Drone Terms

What is a device that measures acceleration or fast changes in movement. The flight controller (the drone’s central processing unit) uses this for flight stabilization?

• Accelerometer
• Aeronautics
• Authorization
• Avoidance

What is the service provided by personnel trained and certified by the FAA responsible for monitoring and controlling all air traffic within a specific area?

• TAC
• ATC
• CAT
• AAA

What is the vision system that allows UAVs to detect obstacles in its path?

• Speed
• Course
• Collision
• Land

What is a self-portrait photograph (selfie) or video captured using a camera drone?

• Selfie
• Pic
• DJI
• Dronie

What is the agency under the US Department of Transportation that regulates and oversees all aspects of civil aviation. Its primary objective is to ensure civil aviation safety?

• FAR (Federal Aviation Racing)
• FOR (Federal Origami Regulation)
• FAT (Federal Aviation Transportation)
• FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)

What describes the viewing angle from the camera of the drone?

• View of View (VOV)
• Point of View (POV)
• Field of View (FOV)
• Field of Dreams (FOD)

What is a device that receives the inputs from the sensors (gyroscope, accelerometer, GPS, vision sensors, ultrasonic sensors) and remote controller of the drone which then sends inputs to the electronic speed controls and motors about how the drone should move?

• Fly Trap
• Flight Controller
• Flight Simulator
• Fixed Wing

What is a system in which a drone operator pilots a drone through the camera located on board. The operator wears goggles with screens inside that streams the drones camera footage it in real-time?

• FPV (First Person View)
• SPV (Second Person View)
• FPF (First Person Fly)
• FDV (First Drone View)

What is the technology that uses global positioning system (GPS & GLONASS) to establish a virtual geographic boundary to prevent drones from flying into specific areas?

• Geothermal
• Geofencing
• Global Warming
• Geocaching

What is the space-based navigation system owned by the US government and operated by the US Air Force that consists of satellites, receivers and other technologies that provide accurate location and time information for civil and military use?

• ESP
• ATV
• GPS
• CAT