Using 3D printing technology to develop the unmanned aerial vehicle electro-optical pod for free-space optical communication

An unmanned aerial vehicle electro-optical pod developed by the author is introduced in this paper. This instrument is created by using 3D printing technology. This unmanned aerial vehicle will be used in the field of free-space optical communication. At present, building up a free-space optical communication experimental link requires a huge resource. It also needs mutual cooperation. This limits the development of free-space optical communication technology. And there is almost no research on the free-space optical communication link between the ground and the unmanned aerial vehicle. Independent development of equipment in this link is of great significance. This paper is the result of originality: develop unmanned aerial vehicle electro-optical pod by the use of 3D printing technology and build up ground-to-space link.