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Hello everyone.
My name is Mads and I am currently studying for a BSc in Robotics.
During the study we have several large semester projects in groups which involve idea generation, business plans and prototype creation.
I came here in that regard to ask if you might be willing to spare a minute and leave some feedback for one of our ideas.
For this semester the main theme is drones and the application of them.
The recent influx of technology have lowered the barrier and increased the usage of drones and they are now widely used for several purposes, including search and rescue, surveillance, delivery, combat etc.
After several brainstorms, one of the ideas we would like to continue working with is the usage of drones in "combat" simulation, e.g. paintball, hardball, MilSim.
The focus would either be a module for a drone or a complete drone system which will implement the necessary elements for aerial observation and/or fire-support and hit detection.
We envision one or several drones to be operated by the teams and would either be used for observation to scout out the location of the opposing teams members or as an aerial weapons platform.
The hit detection would be tuned to allow a given number of hits before the drone lights up, deactivating camera/weapon and notify the operator that the drone has been "downed" and he has to land or it lands automatically, depending on the environment.
We will also develop simplified controls to allow everyone to quickly begin utilizing the drones, similar to the Parrot AR.Drone.
I would like to ask what you think about this idea? Does it have any merit? Is it something you can see participating in this sport? Would it be something you would use/buy?
What about pure Drone vs. Drone combat?
Any feedback is highly appreciated.
Thank you
Mads
Student, BSc in Robotics
University of Southern Denmark
tl;dr: What do you think about drones for observation/fire-support?
