In the early 1990s, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were used exclusively in military applications by various developed countries. Now with its ease of availability and affordability in the electronic device market, this aerial vehicular technology has augmented its familiarity in public and has expanded its usage to countries all over the world. However, expanded use of UAVs, colloquially known as drones, is raising understandable security concerns. With the increasing possibility of drones' misuse and their abilities to get close to critical targets, drones are prone to potentially committing crimes and, therefore, investigation of such activities is a much-needed facet. This motivated us to devise a comprehensive drone forensic framework that includes hardware/physical and digital forensics, proficient enough for the post-flight investigation of drone's activity. For hardware/physical forensics, we propose a model for investigating drone components at the crime scene. Additionally, we propose a robust digital drone forensic application with a primary focus on analyzing the essential log parameters of drones through a graphical user interface (GUI) developed using JavaFX 8.0. This application interface would allow users to extract and examine onboard flight information. It also includes a file converter created for easy and effective 3D flight trajectory visualization. We used two popular drones for conducting this research; namely, DJI Phantom 4 and Yuneec Typhoon H. The interface also provides a visual representation of the sensor recordings from which pieces of evidence could be acquired. Our research is intended to offer the forensic science community a powerful approach for investigating drone-related crimes effectively.

在1990年代初期，无人驾驶飞机（UAV）被各种发达国家专门用于军事用途。现在，由于其在电子设备市场中的易用性和可负担性，这种航空车辆技术增加了其在公众中的熟悉度，并将其使用范围扩展到了世界各地。但是，无人机的广泛使用（俗称无人机）引起了人们可以理解的安全问题。随着无人机被滥用的可能性及其接近关键目标的能力越来越高，无人机容易犯下潜在的罪行，因此，对此类活动的调查是非常需要的一个方面。这促使我们设计出一个全面的无人机取证框架，其中包括硬件/物理取证和数字取证，足够熟练用于飞行后的无人机活动调查。对于硬件/物理取证，我们提出了一种在犯罪现场调查无人机组件的模型。此外，我们提出了一个健壮的数字无人机取证应用程序，其主要重点是通过使用JavaFX 8.0开发的图形用户界面（GUI）分析无人机的基本日志参数。该应用程序界面将允许用户提取和检查机上航班信息。它还包括一个文件转换器，用于轻松有效地实现3D飞行轨迹可视化。我们使用了两种流行的无人机来进行这项研究；DJI Phantom 4和Yuneec TyphoonH。界面还提供了传感器记录的可视化表示，可以从中获取证据。