Download or read book Incredible Drone Competitions written by Thomas K. Adamson and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2018 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A buzzing vehicle zips through the air, diving, swooping, and looping around obstacles. Elsewhere, two other small aircraft dart through the air, each trying to knock the other to the ground. Welcome to the incredible world of competitive drones. Find out why these amazing vehicles are so popular and how contests between them are drawing huge audiences around the world.
Download or read book Robot Competitions written by Mary Lindeen and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which robot is the biggest, the fastest, the smartest, or the strongest? Explore a variety of robot competitions and see how talented inventors score with their designs.
Download or read book The Handbook of Drone Photography written by Chase Guttman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drones are the next frontier in photography. This cutting-edge technology, still unexplored by the masses, can bring visual artistry to new and exciting heights. The Handbook of Drone Photography will be the go-to manual for consumers wishing to harness the power of drones to capture stunning aerial photographs. This book covers everything one needs to choose the right drone, to get airborne, and to capture and share incredible content. With easy and straightforward instruction, the text will familiarize readers with their craft and its controls. Readers will master drones’ extraordinary image-capturing capabilities and review detailed photography tips that can bring their artistic vision to life. For the first time, aerial photography is open to everyone, and award-winning travel photographer Chase Guttman will guide readers’ drone ventures from beginning to end. The Handbook of Drone Photography can help anyone break into this thrilling, high-potential space and launch their own lofty explorations today.
Download or read book Sky Bound written by Aaron Fielding and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soar Beyond Limits: Your Ultimate Guide to Drones Imagine controlling the skies – a world where your drone gracefully dances above treetops and captures breathtaking landscapes. Are you ready to embark on an exhilarating journey that melds cutting-edge technology with endless creative possibilities? Sky Bound: The Ultimate Drone Guide is your essential companion on this adventure, designed to cater to everyone from casual enthusiasts to budding professionals. Feeling intimidated by the complex world of drones? Fear not. Chapter by chapter, we demystify the intricacies of everything from basic drone types and components to advanced flying techniques. You'll start with selecting your first drone and mastering basic controls, swiftly moving to more exhilarating topics like aerial maneuvers and professional videography. With this guide in hand, you'll no longer feel confined to the basics. Discover advanced sections that delve into FPV flying, commercial applications, and the art of drone maintenance. Whether it's capturing stunning photographs or navigating intricate aerial paths, each page is crafted to elevate your skills and confidence. Safety is paramount, and our comprehensive pre-flight checklists and emergency procedures ensure you sail through challenges unscathed. Does the legal landscape appear murky? Our dedicated chapters on FAA regulations, registration, and insurance offer a clear path through the bureaucratic maze. Imagine the doors that will open when you understand all the potential applications of drones–from real estate to agriculture, and even drone racing! But the journey doesn't stop there. This guide not only educates but also connects you with thriving drone communities, enhancing both your knowledge and your network. Dive into emerging technologies, partake in drone events, and continually elevate your craft. Your skies await–let "Sky Bound: The Ultimate Drone Guide" be your co-pilot.
Download or read book Drones for Good written by Gordon D. Hoople and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What in the world is a social scientist doing collaborating with an engineer, and an engineer with a sociologist, and together on a book about drones and sociotechnical thinking in the classroom? This book emerges from a frustration that disciplinary silos create few opportunities for students to engage with others beyond their chosen major. In this volume, Hoople and Choi-Fitzpatrick introduce a sociotechnical approach to truly interdisciplinary education around the exciting topic of drones. The text, geared primarily at university faculty, provides a hands-on approach for engaging students in challenging conversations at the intersection of technology and society. Choi-Fitzpatrick and Hoople provide a turnkey solution complete with detailed lesson plans, course assignments, and drone-based case studies. They present a modular framework, describing how faculty might adopt their approach for any number of technologies and class configurations.
