I like how you emphasized the early reasoning and patronage for drones, that they were a military endeavor. A military option that became more pressing as citizens demanded that American troops come home during the Iraq War. As high tech drones could begin to replace soldiers on the war front, the government started pouring more energy and resources into developing better drone technologies. But then as public support for military drones plummeted with an increased report of civilian casualties as a result, patronage shifted from military to a more commercial, consumer use.
I like how you discussed that recreational drones were the merge between two, already very popular technologies, smartphones and remote-controlled aircrafts. The merge was not just between the technologies; smartphone and remote-controlled airplane users were the target market for drones. Then the target audience widdened to include children, which you explained by referencing the human fascination with flying and space.
I also liked how you continually balanced the good and bad, a positive or negative perception of drones. From the safety and privacy issues that come with making drones for personal use to the benefit of using drones to send important medical packages to hard to reach areas. I appreciate how you touched on the many uses of drones, from military, to personal, to economic.
The clip of the blood being shipped was a nice addition as well.
Awesome video. I thought you did a great job of giving the reader a really well rounded understanding of drones and its progression through history. I also really liked how you showed the reasoning behind the different types of development of drones. Showing its initial use and patronage by the military allowed the viewer to understand why it was first developed. You then presented its transition to the commercial sector very well and gave good insight as to why drone use has become so individualized. The comment about child infatuation with space as a reason behind drone use by children was clever and something that I would not have thought of. The slides about amazon and dominoes using it for delivery did were also informative on where the drone market is headed.
I honestly have very few suggestions for your video. One possible improvement would be to spend a little more time looking at the influence it might have on the distant future. You did an excellent job with this video.
Alex, I really enjoyed your project. As someone who has used drones in the past, it was cool to see their history and where they came from. I like how you started by speaking about how the military was the main patron for drone development. I did not realize that a motivator for drone use was caused by protest to bring troops home. I liked how after talking about patronage from the military, you went into patronage for the average consumer. It was cool you connected the rise of consumer drones to the earlier RC airplanes and helicopters. Next, I liked how you also talked about the potential downsides of drones. I learned how drones can be hazardous and also bring up privacy issues with the cameras attached to them. My only critique is that I would have liked some more historical background on drones. The project was packed with information so I understand why this may have been hard to do, but I believe it could have been better if it was more organized chronologically.
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Picture Sources
Slides 1 and 20 – https://www.gearbest.com/rc-quadcopters/pp_626568.html
Slide 2 – https://www.historytoday.com/leslie-reade/bombs-over-venice
Slide 3 – https://interestingengineering.com/a-brief-history-of-drones-the-remote-controlled-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-uavs
Slide 4 – https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/predator-uav/
Slide 5 – http://justicewithpeace.org/node/5146
Slide 6 – https://www.infowars.com/obama-has-killed-more-people-with-drones-than-died-on-911/
Slide 7 – https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2015/06/12/why-gopro-decided-to-build-a-drone/#a2e995c268ad
Slide 8 Phones – https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/repurpose-old-smartphone-apps-accessories-smart-home/
Slide 8 Plane – http://graysonhobby.com/dynam-t28-trojan-rtf-2-4ghz-rc-airplane-w-retracts.html
Slide 9 – http://www.dronesglobe.com/guide/kids/
Slide 10 – https://www.shutterstock.com/video/search/kids-plane
Slide 11 Logo – https://www.thegeniusworks.com/gamechanger/da-jiang-innovations-dji/
Slide 11 Drone – https://nmartinmcad.wordpress.com/2017/02/22/dji-dominates-the-friendly-skies-a-swot-analysis/
Slide 12 – http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/06/21/beale-air-force-base-global-hawk/
Slide 13 – https://blogs.orrick.com/trustanchor/2016/10/25/what-is-the-ftc-doing-about-privacy-and-drones/
Slide 14 – https://ecommerceist.com/are-consumer-drones-illegal-drones-the-faa-will-implement-a-new-identification-system/
Slide 15 Drone 1 – https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/capital-projects-and-infrastructure/our-insights/commercial-drones-are-here-the-future-of-unmanned-aerial-systems
Slide 15 Drone 2 – https://www.engadget.com/2014/06/13/commercial-drone-explainer/
Slide 16 – https://easyhobbylondon.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/pizza-delivered-by-drone-the-next-big-thing/
Slide 17 – https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/robotics/developing-delivery-drones
Slide 18 – http://time.com/rwanda-drones-zipline/
Slide 19 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnDpE8uSb7M&t=1s
I like how you emphasized the early reasoning and patronage for drones, that they were a military endeavor. A military option that became more pressing as citizens demanded that American troops come home during the Iraq War. As high tech drones could begin to replace soldiers on the war front, the government started pouring more energy and resources into developing better drone technologies. But then as public support for military drones plummeted with an increased report of civilian casualties as a result, patronage shifted from military to a more commercial, consumer use.
I like how you discussed that recreational drones were the merge between two, already very popular technologies, smartphones and remote-controlled aircrafts. The merge was not just between the technologies; smartphone and remote-controlled airplane users were the target market for drones. Then the target audience widdened to include children, which you explained by referencing the human fascination with flying and space.
I also liked how you continually balanced the good and bad, a positive or negative perception of drones. From the safety and privacy issues that come with making drones for personal use to the benefit of using drones to send important medical packages to hard to reach areas. I appreciate how you touched on the many uses of drones, from military, to personal, to economic.
The clip of the blood being shipped was a nice addition as well.
Awesome video. I thought you did a great job of giving the reader a really well rounded understanding of drones and its progression through history. I also really liked how you showed the reasoning behind the different types of development of drones. Showing its initial use and patronage by the military allowed the viewer to understand why it was first developed. You then presented its transition to the commercial sector very well and gave good insight as to why drone use has become so individualized. The comment about child infatuation with space as a reason behind drone use by children was clever and something that I would not have thought of. The slides about amazon and dominoes using it for delivery did were also informative on where the drone market is headed.
I honestly have very few suggestions for your video. One possible improvement would be to spend a little more time looking at the influence it might have on the distant future. You did an excellent job with this video.
Alex, I really enjoyed your project. As someone who has used drones in the past, it was cool to see their history and where they came from. I like how you started by speaking about how the military was the main patron for drone development. I did not realize that a motivator for drone use was caused by protest to bring troops home. I liked how after talking about patronage from the military, you went into patronage for the average consumer. It was cool you connected the rise of consumer drones to the earlier RC airplanes and helicopters. Next, I liked how you also talked about the potential downsides of drones. I learned how drones can be hazardous and also bring up privacy issues with the cameras attached to them. My only critique is that I would have liked some more historical background on drones. The project was packed with information so I understand why this may have been hard to do, but I believe it could have been better if it was more organized chronologically.