“Draft:Tiny Whoop”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Tiny Whoop ^[1] has evolved as the term to define the generic class of micro-first-person-view (FPV) quadcopter drones, often used in indoor racing. Pilots wear a wear virtual reality-like goggles that give them a first-person-view from the standpoint of the drone. ^[2]

Tiny Whoop is known as the only class of racing drones that's safe to race close to spectators. These aircraft are very small and light (not more than 35 grams, or about an ounce) resulting in little to no property damage when crashed. Therefore they can be flown in venues larger racing drones could not ^[3]

Tiny Whoop was created by FPV pilot Jesse Perkins in early 2016 when he and his Team Big Whoop friends, trapped inside during the Colorado winter, figured out how to put FPV cameras on little indoor micro quadcopters made by Inductrix. ^[4] He nicknamed the creation Tiny Whoop and eventually created TinyWhoop.com as an ecommerce site. ^[5]

The Tiny Whoop is a ducted micro brushed quadcopter (Blade Inductrix), to which lightweight FPV gear (usually the FX798T AIO camera) is added to make it flyable indoors. ^[6]

There are two major categories in tiny whoop: “Brushed” and “Brushless” are the types of motor used in a quadcopter. Originally, Tiny Whoops were all using brushed motors. They were popular because of how easy they are to use. Brushed motors only have 2 wires as opposed to the 3 wires on brushless motors. Brushed motors are known to have shorter lifespan but they are cheap to replace, while brushless motors are more expensive but can last much longer usually.

Hydra FPV, a drone racing entertainment technology company that hosts drone races at local brewpubs, racetracks and outdoor spaces, introduced a new platform at South by Southwest 2018 ^[8] that allows fans to see the exact real-time FPV view as the pilots, live stream to social media, as well as wager on who they think will win. ^[9]

In January 2019, Hydra FPV provided live-streaming and pilot picking for the 3rd annual Tiny Whoop Invitational race held at Tiny Whoop Headquarters in Loveland, Colorado. 18-year-old Alex “captianvanover” Vanover of Texas took first place in the race, ahead of Chris “Phluxy” Spangler in second, Wes “BluJ” Burson in third, and Charlie “brucesdad13” Stevenson in fourth. On the Hydra FPV Fan Leaderboard for TWI ‘19, “WhimpyDog” finished in first place ahead of Amanda “aburson” Burson, whose second place finish among fans predicting the race heats meant she outperformed her son, third-place pilot Wes “BluJ” Burson. ^[10] Previous Tiny Whoop Invitational pilot champions were Ashton “Redline” Godfrey in 2018 and Christian “Nodeva” Avedon in 2017.^[11]

References

1. ^Tiny Whoop. Tiny Whoop. Retrieved January 28, 2019. http://tinywhoop.com/
2. ^Young, Craig (March 11, 2017). “Tiny Whoop micro drones become a big deal.” Reporter Herald. Retrieved January 28, 2019. http://www.reporterherald.com/business-top-stories/ci_30850781/tiny-whoop-micro-drones-become-big-deal
3. ^”MultiGP Drone Racing.” MultiGP Drone Racing. Retrieved January 28, 2019. https://www.multigp.com/class-specifications/
4. ^Airvuz (August 6, 2018). “AV Focus: Jesse Perkins and the Tiny Whoop Revolution.” Airvuz. Retrieved January 28, 2019. https://www.airvuz.com/video/AV-Focus-Jesse-Perkins-and-the-Tiny-Whoop-Revolution?id=5b68c2286f41ef5e379abee0
5. ^ “Tiny Whoop History” (September 11, 2018). Micro Motor Wisdom. Retrieved January 28, 2019. https://wisdom.micro-motor-warehouse.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005920243-Tiny-Whoop-history
6. ^ Dronewallah (July 20, 2016). “Tiny Whoop here, Tiny Whoop there – What’s the fuss about?” RC Drone Arena. Retrieved January 28, 2019 http://www.rcdronearena.com/2016/07/20/what-is-tiny-whoop-fpv/
7. ^Liang, Oscar (October 30, 2018). “The Best Tiny Whoop | FPV Drones.” OscarLiang.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.https://oscarliang.com/best-tiny-whoop/
8. ^https://www.sporttechie.com/rise-vsports-new-category-sport-powered-video-technology/
9. ^Moore, Janet (December 1, 2018). “Twin Cities drone hobbyists a small but growing group.” Star Tribune. Retrieved January 28, 2019. http://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-drone-hobbyists-a-small-but-growing-group/501714461/
10. ^https://www.facebook.com/TinyWhoopOfficial/videos/360318914781749/
11. ^^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35996Ri25Hg