Download or read book Dronescapes written by Dronestegram and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate collection of drone photography from around the world, sourced from the world’s leading drone photography website Once used only by the military for surveillance, drones are now prevalent in everyday life, used for cartography, mail delivery, and now aerial photography. These small, affordable, lightweight, machines can take pictures from up to 500 feet in the air and from places where no other device is able to fly. Created in collaboration with Dronestagram, the world leading drone photography website, and Ayperi Karabuda Ecer, a highly renowned photography editor, Dronescapes is the first book to bring together 250 of the very best photographs taken by quadcopters around the globe. Readers will see the planet from entirely new vantage points, whether it’s a bird’s-eye view of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, a photograph taken inches away from an eagle in midflight, or a vertiginous shot taken above Mexico’s Tamul Waterfalls. There are extended commentaries on how individual images were created and a separate, concise guide containing technical advice on how to use a drone and select the right model. An introduction also discusses how the arrival of drone photography signals a major shift in the history of aerial photography.
Download or read book Eyes to the Sky written by Matthew Feeney and published by Cato Institute. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a vital addition to understanding the way forward for drones in our national airspace." —Jeramie D. Scott, senior counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center Drones are among the most exciting and promising new technologies to emerge in the last few decades. Photographers, firefighters, filmmakers, engineers, and retailers have all used drones to improve public safety, innovate, and enhance creativity. Yet drones pose unique regulatory and privacy issues, and lawmakers at the federal and state levels are adopting policies that both ensure the safety of our national airspace and restrict the use of warrantless aerial surveillance. At a time when low-flying drones are affordable and ubiquitous, how useful are the airspace regulations and privacy laws designed for traditional airplanes and helicopters? Is there a way to build a regulatory and legal environment that ensures entrepreneurs and hobbyists can safely use drones while also protecting us from intrusive aerial surveillance? In Eyes to the Sky: Privacy and Commerce in the Age of the Drone, experts from legal, regulatory, public policy, and civil liberty communities tackle these pressing problems. The chapters in this volume highlight not only what we can learn from the history of drone regulation but also propose policies that will allow for an innovative and dynamic drone sector while protecting our privacy. As drone technologies rapidly advance, Eyes to the Sky offers readers the current state of drone capabilities and regulations and a glimpse at exciting and disturbing uses of drones in the near future.
Download or read book Build Your Own Raspberry Pi Powered Drone written by Barrett Williams and published by Barrett Williams. This book was released on 2024-08-22 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Discover the Thrill of DIY Drone Building with Raspberry Pi!** Unlock the sky and delve into the exhilarating world of drone technology with "Build Your Own Raspberry Pi-Powered Drone." This comprehensive eBook is your ultimate guide to creating a fully functional, customized drone using the versatile Raspberry Pi, suitable for both beginners and seasoned hobbyists. ### What You'll Learn **Getting Started** Embark on your drone-building journey by exploring the basics of Raspberry Pi and drone technology. Understand essential safety regulations to ensure your flying experience is secure and enjoyable. **Component Selection** Make informed decisions on choosing the right Raspberry Pi model, drone frame, motors, and power supplies. This section equips you with everything needed to lay a strong foundation for your drone. **Setting Up and Connecting** Step-by-step instructions guide you through installing the operating system, connecting essential peripherals, and configuring the network—laying the groundwork for a seamless build process. **Frame Assembly** Learn to assemble your drone frame, attach motors and propellers, and install the power distribution board with clear, detailed instructions that make assembly a breeze. **Interfacing Components** Master the integration of ESCs (Electronic Speed Controllers), power supplies, and sensors with your Raspberry Pi, ensuring all drone components communicate effectively. **Programming and Software** Dive into drone programming with Python and get hands-on experience with flight control scripts, testing, and debugging. Learn how to install and configure popular flight control systems like ArduPilot and ensure your drone is ready for takeoff. **Advanced Features** Expand your drone's capabilities with chapters on autonomous navigation, GPS integration, and aerial photography. These sections help you transform a basic build into an advanced flying machine. **Testing, Piloting, and Applications** From pre-flight checklists to mastering advanced flying techniques and exploring practical applications like environmental monitoring or DIY deliveries, this guide covers it all. **Maintenance and Community** Ensure your drone operates at peak performance with maintenance tips and upgrades. Engage with a community of enthusiasts, participate in competitions, and keep learning with valuable resources provided. **Legal and Ethical Considerations** Stay informed about drone laws, respect privacy and property, and understand the ethical implications of drone usage to be a responsible drone pilot. **Conclusion and Next Steps** Recap your journey, explore future trends in drone technology, and get inspired to continue experimenting and innovating. Take control of the skies and bring your drone dreams to life with "Build Your Own Raspberry Pi-Powered Drone." Your adventure in cutting-edge DIY drone building starts here!
