What is a drone

What is a drone and how do drones work is answered here in very easy to understand language. Drone technology is constantly evolving as new innovation and big investment is bringing more advanced drones to the market every few months.

In this article, I will discuss UAV technology on one of the most popular drones on the market which has plenty of top drone technology.  Most drones will have very similar systems incorporated.

Unmanned aerial vehicle technology and science in the widest aspect covers everything from the aerodynamics of the drone, materials in the manufacture of the physical UAV, to the circuit boards, chipset and software which are the 

One of the most popular drones on the market was the Phantom 2 Vision+.  This drone was very popular with professional aerial cinematographers. While slightly old now, it uses plenty of advanced technology which is present in the latest drones. This UAV is ideal to explain drone technology because it has everything in one package.  It includes the UAV, gimbal and camera and uses some of the top drone technology on the market today.

In only a few months since writing this article, some new and highly advanced drones such as the DJI Mavic, Phantom 4 Pro and Inspire 2 have come to the market.  The fast pace of drone technological innovation is tremendous.  I’ve included these latest drone technology advancements in the below article.  So it is right up to date including the links