The logistics domain could benefit from a drone-based system because it can provide features conventional solutions cannot offer: simultaneous delivery at several location for a reduced price, accessibility to remote areas or areas without infrastructures, overall speed of the delivery.
COMP4DRONES project is the ideal project to develop the needed components addressing the aforementioned objectives.
In order to demonstrate those capabilities, the use case develops two demos: the first one aims at the delivering geophysical sensors using an autonomous fleet of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV), while the second one is focused on the delivery of a parcel in an hospital environment, using a mix of Unmanned Ground/Air Vehicles to ensure a safe and fast operation.
However, these features require to tackle some challenges addressed in this Use Case:
- Integration in the airspace;
- Ensuring clearance on take-off, landing and dropping;
- Carrying out logistics with a coherent fleet;
- Allowing the robots (UAVs and/or UGVs) to communicate and share their mission status;
- Monitoring a system and its operations in an efficient way;
- Achieving precise “rendezvous” between aircraft and ground droid.
In both cases, beyond the technical challenges, interactions with human beings have to be carefully managed. In compliance with existing and comings regulations, Specific Operations Risk Assessment will be carried-on to ensure safety and acceptability of drones operations by UE citizens.
