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Selection of our books indexed in the Book Citation Index in Web of Science™ Core Collection (bkci)Bog'liq drone8. Future prospects
Drones, which have high technology and raise the level of technology daily, are
vehicles made of lightweight composite materials that increase strength and maneu-
verability. Today, drones are used in a wide variety of fields, such as construction,
defense, photography, marketing, delivery, agriculture, rescue, and entertainment,
and they will certainly meet with drones in new sectors soon, depending on the need
for use.
It seems to be a handicap that fixed-wing drones, capable of long-distance flight,
cannot perform vertical takeoff and landing. For this reason, long-distance drones
with VTOL technology that can take off vertically, hover, and land will become wide-
spread. Drones with improved navigation technology and enhanced connection sensi-
tivity to the group navigation satellite will further improve their ability to direct to the
right target. With advanced obstacle detection technology and sensing sensors such
as ultrasonic, vision sensor, infrared, LiDAR, and monocular vision, drones will gain
new capabilities in 3D mapping. It seems possible to further improve the manifold of
accuracy and speed of real-time data transmission, combined with 5G technology of a
GPS that helps to know the real-time location and increases the accuracy. Introducing
new services in agriculture, construction, defense, aerial photography, marketing,
delivery, rescue, and entertainment will expand the use of drones, thanks to high-
definition cameras that record and transmit real-time video of a location while flying
at a high altitude. Particularly in small-scale enterprises, delivering parcels by drones
to regions with low productivity and short distances will be an important element
in reducing operational costs. Using drones to rapidly deliver small packages for
logistics, medicines, and food over short distances saves labor. However, it can also be
offered as a solution to intensifying road traffic due to increasing urbanization.
Increasing environmental concerns and road traffic also increase the demand
for air taxis. The widespread use of drone taxis will shorten travel times and reduce
carbon emissions, cost, and traffic congestion. The spread of air ambulances will
improve the rapid delivery of medical aid to areas in need and the use of drone ambu-
lances in regions affected by natural disasters and congested areas. Drones equipped
with thermal sensors, infrared, night vision cameras, and transmission devices,
working as a powerful surveillance system, are one of the important tools in obtaining
real-time information about the locations of missing persons, injured, and criminals
in difficult and high terrain. In addition, drones facilitate tracking poachers, as they
continuously monitor forest life and wildlife protection areas without approaching
wild animals.
Drones, which provide a detailed view of large areas, spaces, and a particular
subject, also intensify the interest of professionals such as commercial photographers,
cartographers, and geologists and provide information about the environment at a low
cost. Drones are the important helpers in ensuring the crowd’s safety in demonstra-
tions, marches, and other meetings held in public areas. Drones with high-definition
cameras serve successfully in aerial image and video shooting at sports events.
Thermal sensors and gyroscopes, with their high maneuverability, small size, and
power, increase the accuracy of regional and national weather forecasts by following
the scientists’ weather events in detail. It will be inevitable to use it more widely by
developing in taking precautions and early warning works by giving an idea about the
trajectory of large-scale weather events such as hurricanes.
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Agriculture mechanization is important in developing agricultural practices for
human nutrition and a sustainable, healthy food supply. The destruction caused by
the increasing weight of the massive machines used for efficient and economical
production in large areas is a reality. Drones have the potential to be an option in
solving this problem. Particularly in agriculture 4.0, IoT applications, taking data
quickly from large areas with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and unmanned ground
vehicles (UGV), swarm communicating with each other, mapping the land and
field-specific applications of agricultural processes according to the data obtained
accordingly, and product yield and quality. It has a sustainable solution potential that
will increase.
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