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At the Institute when we talk about drones we mean more than just flying drones. There are on-ground, on-water and underwater drones as well. However, in this course, we are learning about flying drones.

In his testimony, Mr Gannon said that his own experiences being dragged by a car during an arrest left him with a feeling of "sheer terror" and "simply trying to survive".

What isdrone technology

A former Minnesota police officer has tearfully recounted the "chaotic" moment she shot and killed a black motorist in April.

This type of drone uses propellers to take off and to manoeuvre at a hover but is also a fixed-wing drone in flight. The example below is the Volanti from Carbonix. It has the benefits of only requiring a small launch and recovery area yet still supports the longer flight times of a fixed-wing.

This type of drone has a number of propellers on it, usually between four and eight. This is the most common type of drone. The image below shows three different types of multirotor drones.

What is dronesand how does it work

Under Minnesota state law, a person can be found guilty of second-degree manslaughter if it is proven that they demonstrated negligence by creating unreasonable risk and "consciously take chances of causing death or great bodily harm" to another person.

As the name suggests, this is like a small aeroplane. The example below is an Aerosonde drone which is best utilised for covering larger areas for agriculture or surveying due to longer flight times

Ms Potter resigned from the police force two days after the incident. In court, she said that "she did not want anything bad to happen to the city" following the shooting, which had received widespread attention.

Drones can collect a lot of data very quickly. This data can be used by organisations to make better decisions, with a higher degree of accuracy in a shorter time period.

Another defence witness, use-of-force expert and former Springfield, Missouri assistant police chief Stephen Ijames, said he believed that the officers were legally bound to attempt to arrest Mr Wright as a result of an outstanding warrant for a weapons violation.

5 uses ofdrones

In his testimony, Mr Gannon said that upon reviewing the footage in the aftermath of the incident, he saw "no violation" of "policy, procedure and law".

"I remember yelling 'Taser, Taser, Taser', and nothing happened. Then he told me I shot him," she added, breaking down in tears.

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Ms Potter's attorneys have argued that the use of force - including deadly force - was justified, claiming that Mr Wright endangered the officers in an attempt to flee from the arrest.

A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) is a type of aircraft which has no onboard crew or passengers. An RPA is capable of controlled, sustained level flight and is powered by a jet, reciprocating, or electric engine.

The defence rested its case on Friday afternoon after two days of testimony in which they called eight witnesses, including Ms Potter.

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Earlier this week, jurors also heard from Mr Wright's father Arbuey, who said Daunte was loved and missed by his family.

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Testifying in her own defence for the first time on Friday, Ms Potter said that she was standing near the vehicle as Mr Wright and another officer, Mychal Johnson, struggled during the attempted arrest.

In his remarks, Mr Ijames added that officers had to operate under the assumption that Mr Wright "very likely could have a gun".

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s official term to refer to a drone or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is RPA (Remotely Piloted Aircraft).

What is dronesused for

Drones can go places that are dangerous for people. Probably the most common use of drones is an inspection at heights. Any work at heights requires the use of Elevated Work Platforms or the appropriate scaffolding, safety harness and barriers. By utilising a drone the inspection can be done without any person having to work at heights. This removes the cost of equipment or scaffolding and the time in setting it up. In addition to the common practice of using drones to inspect assets that are otherwise unreachable, there are also drones that can be used for confined space inspections, and that can operate on or under the water, removing the need to put people at risk.

He also said that deadly force is warranted in instances in which a police officer is partially inside a car that is attempting to flee. During the incident that led to Mr Wright's death, two officers were attempting to remove him from the vehicle when the shooting took place.

10 uses ofdrones

What is dronesand how do they work

Drones can be positioned quickly, accurately and repeatedly, because of this they collect data more efficiently and accurately than some traditional methods.

Crucially the RPA ‘s main function is to be the carrier of a payload. Payloads can vary substantially from a manufacturer integrated camera for photography or videography to highly specialised payloads such as LIDAR or Gas Sampling. There are many different payloads used for many different missions. It is the ability to rapidly and accurately position the drone and payload in the best location to capture the relevant data that gives benefits in efficiency and safety.

Footage of the incident shown in court last week shows Ms Potter repeatedly yelling "Taser" before firing a single shot from her pistol. She is later seen sitting on the pavement in tears.

Additionally, Ms Potter said that she had been trained on Tasers since 2002, and had drawn the weapon for "de-escalation" multiple times in her career, but never fired it.

"[A police officer] would not have concluded that there was an imminent threat of death or great bodily harm, and thus the use of force was excessive," he said.

Mr Ijames' testimony stood in stark contrast to use-of-force expert Seth Stoughton, who told the jury that even the use of a Taser would have been "unreasonable" during the incident.

"He [Mr Johnson] had a look of fear on his face. It's something I've never seen before," a visibly upset Ms Potter said. "It just went chaotic."

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Over several days of testimony, prosecutors alleged that Ms Potter should have known the difference between her gun and a Taser. Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Erin Eldridge said the case was about "recklessness and negligence".