UAVs
Pilotless flying machines
UAVs is the plural of UAV, an acronym for unmanned aerial vehicle—aircraft operated without a human pilot aboard.
The term covers everything from military drones conducting surveillance or airstrikes to hobbyist quadcopters and commercial delivery aircraft.
UAV emphasizes the vehicle itself, while "drone" is the more casual term: The military deployed UAVs over the border.
Four-rotor aerial vehicle
- hexacopterSix-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle
- octocopterEight-propeller aerial vehicle
- fixed-wingPlane with stationary airfoils
- multirotorAircraft with multiple spinning blades
rotorcraft · VTOL · airframe · fuselage · propeller · rotor · gimbal · payload
Information-gathering before action
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- tacticalStrategically planned
stealth · targeting · precision · Predator · swarm · sortie · mission · armed
Distant or controller
- operatorOne who works machinery
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- FPVFirst-person view flying
joystick · throttle · yaw · pitch · roll · autonomous · semi-autonomous · line-of-sight
Automated vehicle guidance system
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
- accelerometerDevice measuring motion forces
ESC · telemetry · firmware · avionics · LiDAR · magnetometer · barometer · waypoint
Cultivation of land, livestock
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- photographyCreating images from light
- videographyArt of recording footage
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
delivery · surveying · search-and-rescue · firefighting · conservation · infrastructure · real-estate · filmmaking
U.S. flight safety agency
- airspaceRegulated overhead flight zone
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- licensingGranting official permission
privacy · restricted · authorization · compliance · insurance · recreational · hobbyist · UTM
quadcopter
Four-rotor aerial vehicle
- hexacopterSix-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle
- octocopterEight-propeller aerial vehicle
- fixed-wingPlane with stationary airfoils
multirotor · rotorcraft · VTOL · airframe · fuselage · propeller · rotor · gimbal · payload · airborne
reconnaissance
Information-gathering before action
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- combatArmed hostile engagement
tactical · stealth · targeting · precision · Predator · swarm · sortie · mission · armed · weaponized
remote
Distant or controller
- operatorOne who works machinery
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
FPV · joystick · throttle · yaw · pitch · roll · autonomous · semi-autonomous · line-of-sight · radio-frequency
autopilot
Automated vehicle guidance system
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
accelerometer · ESC · telemetry · firmware · avionics · LiDAR · magnetometer · barometer · waypoint · geofencing
agriculture
Cultivation of land, livestock
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- photographyCreating images from light
- videographyArt of recording footage
inspection · delivery · surveying · search-and-rescue · firefighting · conservation · infrastructure · real-estate · filmmaking · journalism
FAA
U.S. flight safety agency
- airspaceRegulated overhead flight zone
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- certificationAttestation of qualification
licensing · privacy · restricted · authorization · compliance · insurance · recreational · hobbyist · UTM
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- Air Forcesair force, US Air Force, Luftwaffe, RAF, squadrons
- military equipmenttanks, assault rifle, missiles, grenade, submarines
- defense industrydefense contractors, defense spending, defense production, defense budget, defense technology
- military aviationaircraft, bombers, fighter jets, stealth, drones
- maritime surveillancecoastal patrol, patrol boats, sea patrol, radar detection, hydrophones
UAVsgliders
Unpowered aircraft that soar
kites · balloons · paper airplanes · hang gliders · hot air balloons