Quadcopter (drone)
device · 2010 · Digital age
An uncrewed aircraft with four propellers and stabilizing electronics.
What it is made of
- Electric motor — has part. Four electric motors.
- Propeller — has part. Air propellers.
- Gyroscope — has part. A MEMS gyroscope stabilizes flight.
- Lithium-ion battery — has part. A lithium-polymer battery.
- Smartphone camera — has part. A camera.
Principles and materials it uses
- Feedback control — uses. The flight controller holds the position.
- Carbon fibre — is made of. The frame is carbon fibre.
- Plastic — is made of. Or plastic.
What it is a kind of
- Aircraft — is a kind of. An aircraft.
Things built in a similar way
- Military drone — works like. The same principles of uncrewed flight in civilian and military versions.