Download or read book Eyes Over the World written by Dirk Dallas and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning collection of images offering an unexpected look at our Earth from the wildly popular "From Where I Drone" Instagram account. A vertiginous overhead view of a Tokyo city street grid, set aglow with nighttime lights. Aerial shots of whales in the turquoise-blue waters of the Indian Ocean. Sunbathers languidly lounging on a tropical beach's pearly-white sand. These are just a few of the inspiring images showcased in this stunning compilation of the world's best drone photography. One of this era's fastest-growing technologies, drones have transformed the world of photography, allowing a new class of creatives to capture images that shift our point of view and redefine how we see the world. Paying homage to the breathtaking beauty of our planet, Eyes over the World features an eclectic range of natural wonders and man-made oddities captured by both luminaries and amateurs alike in the burgeoning drone-photography community. Edited by drone-photography expert and the creator of the "From Where I Drone" Instagram account Dirk Dallas, this fantastic, fearless volume offers a new sense of perspective and awe gained by this fascinating new technology. Organized geographically, it can also be used as a bucket list of sorts--a catalog of all the wonders the Earth has to offer.
Download or read book Drone Photography written by Jake Sugden and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drones offer the photographer new creative horizons, but how do you get started? This practical book shows you the way. The first section deals with drone flying, while the second guides you through the complexities of aerial photography. Together with practical insights, case studies and professional shots, it illustrates how to take stunning photos from incredible - and hitherto unreachable - angles and heights. Topics covered include: getting airborne and how to choose a drone and fly it safely and legally and developing your skills to capture stunning aerial shots - focusing on composition and lighting. A step-by-step case study of capturing the iconic Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth harbour is featured.
Download or read book Mazes written by Conrad Riker and published by Conrad Riker. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you fascinated by mazes and labyrinths? Do you want to understand their origins, symbolism, and practical uses? Are you intrigued by the psychological aspects and mathematical principles behind these structures? If so, this book is for you. Mazes have been a part of human history for centuries, serving various purposes from practical to symbolic. In "Mazes: A Journey Through Their History and Impact", we delve into the origins and evolution of mazes, exploring their presence in mythology and religion, and their applications in art, architecture, and even warfare. We also examine the mathematical principles that make mazes such intriguing puzzles and discuss their psychological impact on the human mind. This comprehensive guide explores: - The world's most famous mazes, including the Cretan labyrinth and the Hampton Court Palace maze - The use of mazes in art and architecture - The role of mazes in mythology and religion - The mathematical principles behind maze design - How mazes have been used in history for practical purposes - Strategies and techniques for solving mazes - The therapeutic use of mazes for stress relief and memory improvement - Maze-solving competitions and their benefits - The future of mazes in virtual reality and digital environments If you want to satisfy your curiosity about mazes, understand their impact, and learn how to solve them, then you should buy this book today. It's a captivating journey through the history, design, and purpose of mazes that will leave you with a deeper understanding and appreciation for these fascinating structures.
