Dynamic World of Drones: Max Axiom STEM Adventures
A SECTION 1 FLYOVER Aw Strike Nice swing Max You'll get it next time Oh hey there Brody What brings you to the cages today Congrats Your team is hosting this year right I'm trying to get in some extra batting practice Our team is playing in the state tournament soon Yes
Are there enough baseball fields out here for all the teams participating Not really I've talked to the city's Recreation Director about building more But he needs an aerial photo for planning I don't have the money to hire a plane to take aerial photos You're in luck I have a drone back at my lab It can take aerial photos for you Really Awesome Can I see it My lab isn't too far away Let's take a walk
What is a drone exactly anyway A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle It's basically an aircraft without a pilot onboard An operator on the ground controls it Drones can do the dull dirty and dangerous work for humans Why would we need a pilotless aircraft Max
I'm mounting the camera now My drone also has a global positioning system or GPS This allows me to track its location My drone is a quadcopter It's classified as a rotary drone because of these rotating blades They provide lift and allow the drone to hover or move in any direction Instead of one blade like a helicopter it has four Is that why it's called a quadcopter You got it Are all drones like yours No drones range from the size of a Small bird to a jumbo jet Some drones are fixed wing drones like the one shown here in this magazine They have a solid wing across the top of their body and fly in a continuous forward motion Fixed wing drones can't hover like rotary drones They also must be launched into the air
