payload capacity, The amount of weight a drone can carry as its payload., disc loading, The distribution of load over the area swept by a rotor; lower values can improve efficiency., hybrid propulsion, A design in which a compact engine spins a generator that feeds the power bus, while a small battery handles spikes., fault tolerance, The ability of a system to continue operating when a component fails, such as an octocopter remaining controllable after losing one motor., redundancy, The use of multiple components or systems so that one failure does not cause the whole system to fail., autonomous navigation, Allows a drone to operate without continuous external control or positioning input., computer vision, The use of algorithms to help identify and track a target., radar-guided navigation, Uses radar-based detection to support the interceptor's initial approach to a target., thermal imaging, The use of infrared sensors to detect differences in thermal radiation and identify objects based on their heat signatures., multi-launch capability, The ability to launch multiple drones in sequence, with the first drone airborne in under 5 minutes and subsequent launches in under 1 minute.

Drones - Lesson 5 - Task 3

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