Drone Technnology

​Drone Technology

Drones monitor fields and livestock, gathering data to help farmers and ranchers save time and money on resources.

Agriculture

​Drones are flown above hurricanes to watch patterns and get more accurate readings to help predict their paths.

Weather

Medical drones are used to drop essential medical supplies and vaccines to remote areas around the world.

Emergency Medical

​What are some practical uses of drones?

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Take a minute to Google drone usage. What other uses can you come up with? Write a few in the blank below. (Feel free to add images!)

​Definition: (courtesy Oxford)

A drone is a remote-controlled, pilotless aircraft or small flying device.

History of Drones

​The first documented pilotless aircraft was developed by British engineer Archibald Low in 1916 called the Rustin Proctor Aerial Target.

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Drones can fly in areas quickly to assess situations and determine what level of action is necessary for the rescue and deliver any immediate medical supplies needed for survival.

Search & Rescue

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Why would drone usage in search and rescue be helpful to humans?

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• They can fly and locate in less time than humans.

• They can be equipt with supplies to send to those in need while they wait for help.

• They can bring communication devices to those in need of help so searchers have more information.

• They would not be able to fly in adverse weather.

Rides with the Mars Rover and gives aerial views of the Mars landscape. The first controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.

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Read more in this Newsela article

​NASA's Mars Drone Helicopter

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A new type of computer related sport

You have probably heard of e-sports and Robotics competitions but have you heard of Drone Soccer?

What about drone usage in the future?

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Each group will design a field for rescue and an attachment for the drone to rescue our 'hiker'.

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Drone Search and Rescue project

Be sure to create obstacles the drone will need to manuver around to perform the rescue. You will be trading your field with another group to attempt the rescue.

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​Create a field for rescue

Use any materials, being sure to test how well the drone flies with the added weight. Lighter attachments can be more easily controlled.

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​Building Drone attachment

https://www.travelers.com/resources/business-industries/agribusiness/benefits-of-drones-in-agribusiness#:~:text=Agricultural%20drones%20allow%20farmers%20to,Land%20imaging

https://www.here.com/learn/blog/medical-drones

https://www.geospatialworld.net/prime/business-and-industry-trends/drone-trends-2023/

https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/

https://consumergoods.com/nrf-2023-walmarts-future-drones-will-be-green-and-grid

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/a-brief-history-of-drones-the-remote-controlled-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-uavs

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