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The use of remote control, or radio controlled systems for model aircraft has come a long way. In general, the principle and technology is identical to that of it’s smaller scale brethren. There are many applications where full size aircraft and other vehicles can benefit greatly from the possibility of remote operation. Military and industrial applications permit the large budgets required to operate such devices on full scale vehicles. This has been a growing industrial and military application since the early 1970s, springing partly from remote controlled hobby aircraft technologies. Today the applications are significantly further reaching – including Smart Bombs (see reference section below), or radio controlled operaton of a broad selection of vehicles. The range extends even to ‘radio controlled animals’ – using nerve or neurological implants actuated by servos or electrical stimulus to have animals perform espionage functions, as they would be unlikely to be suspected. Applications of this have been using birds (pigeons, falcons etc) for video surveillance duties and cats or other household pets for audio and video surveillance.
REFERENCES Wikidpedia’s Page on Radio and Remote Controlled Technology Remote Controlled Vehicles for Miltary and Other Applications Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Reference Remote Controlled Animal Technology for Espionage Radio Controlled Guided Weapons Technology A Brief History of Precision Guided Weapons
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