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Hi, quick basic question.
Alright let's say I have a little drone with rotors that only allow the drone to move up and down (in the y-direction). I need help differentiating between these two situations:
1.) I want the drone to start on the ground, accelerate upwards (to a certain velocity), then hover.
2.) I want the drone to start on the ground, accelerate upwards (to a certain velocity), then continue moving upwards at that constant velocity.
Now, simple Newtonian Physics would tell me that in either of these situations, the lift force will have to be greater than the force of gravity to accelerate the drone upwards. Also in both situations, a balance of forces is needed to hover and move with constant velocity. The problem I'm having is that I don't know how to make the drone hover vs continue upwards with constant velocity. I get that I accelerate up, then (once reaching my certain velocity) match F,lift and F,gravity but I don't now if that's supposed to make me hover or continue moving up with constant velocity.
How would I differentiate/achieve both situations?
Alright let's say I have a little drone with rotors that only allow the drone to move up and down (in the y-direction). I need help differentiating between these two situations:
1.) I want the drone to start on the ground, accelerate upwards (to a certain velocity), then hover.
2.) I want the drone to start on the ground, accelerate upwards (to a certain velocity), then continue moving upwards at that constant velocity.
Now, simple Newtonian Physics would tell me that in either of these situations, the lift force will have to be greater than the force of gravity to accelerate the drone upwards. Also in both situations, a balance of forces is needed to hover and move with constant velocity. The problem I'm having is that I don't know how to make the drone hover vs continue upwards with constant velocity. I get that I accelerate up, then (once reaching my certain velocity) match F,lift and F,gravity but I don't now if that's supposed to make me hover or continue moving up with constant velocity.
How would I differentiate/achieve both situations?