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A first in a series, which takes a look at the local areas that a drone might pass over. |
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Prologue This book is the first in a series of books which will take a look at the local areas we pass over. I was going to use the term “As the crow flies”, but in this modern day I will use a more suitable device called the Imagination Drone. I decided to write this series because I love most sports and I also enjoy travelling and exploring the countryside. “As the crow flies” or “in a beeline” is an idiom for the shortest distance between two points (on a map, disregarding the vagaries of intervening terrain). So we are going to go on a 176.11 Kilometer (109.43 Miles) straight line Drone filled journey from the centre circle at The Glyndwr University Racecourse Ground to the centre circle of The Cardiff City Stadium, taking in the interesting views, sights and mostly factual stories along the way, but there might be some fictional twists added for good measure. Starting from the North East corner of Wales then taking a South to South West flight path down to the Welsh Capital, on an average car journey from Wrexham to Cardiff, depending on what route you would have taken, the journey would probably have took about 4 hours. Now for the I.D (imagination drone) to take that amount of time it would have to travel at approximately 12.2 meters per second, but we are taking a much leisurely approach to this and hour journey will take 9 hours, 47 minutes and 2 seconds, averaging a speed of just 5 meters per second. Occasionally the I.D will send a smaller P.O.D (Picture Opportunity Detector) if it sees something it likes or of interest, it will go on a smaller fact filled journey taking us along with it, just for the ride. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, as an unmanned aircraft system (UAS). What makes the Imagination Drone (I.D) work?, It can be controlled from a single point or control room, it as a GPS system and a point to point system that lets the controller map out a route of any kind. It weighs 420 grams and depending on conditions it can reach a top speed of 8 meters per second, with dimensions of 1600mm in length a width of 240mm and standing height set at 150mm. Having a 1TB of onboard memory at its disposal and a back up with a 2GB memory card with a live video feed that is HD quality at 1280 x 720p (30 fps) and it can also snap high quality JPG photo’s, you will not miss much of the action. The Global Positioning System (GPS), also known as Navstar GPS or simply Navstar, is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that provides geolocation and time information to a GPS receiver in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. The modern toy Drones only have a battery life of minutes, we needed something a little better than that, so we designed a drone with a rechargeable battery linked to a onboard mini generator which is powered by two tube turbines set on either side of the drone, so as long as the drone is moving forward there will be power flowing back into the battery, also onboard is a smaller recharge station that has a trickle feed for the Picture Opportunity Detector (P.O.D). The drone has four swivel propellers that allow pin point accuracy when flying, The body is made up of a Polycarbonate compound (the same used in riot shields) that is covered in a top secret skin made from a light bending material called Quantum Stealth. Polycarbonates used in engineering are strong, tough materials, and some grades are optically transparent. They are easily worked, molded, and thermoformed. The P.O.D is made up of the same Polycarbonate body and Quantum Stealth skin, it also needs four propellers but these are in a fixed position which enables it to detach and reattach to the underbelly of the drone, weighing in at just 200 grams and with a maximum speed of just 4 meters per second the I.D needs to be selective when to release it. it does boast a 4GB internal memory where it can store pictures and videos, with dimensions of 100mm in length, 120mm in width and a standing height of just 70mm it is quite tiny, which is a blessing with it being able to go unnoticed on its short trips out. |
| Chapter | 1 | Chapter 4: Border Hoping the Next 30km | 7.90k |
| Chapter | 2 | Chapter 3: Back into Wales and Beyond. | 20.27k |
| Chapter | 3 | Chapter 2: Wrexham to the English Border | 21.42k |
| Chapter | 4 | Chapter 1: Take off from Glyndwr | 8.74k |
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