Abstract :
European academic researchers have developed a constellation of robust, lightweight flying robots using wireless communications that could be employed in mapping, remote sensing, ground searches, and other similar operations. The robots consist of a flying-wing airframe, with neither fuselage nor tail. They are propelled by a single electric motor running on a battery capable of 30 minutes. The aircraft have an 80-centimeter wingspan, weigh about 500 grams, and are built with inexpensive, lightweight yet strong polypropylene foam. Their airspeeds can range between 8 and 20 meters per second (between 18 and 45 miles per hour), and they can fly as high as several kilometers, although a swarm generally stays below 150 meters to avoid conflicts with general aviation.
Keywords :
aerospace components; aerospace robotics; polymers; radiocommunication; electric motor; emergency network; flying robots; flying-wing airframe; ground search operation; mapping operation; polypropylene foam; remote sensing operation; wingspan; wireless communications; SMAVNET; botnets; dual-core processors; flying robots; mobile computing Trojans; mobile malware; organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs); phishing; ransomware; spyware;
