MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I’d say a 10mile radius in optimal conditions is a fair estimate for quad copter operation range, (with warehouse being in the center) Let’s not rule out a significant longer range with VTOL type drones with efficient forward flight can reach very high speeds (well over 100mph) and range that’s in the 40mile+ Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Heck these are custom drones! If they slap on a better battery; one warehouse can cove a huge terrain! Check this out - 129min 15sec flight time Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I'll leave it to you guys to invest your hard-earned money in this. John Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I bet landing will be tricky. The drones are autonomous. Guided by GPS. So what happens if there's an unexpected obstruction. I would be astonished if they were sophisticated enough to recognise and avoid, for example, a car parked on a drive. Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 I thought I read somewhere, or maybe saw on a video, that the drones would drop the product in a small basket from a wire so they don't actually have to land. which might lead to someone capturing a drone with something like a tent stake. Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 So what happens if there's an unexpected obstruction. Sonar happens well before the obstruction is meet Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 So what happens if there's an unexpected obstruction. Sonar happens well before the obstruction is meet So basically you are saying the drones will be bats. I say we should simply train bats. Flying foxes are the worlds largest bats, I reckon those guys would be strong enough to carry a small package. Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Godden 945 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 So what happens if there's an unexpected obstruction. Sonar happens well before the obstruction is meet So basically you are saying the drones will be bats. I say we should simply train bats. Flying foxes are the worlds largest bats, I reckon those guys would be strong enough to carry a small package. Great idea, they already carry the henipavirus and lyssavirus, including rabies. Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I hope you recognised that as humour, I'm never quite sure. Our trained bats would be bred in captivity and inoculated against all known diseases. We could also utilise nanotechnology, nicked from alien spacecraft stored at Area 51. Inject them with a few million nanobots and they should be good to go. Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 So what happens if there's an unexpected obstruction. Sonar happens well before the obstruction is meet The link below is interesting. a recent patent sheds some light on how Prime Air will work. According to the patent, the drones will find their destination by continuously tracking the location of the purchaser’s smartphone While this might seem strange at first glance, this implementation enables delivery to customers who might not be at home. The patent, for instance, references how a package might even be delivered to a boat. Furthermore, in a hypothetical world filled with Amazon drones flying to and fro, the drones will be able to communicate with each other regarding weather conditions and other pertinent data which could affect deliveries. Amazon will employ a variety of unmanned vehicles depending on the shape and weight of the product Flight sensors, radar, sonar, cameras and infrared sensors will be employed to ensure safe landing zones are found The unmanned vehicle would constantly monitor its path for humans or other animals and modify navigation to avoid such obstacles http://bgr.com/2015/05/08/amazon-prime-air-patent-drone-delivery/ Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I notice the shipping charge is missing in the pic above. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Amazon Prime is free shipping but I think this proposed service would be more like Amazon Prime Cubed. John Link to post Share on other sites
hlminx 301 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 I'm with Joe on this one. Theyd be perfect as target practice When a handful of drones can cause major problems for commercial and private aviation, as the have done several times recently, I can only imagine what hundreds of these could do when buzzing over just one town. Unfortunately its unlikely that drones would ever be regulated and even if they were it would be near on impossible to enforce.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30369701 I'll stick with my friendly mail man.. Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Issue the other day. A drone was confiscated, flying over Wimbledon. This was as a result of the increased security in the UK after the recent terrorist activity in Tunisia.http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/27/police-tighten-wimbledon-security-after-terrorist-attacks Police have seized a drone hovering over Wimbledon’s famous tennis courts as security measures at high-profile tourist attractions throughout the UK are tightened after the attacks in Tunisia, France and Kuwait.As Scotland Yard’s most senior counter-terrorism official announced police were looking to increase the security of key sites, businesses and public places across the UK, officers were investigating why the drone, operated by a man from a nearby golf course, was directed above the site of the country’s showcase tennis tournament, which starts on Monday. Link to post Share on other sites
hlminx 301 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 One day something as small and seemingly insignificant as these drone/mini-copters will do more than just get their owner a fine! Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted June 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 drones will be the worst thing ever happened to humanity in the long run! what email did for communication; drone will do to our privacy and freedom through it, i had the scariest thought the other day; people already turned video games to a job; where they play GTO in real life! one sits in his room in front of a screen and gets paid for it; while on the other side of the world a unaware and under founded people pay the price today; it is almost like a social experiment phase atm Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Make sure you shoot them from behind so the camera doesn't catch you. Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 We shouldn't get too carried away chaps and lasses. All new technologies have teething problems, not just in terms of technical issues, but frequently in terms of society having to adapt to the technology. May be a few issues at first, until society adapts. One things for sure, you can't disinvent a technology. Drones are hear to stay. Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 I see opportunity for steel umbrella manufacturers...and hard hats. because the solution to the pollution problem in the San Francisco Bay Area is "don't eat fish", I assume the solution to drones falling on people's head will be "wear something on your head." Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 I wonder how long before after-market, local area jammers will be available? I'm sure they are semi-autonomous, i.e. aren't really "driven" by the operator every second, but probably still require a link to "home" from time to time. I wonder if it's against the law to use the green lasers on them? Even in daylight that should spoil the video. Do they use ultrasound for ground and obstacle proximity sensing? John Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 jammers already are in play for spying purposes i don’t think a laser will do anything to the video stream; unless it’s a professional photography, yes they do use ultrasound for obstacle and proximity sensing mainly utilized in indoor flying Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/06/29/california-man-must-pay-for-gunning-down-his-neighbor-drone/ A pity... but it's California, of course. The court ruled the drone was not over his property. As for not being video equipped, there's no way to tell from the ground, so it's a reasonable assumption that any drone might be capable of video. I think the rule should be that any drone is fair game if over your property without permission and within shotgun range. I think shotgun range is a reasonable altitude restriction and a good empirical test of whether the offending device was or was not too low. If it was shot down or damaged by a property owner using a shotgun, it was, by definition, too low. Some people get pretty hot and bothered by the idea of the police or government using them. I don't have any problems with police or other government agencies using drones from a height above shotgun range - after all, they use helicopters and nobody seems to care about that. I do have a problem with anyone hovering one at window level or at low altitude over other people's property. John Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 shotgun alt is too high for drone to fly; your pushing them close to real air traffic alt, police will be using them in the near future; in the far future i see police work minimized significantly; with advance drones capable of long range operation from headquarters; no more in person surveillance, drones can scan the streets and issue anything from parking tickets to speeding tickets or any mail able violation with fines involved; autonomous meter readers for parking, water, and power services, thermal and infra-red cameras can be mounted as well; the potential applications for law informants are endless Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 shotgun alt is too high for drone to fly; your pushing them close to real air traffic alt, Effective range of a 12 ga. shotgun (largest size in widespread, common use) is generally considered to be 20 to 40 yards, depending on the choke of the barrel. That is with lead shot, which is now illegal in most (all?) of the US. Steel shot will probably have an even lower effective range. I don't think 120' is an unreasonable minimum for a personal drone over someone else's property. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 your suggestion leaves a window of 40ft to operate in the range you are talking about is 360ft or 109m “legal” drone flight alt is line of sight or under 400ft AGL Link to post Share on other sites
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