drone controller
Aerial vehicle interface
A drone controller is the handheld device used to pilot an unmanned aerial vehicle remotely.
Most resemble video game controllers with joysticks, buttons, and often a screen or smartphone mount for viewing the drone's camera feed: She kept her eyes on the drone controller while navigating through the canyon.
The term also applies to the person operating the drone, particularly in military contexts where drone controllers conduct surveillance or strikes from distant locations.
- remoteDistant or controller
- joystickTilting lever for control
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
flight mode · take off · throttle · gimbal · FPV · first person view · live feed · pilot · antenna · hover · altitude · sticks · propeller · waypoint · GPS · telemetry · battery · landing
- embedded systemsmicrocontroller, microcontrollers, firmware, embedded systems, bare metal
- remote controluniversal remote, infrared remote, remote, garage opener, Apple TV remote
- remotesuniversal remote, clicker, zapper, infrared remote, Roku remote
- military computersguidance system, ENIAC, Colossus, targeting computer, flight computer
- controllersgamepad, joystick, remote, Joy-Con, arcade stick
- handheld devicesflashlight, calculator, phone, smartphone, tablet
drone controllerdrone
Unmanned flying machine
unmanned aerial vehicle · UAV · quadcopter · aircraft · flying machine
drone, controller, drones, droning, droned, control, controls, controlled, controlling