Drones

Drones are becoming more and more popular and are in the news every day, but what exactly is a drone? Read everything you need to know about a drone according to Drones.nl!

Unmanned aircraft

When you look up the definition of the term ‘drone’ you will find the following explanation: ‘an unmanned aircraft without a pilot on board’. Drones are also referred to by the abbreviation UAV, which stands for ‘Unmanned Aerial Vehicile’. With the help of a remote control a drone can be controlled from the ground, but sometimes also fly independently according to a pre-programmed route. The name ‘drone’ is derived from the English word for a male bee, in Dutch called dar. The term was originally a military term from the time when these aircraft were not yet for sale to consumers. Nowadays, drones are available for everyone and in various price ranges, from professionally equipped models to more simplistic designs.

Possibilities and applications

A drone offers numerous possibilities today. Many authorities such as the fire brigade and police use drones for civil purposes, such as securing a site or during detective actions. Professional and amateur photographers can enjoy themselves with a drone. From a great height a drone can, in combination with a camera, make beautiful photo and video images.

Trials are also carried out with the transport of light packages by drones. Particularly where speed is required and regular transport is difficult, the use of drones is an option. For example, tests are carried out on medicines and organs intended for transplantation. This does not always go well.

Medication per drone

During the trials with the transport of medicines by drones, it appears that the recipients are initially reasonably satisfied (2). There is still some doubt about the safety and whether the drone will not be intercepted by strangers. Employees of pharmacies don’t like it (-1). They consider the contact with the patient to be very essential and are afraid that soon they will only be logistics staff and that everyone will be able to send the medication. Employees of healthtech companies find working with drones supercool (3).

Models

Drones exist in all shapes and sizes and are referred to with different names. This name depends on the number of propellers a drone has. All drones fall under the category ‘Multicopters’ because they are almost always equipped with four or more propellers. The higher the number of propellers, the more stable and manoeuvrable the drone is.