Drones are now present in many daily life activities. There has been a rapid development of drones for the past few decades due to the advancement of components such as micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) sensors, microprocessors, high energy lithium polymer (LiPo) batteries, as well as more efficient and compact actuators. This paper endeavours to discuss real-time aspects of drones control as well as possible implementation of real-time flight control system to enhance drones performance.Ī drone, also known as unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), is an aircraft without a human pilot on board. The control of such highly maneuverable vehicles presents challenges such as real-time response, workload management, and complex control. Progress has been made in the development of highly maneuverable drones for applications such as monitoring, aerial mapping, military combat, agriculture, etc. The reviewed materials presented were chosen to highlight drones that are controlled in real time, and to include technologies used in different applications of drones. This system characteristic is very much desirable for drones that are now required to perform more sophisticated tasks. Systems in real-time control create more deterministic response such that tasks are guaranteed to be completed within a specified time. This paper presents related literature review on drones or unmanned aerial vehicles that are controlled in real-time.

Future uAV flight control system