1) Terrain - buildings, power lines, 50+ ft palm trees, etc. 2) Other UAV's, birds 3) Sudden weather conditions 4) Emergency shutdown - flight control failure 5) Unexpected conditions at landing site i.e. site unavailable 6) Military grade GPS required 7) Doppler radar required
A 10 pound UAV falling from 50 ft may cause serious injury or death to a person on the ground. Falling into a busy street or freeway would not be a lot of fun either.
All that and much, much more.
However, I still like the the eventual reality.
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Lots of work before UAV's should be allowed in metros
1) Terrain - buildings, power lines, 50+ ft palm trees, etc.
2) Other UAV's, birds
3) Sudden weather conditions
4) Emergency shutdown - flight control failure
5) Unexpected conditions at landing site i.e. site unavailable
6) Military grade GPS required
7) Doppler radar required
A 10 pound UAV falling from 50 ft may cause serious injury or death to a person on the ground. Falling into a busy street or freeway would not be a lot of fun either.
All that and much, much more.
However, I still like the the eventual reality.