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Drone Communication Protocols 101: What You Need to Know

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Communication protocols are the rules and standards that govern how devices communicate with each other. In the world of drones, there are a number of communication protocols that are used to facilitate communication between the drone and its ground control station, as well as between multiple drones in the same airspace. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most commonly used communication protocols for drones and discuss their features and capabilities.

  1. MAVLink: MAVLink (Micro Air Vehicle Link) is a lightweight communication protocol that is designed specifically for drones. It is used to send commands and data between the drone and its ground control station, as well as between multiple drones in the same airspace. MAVLink is a popular choice for drone communication due to its low overhead and ability to support a variety of payloads, including video and telemetry data.
  2. Mavros: Mavros is a communication library that is built on top of MAVLink. It is used to facilitate communication between the drone and a ground control station running the Robot Operating System (ROS). Mavros provides a convenient interface for sending and receiving messages and makes it easy to integrate drones with ROS-based systems.
  3. Dronecode Protocol: The Dronecode Protocol is a communication protocol that is based on MAVLink and is used by the Dronecode project, an open source platform for unmanned aerial vehicles. The Dronecode Protocol is designed to be lightweight and efficient, making it well-suited for use in drones.
  4. DJI SDK: The DJI SDK (Software Development Kit) is a set of tools and libraries that are provided by the drone manufacturer DJI. The DJI SDK includes a range of communication protocols that are used to control DJI drones and access their sensors and other data.

No matter which communication protocol you choose for your drone, it’s important to carefully consider your needs and budget before making a decision. Each protocol has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, and the right choice for you will depend on your specific requirements.

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Published by Abul Kalam Khan

He is an Author, Inventor, UAS Engineer, Blogger//Speaker and Entrepreneur. He has completed Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME). After the completion of the course, He shifted to Manila Aviation, Philippines to obtain the experience of Bell 407 Helicopter and Super King Air B200 aircraft. Also, accomplished accreditations in Human Factors, Aircraft Systems, Jet Engines, and Airframe, identified with wide-body aircraft, such as A320, A340, and B737. Later on, He joined a privately held UAV Company as a UAV Technical Engineer, where, during the exploration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, He transmuted his ‘Manned Aircraft’ knowledge into ‘Unmanned Aircraft’ and designed ‘India’s first Drone crash course study material’. Aside from Technical work, coordinated numerous workshops and training sessions to train the Engineering students regarding the Unmanned Aviation field as well as participated in the HALE/MALE sorts UAVs venture. Presently, He is working as a Director in a private UAV Manufacturing company (VAU Technovations LTD.). His recently formed UAV include VTOL UAV with Virtual Pilot and inventions comprise ‘Blended wing body flapless VTOL UAV, controlling with bleed air motion control system’ and more. As well as he authored a book, which comprises a detailed description related to all elements of the Unmanned Aircraft System. “Since, beginning He was very much interested in to produce something new, which never been done before to change the reality. The way, which drives this sort of deduction falls under the enterprising space, where somebody controls the entire Universal laws to reimage it by his own specific manner to make outlandishly conceivable.” By keeping an innovator mindset, after the completion of the course, He joined India based Start-Up company in the Drone sector. Where he got the undertaking to design ‘UAV Courses’ and the ‘Fledged Unmanned Device’ without any assistance. It becomes very hard to work, out of your prepared space. ‘Reimagination factor’ empowered him to plan ‘Practical UAV Courses’ as well as ‘Fledged Unmanned Device’ identified with numerous applications. During the working session, organized many training sessions and Signed MOUs with different colleges to train the engineering students in his own defined way. After that joined a couple of Start-Up companies (INDIA/South Africa) in a similar area as a Pioneer to deliver them ‘Initial Stage Boosting Strategies’ to cause them to survive in the market with limited resources. Parallelly, continues to contribute his own opportunity to tackle the genuine issues, which addressed by customers. Presently, working on, to be a Global competitor in the DRONE sector by manufacturing a completely indigenous Advanced Unmanned Aircraft System with Uniquely planned calculations. Awarded by many Engineering colleges for his work in DRONE Training Domain. In 2017, ‘Entrepreneur Magazine’ printed about his Business effort in DRONE Sector. In 2018, Nominated for ‘Visakhapatnam Manufacturing Leadership Award’. His invention sheaf comprises, ‘Blended Wing Body Flapless VTOL UAV, controlling with Bleed Air Motion Control System’, to solve out the Endurance related problem with the capability of carrying both Low-speed and High-speed operations at maximum stealth mode. ‘Unmanned Aircraft System for Under Bridge Bearings Inspection’ to solve out the inspection related problem of ‘Under Bridge Bearings’, The problem was addressed by one of the construction company. An extendable robotic arm with a camera is attached with the HUB of the air vehicle, which eases the ‘Bearings’ related inspections inside the ‘confined spaces’. ‘AI DRONE with Virtual Pilot’, Virtual pilot concept makes the controlling and troubleshooting of the air-vehicle easy. The purpose for to concoct the ‘Virtual Pilot’ is to ease the controlling and troubleshooting of the air-vehicle for the Non-Engineer operator. And the invention related to the defense sector comprises, ‘Lightning Strike System’, A MALE/HALE UAV payload system that channelizes the ionized plasma through MV channels to neutralize the targets. Additionally, Related to the Agriculture sector, the commercially launched ‘AGRORECK’ series ‘Pesticide spraying’ and ‘Multi-spectral imaging DRONES’ to solve the AGRO-related problems.

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