Commercial UAVs Using Radio Frequency Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology

Drones, consumer and business. Even though the electronics assembly is widely needed and required in a host of electronics goods. However the future of this revolutionary technology can only truly be realized if certain regulations are in place to safeguard private consumer information. As we all know the internet is a hot bed for many illegal activities and unfortunately there have been several incidences where confidential consumer data has been obtained by those who have not held the correct level of authority to do so.

The first example of a situation where drone photography or video recordings were used for any reason other than the purpose of consumer protection was at the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There a number of television networks that were exhibiting booths and offering consumer services including drone photography. One of these networks approached a company that was doing work with the BBC to use their drones to film a reality TV show. The BBC offered the service for free but when it came time for payment they demanded the use of the drone photography for commercial purposes. Needless to say this company did not accept that offer because it would open up the door for them to be charged for each flight time and the breach of copyright could mean massive fines.

The second example of commercial uses of drones by a commercial entity occurred in June of 2021 at the National Museum of American History. There were several members of the museum's staff that day that were utilizing remotely piloted aircraft to review artifacts that were stored within the museum. A drone was flying above the area and was capturing images of the artifacts. It was at this point the employee that chose to get a little creative and have a talk with the drone operator. What happened next is an instance of the kind of customer service that consumers should expect from the electronics industry.

According to museum spokesperson Debra Johnson, the drone "was just hanging out there and was not doing anything. So the employees asked if they could take the drone with them for a look at the artifacts. They were like, 'Oh no, we have to get our own sensors to do that.' The operator then explained to them they purchase their own sensors and all they had to do was program the aircraft to fly over and pick up the data."

If one has a doubt about why the United States federal government is investing so much money and resources into the development of small unmanned aerial vehicles, it has to do with national security. The Department of Defense is seeking to develop and improve its unmanned aerial vehicle systems. Right now the UAVs are supposed to be able to go from a fixed-wing aircraft to a smaller fixed-wing aircraft and then on to a mobile UAV that can move around autonomously and reconfigure itself as needed. All of these systems will require the use of sensors.

Currently the only remotely piloted vehicles that the federal government has released are the MRO or unmanned aerial vehicle testbeds. They are used to evaluate the performance of the new generation of drones. This means that the tests need to be very accurate and detailed because the value of such systems is enormous. The testing also needs to be carefully monitored because if anything goes wrong and a UAV bot crashes, there will be enormous media attention, not to mention the loss of life.

So the question remains does the UAV remote control system work? Although there are no immediate plans for the military or civilians to operate drones in our civil aviation sector, as technology improves the likelihood of that eventuality becomes less likely. In fact, what some people might consider an unlikely occurrence, as the Federal Aviation Administration has stated, is that the United States Air Force will one day have its own unmanned aerial vehicles that will be able to go from an aircraft carrier to combat zone without needing the human crew. And that may happen in five to ten years. By that time the UAV fleet, which is currently being operated by the Air Force will have been reduced to a handful of drones.

However, that might change because the United States military already has its eyes on the future. Last year the United States Military released a study that suggested that by 2040 the cost would be in the order of $1.5 trillion to outfit all the branches and components of the military in a variety of aircraft. That includes unmanned aerial vehicles of various sorts and the like. Therefore, the military is already investing in research for developing more efficient UAVs. One way that the future of commercial drones might come to pass is through the use of high frequency radio waves, which are used for communication between aircraft, satellites and the ground.