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Published inApr 2024
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Sumit Sharma
Sumit Sharma
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Sumit Sharma

Sumit Sharma has rich experience in Unmanned systems with specialization in Drones architecture development and testing for different applications. He is experienced in Drone Mechanics, Avionics, Design and manufacturing. In his early career, he was involved in the development and testing of the first approved agriculture drone and later getting it approved by the DGCA. Along with this, he has contributed to the development of a Survey drone for Aerial Surveys. He was also involved in the development of high speed and long range surveillance drones for defence tenders. Sumit has been involved in early agriculture spraying pilot projects and was a part of Aerial Spraying on the Locust which hit Rajasthan in 2020.
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Selecting the navigation and communication systems

Navigation and communication systems are the most important systems in the drone. The communication system helps to command and control the drone over longer distances, and the navigation system helps the drone decide its north and guides the system to the waypoints in an autonomous mission.

Communication systems

A communication system basically consists of a radio modem and an antenna that is connected to the ground control station and the drone, which are connected to each other. This system helps to program the drone for autonomous missions and command the drone mid-flight to perform specific tasks. Let’s see the parameters at which a communication system exists (examples of a radio modem is RFD900 433Mhz.):

  • Range of drone: Range is a crucial factor that helps the engineer to decide and integrate the communication system. As the range requirement increases, the radio modem and antenna requirements also increase...
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Drone Development from Concept to Flight
Published in: Apr 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781837633005

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Sumit Sharma

Sumit Sharma has rich experience in Unmanned systems with specialization in Drones architecture development and testing for different applications. He is experienced in Drone Mechanics, Avionics, Design and manufacturing. In his early career, he was involved in the development and testing of the first approved agriculture drone and later getting it approved by the DGCA. Along with this, he has contributed to the development of a Survey drone for Aerial Surveys. He was also involved in the development of high speed and long range surveillance drones for defence tenders. Sumit has been involved in early agriculture spraying pilot projects and was a part of Aerial Spraying on the Locust which hit Rajasthan in 2020.
Read more about Sumit Sharma