Classification Of UAV Models

With the rapid development of UAV-related technologies at home and abroad, there are many kinds of UAV-related systems with wide applications and distinctive characteristics, resulting in great differences in size, quality, range, navigation time, flight height, flight speed, tasks and other aspects. Due to the diversity of UAVs, there will be different classification methods for different considerations:
According to the classification of flight platform configuration, UAV can be divided into fixed wing UAV, rotary wing UAV, unmanned airship, umbrella wing UAV, flapping wing UAV, etc.
By purpose, UAVs can be divided into military UAVs and civilian UAVs. Military UAVs can be divided into reconnaissance UAVs, decoy uAVs, electronic countermeasures uAVs, communication relay uAVs, unmanned combat aircraft and target aircraft, etc. Civil UAVs can be divided into inspection/surveillance uavs, agricultural uavs, meteorological uavs, exploration uavs and surveying uavs.
According to the classification of scale (civil aviation regulations), UAVs can be divided into micro UAVs, light UAVs, small UAVs and large UAVs. Micro-uav refers to the UAV whose empty aircraft mass is less than or equal to 7kg, light UAV mass is greater than or equal to 7kg, but less than or equal to 116kg, and the UAV is in full horse level flight, the corrected airspeed is less than 100km/h(55nmile/h), and the upper limit is less than 3000m. Small unmanned aerial vehicle refers to the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) whose empty aircraft mass is less than or equal to 5700kg, except miniature and light unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) refers to the UAV with an empty aircraft mass greater than 5,700 kg.
According to the classification of activity radius, UAVs can be divided into ultra-short-range uAVs, short-range uAVs, short-range UAVs,
Medium-range drones and long-range drones. The activity radius of ultra-short-range UAV is within 15km, the activity radius of short-range UAV is between 15 and 50km, the activity radius of short-range UAV is between 50 and 200km, the activity radius of medium-range UAV is between 200 and 800km, and the activity radius of long-range UAV is greater than 800km.
According to the task height classification, UAVs can be divided into ultra-low altitude uAVs, low altitude uAVs, hollow UAVs.
High-altitude drones and ultra-high-altitude drones. The height of ultra-low altitude UAV mission is generally between 0 ~ 100m, the height of low-altitude UAV mission is generally between 100 ~ 1000m, the height of hollow UAV mission is generally between 1000 ~ 7000m, the height of high-altitude UAV mission is generally between 7000 ~ 18000m, and the height of ultra-high altitude UAV mission is generally greater than 18000m.
In September 2018, the 62nd meeting of the World Customs Organization Coordination System Committee (HSC) decided to classify drones as flying cameras. Drones can be classified as "flying cameras", so they can be regulated as "cameras". Generally, there are no special trade control requirements for cameras in various countries, which is very conducive to China's high-tech advantages entering foreign civilian markets.