Microflyer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Microflyer is a noun meaning An extremely small aircraft that is typically used for surveillance.
Meaning
An extremely small aircraft that is typically used for surveillance.
Example Sentences
The 10-gram microflyer demonstrated autonomous operation using only visual, gyroscopic and anemometric sensors.
The interpolation image algorithm (I2A) combined with a 1D camera array have been used onboard an indoor microflyer.
Spy planes that are small enough to fit in the hand could be taking to the skies within three years. Called microflyers, the planes will have a wingspan of about 15cms and weigh less than 100 grammes.
The ability to hover as well as fly efficiently at low speeds is crucial for a microflyer designed for indoor surveillance. Accordingly, a loarge amount of research has been focused on rotary-wing and flapping-wing microflyer configurations.
Word Forms
- microflyers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include microdrone, microlight, microlighter, microrobot, microinsect, minidrone.
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