The consumer drone market is rapidly expanding with new drone models featuring unique variations of hardware and software. The rapid development of drone technology and variability in drone systems can make it difficult for digital forensic investigators and tools to keep pace and effectively extract and analyse digital evidence from drones. Furthermore, the growing popularity of drones and their increased use in illegal and harmful activities, such as smuggling, espionage, and even terrorism, has led to an increase in the number of drone forensic cases for authorities to manage. To assist forensic investigators, a static digital forensic case study was conducted on two drone devices recently released by Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI): the Mini 3 Pro drone, and its remote controller, the DJI RC. The study discovered the presence of several digital artefacts on both devices, including recorded media, flight logs, and other information that could help investigators trace the drone's usage and identify its operator. Additionally, this paper explored several methods for extracting and visualising the drone's flight history, and highlights some of the potential methods used to limit, obscure, or remove key types of digital evidence.

翻译：消费级无人机市场正随着新型号硬软件版本的独特差异而迅速扩张。无人机技术的快速演进及其系统的多变性，使得数字取证调查人员及其工具难以同步跟进，无法有效从无人机中提取和分析数字证据。此外，无人机的日益普及及其在走私、间谍活动甚至恐怖主义等非法及有害行为中的广泛使用，导致执法部门需处理的无人机取证案件数量激增。为协助取证调查人员，本研究对深圳大疆创新科技有限公司（DJI）近期发布的两款无人机设备——Mini 3 Pro 无人机及其遥控器 DJI RC——开展了静态数字取证案例研究。研究发现两台设备上存在多种数字痕迹，包括已记录的媒体文件、飞行日志及其他有助于追踪无人机使用轨迹并识别操作者的信息。本文同时探索了提取与可视化无人机飞行历史的多项方法，并重点介绍了限制、隐藏或清除关键类型数字证据的若干潜在手段。