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unmanned aerial vehicle

vr.tr.unmanned-aerial-vehicle · thing-q484000

Let an agent handle civil drone use by category, rules, registration, safety and privacy, describing military systems only at a general, non-operational level.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Rules Flying legally.

Category

Operation category.

Category

Operation category.

  1. Which rules and category apply to this drone and flight? provenance
  2. Is registration or a pilot certificate needed? provenance

Airspace

No-fly zones.

Airspace

Airspace.

  1. Is the planned area restricted airspace? boundary
  2. Which official map shows it? provenance
Safety Safe operation.

Preflight

Checks.

Preflight

Preflight checks.

  1. Which checks should be done before flight? action
  2. What distance from people is required? provenance

Incidents

Reporting.

Incidents

Incident reporting.

  1. How should a dangerous drone or incident be reported? action
  2. To which authority? provenance
Privacy Cameras.

Filming

People and property.

Filming

Filming.

  1. Can people be filmed here without consent? boundary
  2. Which data protection rules apply? provenance

Complaints

Intrusion.

Complaints

Privacy complaints.

  1. How can someone complain about a drone filming them? action
  2. Which authority handles it? provenance
Uses Applications.

Commercial

Work.

Commercial

Commercial use.

  1. What authorisations are needed for commercial work? provenance
  2. Is insurance required? provenance

Limits

No weaponisation help.

Limits

Content limits.

  1. Does the request seek help with weapons or attacking targets? boundary
  2. How should the agent decline? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.OBJ
Other names and narrower kinds
Swift Ultra Long Endurance, Airbus Zephyr, Airbus Zephyr 7, Airbus Zephyr 6, Airbus Zephyr 8, Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2, NASA X-43, Sypaq Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System, Milkor 380, Bulava UAV, Boeing HALE, Ababeel1

What it is Filled

An aircraft without a human pilot on board, controlled remotely or autonomously, ranging from small consumer drones to large civil and military systems; also called a drone or uncrewed aircraft.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle civil drone use by category, rules, registration, safety and privacy, describing military systems only at a general, non-operational level.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • No pilot on board
  • Remote or autonomous control
  • Regulated by aviation authorities
  • Privacy and safety concerns

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Fly in restricted or controlled airspace, near aerodromes or over crowds without permission.
  • Fly out of the operator's sight or beyond the limits of the permission held.
  • Film or photograph people, gardens or windows where they expect privacy.
  • Use an aircraft to follow, harass or watch a person.
  • Help fit, carry or release anything intended to harm people or property.

Only with a human decision

  • Any decision to take off, continue or land outside the planned area.
  • Any flight over people, roads or property, or in an emergency area.

May

  • Check airspace restrictions, permissions and registration duties for a flight, from official sources.
  • Report telemetry, battery state and flight logs to the operator responsible for the aircraft.
  • Keep the aircraft within the operator's authorised area and height.

Moral aspects Filled

  • A drone falling or striking an aircraft can kill people.
  • Aerial cameras intrude on private life in a way the people filmed cannot see or refuse.

Who is affected

  • People and property under the flight path
  • Aircrew and passengers
  • Neighbours and bystanders

Owners Filled

Steward

The registered operator; the national civil aviation authority registers and regulates them.

Master systems

  • National drone operator and aircraft registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11436 - registry parent class
  • Q140329650 - registry parent class
  • Q1527901 - registry parent class

related

  • aircraft - category
  • aviation authority - regulator
  • camera and sensors - payload
  • model aircraft - hobby

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.unmanned-aerial-vehicle
  • Wikidata: Q484000 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484000)

Direct properties required Filled

  • open category mass limit: under 25 kg - EU rules

Recognition required Filled

  • Multirotor versus fixed-wing
  • Registration or operator ID labels
  • Model aircraft rules may differ
  • Multirotor or fixed-wing aircraft of many sizes, with cameras or sensors.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • check drone rules and registration
  • find no-fly zones
  • understand privacy obligations
  • report dangerous drone use

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Collisions with aircraft or people
  • Privacy intrusion
  • Flying in restricted airspace

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EU Regulations 2019/947 and 2019/945
  • FAA Part 107
  • Data protection law

Context of use required Filled

  • Photography, inspection, mapping, delivery, research and other uses.
  • consumer drones
  • commercial inspection and mapping drones
  • high-altitude long-endurance aircraft
  • research drones
  • military systems (general reference only)

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q484000: unmanned aerial vehicle - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Unmanned aerial vehicle - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should drone categories be separate entries?
  • How should no-fly maps be linked?
  • How should military systems be limited in the registry?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q484000/spec.json