We have commented in previous blogs that the regulations that govern the operation of drones in airspace do not apply in interior spaces. This may present certain advantages of greater freedom when operating, but not all are positive considerations and we are going to refer, in this case, to the differences and difficulties of piloting indoors with respect to outer space.
The forces produced by wind currents on the walls of an interior space are, in general, fluctuating loads, not static, where the actual and possible currents produced by differences in pressure or temperature between different points are added, plus the currents produced by the blades of the drone in its flight. We therefore have forces due to the incident turbulences as well as the non-seasonal ones produced by the phenomena associated with the detachment of the boundary layers on the interior walls. All these forces, whether directly or reflected by obstacles or interior walls, act on the drone itself and add to the propulsive and aerodynamic forces of the flight.
For all these reasons, the movement of the air in the environment of the drone should be taken into account to manage its flight, because even with the help of an autonomous flight managed by artificial intelligence that balances and acts on the propulsive elements, the pilot’s experience it is essential to identify the possible effects of the forces of the currents and anticipate and anticipate the reactions that the drone experiences in its flight.
As the drone, due to its design, is a poor aircraft in its aerodynamic conception, the incident forces act directly on its mass and the correction is made by acting directly on its propulsion motors. On the other hand, if the aircraft has a low weight, but a relatively large exposed surface, the incident forces can produce high effects that have to be compensated either autonomously or through, as we said, by the direct action of the pilot. on the controls.
In interior areas, with reduced spaces, the margins to redirect the trajectories can be small and the skills and experience of the pilot are essential for the success of the flight. Contrary to what happens with flights carried out outdoors, where any deviation from the trajectory can be redirected since we have wide margins of manoeuvre, on flights indoors these margins are much smaller. More than the agility and skill of the pilot, which are essential for racing flights, the most important thing for an indoor pilot is to anticipate problems and anticipate the points where the greatest forces that affect flight stability can occur, before starting the operation.
All the forces that act on the drone result in a vector, of a given magnitude and direction, resulting from the sum of all of them. A consideration that the pilot’s own experience determines is that the force with the largest component will always be the one that has the most influence on the final sum of forces. For this reason, stationary flights will be more exposed to fluctuations in the environment than those flights that have a higher velocity vector component. This reflection will advise how to carry out the operation and how to approach inspections according to the mission to be carried out and the place where it is carried out.
The bottom line remains the same, pilot experience and practice are essential.
JASDRONE European distributor of the Aertos 130IR, together with the manufacturer DIGITAL AEROLUS, we believe that all customers who purchase the Aertos, must carry out a minimum practice with the drone that trains their pilots and introduces them to its handling and its peculiarities. These internships are mandatory and can be carried out free of charge online, or through a face-to-face course at the JASDRONE facilities or through the displacement of our trainers to the client’s facilities.
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