Stem Air Unit Flashcards For Frye

Drones

robotic aircrafts

DJI Matrice

industrial grade drone, bigger and stronger than a regular drone

UAV

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (one of 2 official names for drones)

UAS

Unmanned Aerial System (one of 2 official names for drones)

Who was radio control technology created by?

Nikola Tesla

Multirotor drones

-the most common type of drone
- can have any amount of propellers
- easy to fly
- uses a lot of energy

The least amount of propellers a drone can have is....

two

Fixed wing drone

- 10-20x as efficient as multirotor
- harder to fly

VTOL

Vertical Take-off and Landing

Hybrid/VTOL drone

combined multi rotor and fixed wing, very efficient

Drones are used for-

Advocacy
Mapping
Agricultural uses
WIFI
Flying COWs
Crop Spraying
Security
AI
Food Delivery
Edible Drones
Reforestation
Cargo Delivery
Lifesaving
Search and Rescue
People carriers
De-Mining

NDVI

(Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) a method of measuring the health of vegetation using near-infrared and red energy measurements

Advocacy Drones

bring awareness to issues for a PSA

Mapping Drones

creating maps

WIFI Drones

drones stay in the sky and are used as a wifi tower

Agricultural Drones

NDVI images etc.

Flying COW Drones

used as a cellular tower

Crop Spraying Drones

more efficient than humans

Security Drones

used in the military to spy on oncoming enemies

AI Drones

can detect houses and things using AI in drones

Food Delivery Drones

can deliver food to the military

Edible Drones

used as firewood after take-off

Reforestation Drones

drops tree seeds

Cargo Delivery Drones

Delivers cargo to impoverished areas like Rwanda

Lifesaving Drones

drones that fly across the coast in order to spot sharks or save lives

Search and Rescue Drones

search for people in wreckage or after disasters

People Carrying Drones

carry people from place to place, most used in emergencies

De-Mining Drones

detects mine fields

Lift

an upward force

Thrust

the reaction force that propels a rocket forward/push with force

Drag

resistance by friction from air or water moving over a surface

Gravity

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses, pulls the airplane downwards

A:

Transmitter and Receiver

B:

Standoffs for Rudders and Ailerons

C:

Lipo Battery

D:

Drone Brushless Motor

E:

2 Servo Motors

F:

ESC

G:

Drone Propeller

Stabilizer

Plastic Bar that went across the paper airplane

Three Servo Components

Micro Controller, Gearbox, Motor

What six electronics are in this set?

Transmitter, Reciever, ESC, Battery, Motor, Servo

ESC

Electronic Speed Controller

You turn on the _____ then the _____

Transmitter; ESC

What is the red box at the tip of the airplane called?

motor/capacitor