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Shameless plug: as an advisor for DronesBench http://www.dronesbench.it/en http://www.dronesbench.it/en, which tests the electro-mechanical compliance of consum

by DrNuke 8y ago

Shameless plug: as an advisor for DronesBench http://www.dronesbench.it/en http://www.dronesbench.it/en, which tests the electro-mechanical compliance of consumer drones, I suggested them to work on test drives of these cheap, dangerous drones to make the general public aware of the low quality level in the market. Their answer was that the general public does not care anyway, it is a war you cannot win because low prices trump all.

RankingMember 8y ago
Since a drone can potentially violate restricted airspace, I could see some regulatory body eventually requiring approval/certification before a drone aircraft can be sold. I can imagine private pilots aren't too keen on running into some out of control flying piece of garbage at a few thousand feet.
- jobigoud 8y ago
  > requiring approval/certification before a drone aircraft can be sold Drones are like computers, you can buy all the individual parts and build it yourself. They only have a few parts: flight controller, PDB, ESCs, motors, propellers, radio receiver, camera, video transmitter, and a frame to hold everything together. These vendors of cheap drones are just putting them together themselves and add a fancy canopy on top.
  - RankingMember 8y ago
    Kit planes are the same way, but they still need to be certified before they can fly.
  - DrNuke 8y ago
    That’s it. That’s also why DronesBench comes with a novel, single efficiency benchmark for the electro-mechanical compliance of the drone as a system http://www.dronesbench.it/en/fomdrone/ http://www.dronesbench.it/en/fomdrone/ . Just measure it at factory and write it on the plate or stick it somewhere on the frame, then measure again periodically during its operational life: significant decreases express hidden defects, thus becoming a preventive tool for flight safety.

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Shameless plug: as an advisor for DronesBench http://www.dronesbench.it/en http://www.dronesbench.it/en, which tests the electro-mechanical compliance of consum

by DrNuke 8y ago

RankingMember 8y ago
Since a drone can potentially violate restricted airspace, I could see some regulatory body eventually requiring approval/certification before a drone aircraft can be sold. I can imagine private pilots aren't too keen on running into some out of control flying piece of garbage at a few thousand feet.
- jobigoud 8y ago
  > requiring approval/certification before a drone aircraft can be sold Drones are like computers, you can buy all the individual parts and build it yourself. They only have a few parts: flight controller, PDB, ESCs, motors, propellers, radio receiver, camera, video transmitter, and a frame to hold everything together. These vendors of cheap drones are just putting them together themselves and add a fancy canopy on top.
  - RankingMember 8y ago
    Kit planes are the same way, but they still need to be certified before they can fly.
  - DrNuke 8y ago
    That’s it. That’s also why DronesBench comes with a novel, single efficiency benchmark for the electro-mechanical compliance of the drone as a system http://www.dronesbench.it/en/fomdrone/ http://www.dronesbench.it/en/fomdrone/ . Just measure it at factory and write it on the plate or stick it somewhere on the frame, then measure again periodically during its operational life: significant decreases express hidden defects, thus becoming a preventive tool for flight safety.