Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Unmanned Aerial Devices

Powered, aerial vehicles that do not carry a human operator, use aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. (https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA467807 pdf accessed 12/27/2020)

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Abstract

Powered, aerial vehicles that do not carry a human operator, use aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. (https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA467807 pdf accessed 12/27/2020)

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  • Drone Aircraft
  • Drones
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Aerial Device, Unmanned
  • Aerial Devices, Unmanned
  • Aerial Vehicle, Unmanned
  • Aerial Vehicles, Unmanned
  • Aircraft, Drone
  • Aircrafts, Drone
  • Device, Unmanned Aerial
  • Devices, Unmanned Aerial
  • Drone
  • Drone Aircrafts
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
  • Vehicle, Unmanned Aerial
  • Vehicles, Unmanned Aerial

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2022

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  1. J01.937w.285w.100w.550w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Unmanned Aerial Devices. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000088722. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000088722
  2. Unmanned Aerial Devices. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle
  3. Unmanned Aerial Devices. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484000