Abstract
The field of UAVs has been plagued with different terms to describe the same thing. Even the term UAV or unmanned aerial vehicle is controversial, and it has been replaced in many places with UAS or Unmanned Aircraft System. The different terms often came from the different requirements and concepts between military and civilian systems or have regulatory/legal importance. This chapter provides definitions for some of the most used terms in the field.
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Dalamagkidis, K. (2015). Definitions and Terminology. In: Valavanis, K., Vachtsevanos, G. (eds) Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9707-1_92
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