Drone Swarm Technology for UAVs: How Many Drones Can Work as One
Drones have progressed from mere toys to effective instruments in surveillance, agriculture and disaster management. However, as missions increase in size, the one drone may not be able to cover all the required ground or continue when a failure occurs. Here, it is the drone swarms that come into the picture. Instead of producing one larger or faster drone, a swarm employs a group of smaller drones that communicate with one another, and that modify their behavior in unison, like a flock of birds. It's an emerging technology, and already has some big applications.