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Does drone need back-to-home signal when flying on a pre-defined route? I guess it only needs GPS and that is what might need to be jammed to stop it from follo
by vizzah 8y ago
Does drone need back-to-home signal when flying on a pre-defined route? I guess it only needs GPS and that is what might need to be jammed to stop it from following the course.. but how you jam GPS in the sky? hmm..
I also wonder how many drones are actually there as one would only fly for, how long, less than 1 hour? before battery is dead? If it returns to the base, it shouldn't take 10 sherlock holmes to track it?
- rogerthis 8y agoSome don't even need GPS, just an inertial measurement unit onboard.
- Leherenn 8y agoI highly doubt there's a commercial drone out there capable of doing that for more than a few seconds. And if there's one, the cost of the IMU alone would be a pretty strong deterrent against what just happened.
- angry_octet 8y agoIt is perfectly fine to fly without GPS, it isn't part of the control loop. You can navigate with a compass and a clock, it just has increasing errors. Many systems for resetting drift using SLAM techniques, or star observation at night in country areas.
- sgroppino 8y agoYou can jam GPS, but then it'll probably mean planes can't fly, either...
- subway 8y agoPlanes already can't fly if the drone is in the air...
- icebraining 8y agoPlanes can fly without GPS.