cases, UAVs are used to help blind people as a service machine to stop them from colliding with objects. The functions that you can have from a UAV are nearly boundless.
UAVs can accomplish task that humans find difficult to do or even impossible without any external help, therefore, the aid that bring this devices has been the cause of its exponential increase in its commercial production. According to Fortune Tech Magazine in 2016 there were 2.5 million UAVs being produced, with an estimated growth in production to seven million UAVs produced annually by 2020. The versatile of UAVs are related to their ability to fly and maneuver in the air; reaching heights of about 800 feet above the ground for a domestic UAV or flying for hours in a height of 11,000 feet above the ground in specialized military UAVs. In turn, UAVs have the endurance and power to reach altitudes like those of an airplane, while having the stability and control of a helicopter. |