Drones

Drones

by Kreps, Sarah E., (Sarah Elizabeth)

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Drones quite possibly represent the most transformative military innovation since jet engines and atomic weaponry. Through satellite imaging and remote technology, countries such as the United States can destroy small targets halfway around the world with pinpoint accuracy. Now civilian industries are acquiring drones for everything from monitoring crops to delivering packages. Kreps explains how they and the systems associated with them work, how they are being used today, and what will become…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Drones / Sarah Kreps, Cornell University.

Summary

Drones quite possibly represent the most transformative military innovation since jet engines and atomic weaponry. Through satellite imaging and remote technology, countries such as the United States can destroy small targets halfway around the world with pinpoint accuracy. Now civilian industries are acquiring drones for everything from monitoring crops to delivering packages. Kreps explains how they and the systems associated with them work, how they are being used today, and what will become of the technology in the future.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2016.
  • Edition:First edition

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The Physical Object

  • Description:x, 200 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780190235345, 0190235349, 9780190235352, 0190235357
  • oclc:on1041663108
  • LC Classification:UG1242.D7
  • Dewey Decimal:623.7469 KRE

Table of Contents

Armed drone technology -- Proliferation of drones to other countries -- Drones for the ground and sea -- Non-combat technology -- The future of drones: nano and autonomous systems, and science fiction.

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