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For what application? The word drone is usually used to define a flying autonomous robot, but it applies to ground, and water based ones too. [0] For flying ty
by bliti 12y ago
For what application? The word drone is usually used to define a flying autonomous robot, but it applies to ground, and water based ones too.
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For flying types:
- Regulation. Which is understandable, due to the safety risks of autonomous flying machines.
- Energy storage/consumption. Electric drones are the most common now, but there could be a move towards Petrol based ones once technology catches on (lighter/more efficient engines).
For land type:
- Mobility. Right now there is a lot of focus on leg-based and weg-based[0] designs.
- Vision. Object recognition is slowly coming along, but the POV of a land based robot makes it a bit more difficult.
- Costs.
For water type:
- Costs.
- Regulation.
[0]From my experience.
[1]Wheel-leg hybrid design.
- BWStearns 12y agoregarding energy storage/consumption and the potential movement to fossil fueled drones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_disk_engine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_disk_engine I can't find the original article I saw this on but it seems like one of those things where even though the big market is probably smaller hybrid cars, might have application in commercial drones since it can potantially save a lot of weight vs more conventional engines.
- bliti 12y agoThere are radio controlled model airplanes that use a rotary engine[0] (which is in the same spirit of the Wave disk engine). The problem with this rotary engine is that it uses an alcohol-based fuel[1]. I could see someone adventurous enough trying out this mini-rotary in a drone. It would be highly expensive, and difficult to tune, but ultimately fun. [0]http://www.osengines.com/engines-airplane/osmg1401/ http://www.osengines.com/engines-airplane/osmg1401/ [1]http://rcvehicles.about.com/od/nitro/f/nitrofuel.htm http://rcvehicles.about.com/od/nitro/f/nitrofuel.htm