Download or read book Domesticating Drones written by Henry H Perritt, Jr. and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The public debate over civilian use of drones is intensifying. Variously called "unmanned aircraft systems", "unmanned aerial vehicles", "remotely piloted aircraft", or simply "drones", they are available for purchase by anyone for a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. They have strikingly useful capabilities. They can carry high-definition video cameras, infrared imaging equipment, sensors for aerial surveying and mapping. They can stream their video in real time. They have GPS, inertial guidance, magnetic compasses, altimeters, and sonic ground sensors that permit them to fly a preprogrammed flightplan, take off and land autonomously, hover and orbit autonomously with the flick of a switch on the DRone Operator’s ("DROPs") console. The benefits they can confer on law enforcement, journalism, land-use planning, real estate sales, critical infrastructure protection and environmental preservation activities are obvious. However, their proliferation in response to these demands will present substantial risks to aviation safety. How to ensure the safety of drone operations perplexes aviation regulators around the world. They are inexpensive consumer products, unsuited for traditional requirements for manned aircraft costing hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars and flown only by licensed pilots who have dedicated significant parts of their lives and their wealth to obtaining licenses. Regulatory agencies in Europe and Asia are ahead of US regulators in creating spaces for commercial use. Over the next several years, legal requirements must be crystallized, existing operators of helicopter and airplanes must refine their policy positions and their business plans to take the new technologies into account, and all businesses from the smallest entrepreneur to large conglomerates must decide whether and how to use them. Domesticating Drones offers rigorous engineering, economics, legal and policy theory and doctrine on this important and far-reaching development within aviation.
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Download or read book The Photographer s Guide to Drones written by Colin Smith and published by Rocky Nook, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Masters of Drone Photography written by F. Kennedy and published by Masters of. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 1.5 million posts on Instagram tagged with #drone, a revolution in photography is taking place over our heads. At the forefront of this revolution are the innovators who have instantly elevated drone photography to the level of art, pioneering their own distinctive bird's-eye view on genres ranging from landscape and architecture to nature and sports. Masters of Drone Photography orbits the world of 16 leading lights, each with a creative vision of how, where, and why drones should be used to create stunning photography. Through probing Q&A style interviews, beautifully reproduced images, captions telling the story of each picture, and detailed technical information, the reader is given an insight into the photographers' working practices, from their career paths and inspirations, to the equipment and techniques they employ to create their breathtaking and visionary works. Contributors include: JP and Mike Andrews, Francesco Cattuto, Amos Chapple, Tugo Cheng, Stacy Garlington, Tobias Hägg, David Hopley, Karim Iliya, Fergus Kennedy, Petra Leary, Andy Leclerc, Florian Ledoux, Bachir Mouzarkel, Kara Murphy, and Sean Stalteri.
Download or read book The Drone Age written by Michael J. Boyle and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last decade, the rapid pace of innovation with drone technology has led to dozens of new and innovative commercial and scientific applications, from Amazon drone deliveries to the patrolling of national parks with drones. But what is less understood is how the spread of unmanned technology will change the patterns of war and peace in the future. Will the use of drones produce a more stable world or will it lead to more conflict? Will drones gradually replace humans on the battlefield or will they empower soldiers to act more precisely, and humanely, in crisis situations? How will drones change surveillance around the world and at home? The Drone Age traces the rise of unmanned technology and how it is reshaping our world. The spread of drones is reordering geopolitical fault lines and providing new ways for states to test the nerves and strategic commitments of their rivals. Drones are also allowing terrorist groups like the Islamic State to take to the skies and to level the playing field against their enemies. Across the world, the low financial cost of drones and the reduced risks faced by pilots is making drone technology an essential tool for militaries, peacekeeping forces and even private companies. From large surveillance drones to insect-like micro-drones, unmanned technology is revolutionizing the way that states and non-state actors compete with each other and is providing game-changing benefits to those who can most rapidly adapt unmanned technology to their own purposes. Yet peacekeeping and humanitarian organizations are also utilizing drones too. An essential guide to a surprisingly complex disruptive force in world politics, The Drone Age shows how the mastery of drone technology will become central to the ways that governments and non-state actors seek power and influence in the coming decades.
Download or read book Mass Participation Sports Events written by Chris Robb and published by MPSE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step behind the scenes through the eyes of Chris Robb, a 30-year veteran of the Industry, with experience across four continents and major events such as the Sydney Olympics and some of Asia's largest Mass Participation events. This book is written to serve as a resource for anyone interested in the mass participation sports industry - from the employees of major industry players through government agents to sponsors, broadcasters, students, participants and charities.
