A2 –Usage Models · you need to flyprecisely. •Photos need to be taken from a precise point...

AutonomousDroneEngineerA2– UsageModels

Paul.Guermonprez@intel.comAutonomousDroneSolutionsArchitect

Whyautonomous?Fleets!

Autonomousdronesarerequiredwhenyouneedaverylargefleet.• There’snotenoughpilotsforthefleet• Pilotscan’tsynchronizetheirflight

Ex:last10mileslogistics,precisionagriculture,lightshowsPhotos:Intel’sDroneLightShowforthe2017SuperBowlPestpreventionforagriculture

https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/intel-drones-light-lady-gaga-performance-pepsi-zero-sugar-super-bowl-li-halftime/https://agribird.com/produits/trichogrammes-trichospray/

Whyautonomous?Precision!

Autonomousdronesarerequiredwhenyouneedtofly precisely.

• Photosneedtobetakenfromaprecisepoint• Successiveflightsneedtofollowthesamepath

Orwhenyouneedpredictability.• Flyingondangeroussites• Ornearhighlyvaluableobjects

Ex:preciseinfrastructureinspection,movieshooting(JamesBondSkyfall*introchase).Photos:Intel-Airbus*collaboration.

*Other namesandbrandsmaybeclaimedasthe property of othershttp://www.asctec.de/en/intel-airbus-demo-drone-visual-inspection-of-passenger-airliners/

Whyautonomous?Infrastructure!

Autonomousdronesarerequiredwhenyouneedtoflyconstantlyoranytime.Ex:droneasaninfrastructureinthesky.Photos:X(Google)Loon*,Facebook’sAquila*

*Other namesandbrandsmaybeclaimedasthe property of othershttps://plus.google.com/+ProjectLoon/posts/SLfUxHfXEnPhttps://www.facebook.com/notes/mark-zuckerberg/the-technology-behind-aquila/10153916136506634/

What’sdifferent?

Ifyoutrytoreplace1deliverytruckwith20drones,youmaysavetimeandreducecostsbutit’snottheonlydifference.Hereisatypicallogisticschainforanonlineshop:

Countrylogisticshub

Citylogisticshub

Deliverysite1

Deliverysite2

Deliverysite3

Deliverysite4

What’sdifferent?Latency!Granularity!

Trucks:• arebig:theyloadamaximumofpackagestomakeitworthwhile.• depotisfar:theyhaveaminimumofdeliverieseachday.• tominimizedistance,theyspecializein1areaofthecity.• result:canachievesamedaydeliverywithoptimization,butcan’tscaleto30mn-1hrdeliveries.

Drones:• arevariableinsize:nominimalpayloadcapacity• canworkfromsmallerlocallogisticshubs• haveapredictableflighttime• result:canproposeshortlatencydeliveryofsmallpackages

Ifyoucandeliver1doughnutondemand,whatelseispossible?

Photos:X(Google)Wing*,AmazonPrimeAir**Other namesandbrandsmaybeclaimedasthe property of othershttps://x.company/projects/wing/https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Prime-Air

What’sdifferent?Logisticscenters!

Trucks:Currentlylargebuildings,farfromcitycenters.Drones:AutonomousDronescomewithautomatedlogisticscenters.Thelargecentralcenterscouldbereplacedbyseveralsmallerautomatedlogisticsbuffers.Ex:• Flyingwarehouses?• Shipssailinginfrontofcities?• Directdeliveryfromtrains,trucks?• Undergroundwithanaccessshaft?

USPatent#:US009305280*Other namesandbrandsmaybeclaimedasthe property of others

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Conclusion

AutonomousDronesarenotonlyawaytomakemarketingstunts.

There’saneedandmarkettoday.

Dronesarenotjustautomatingexistingtasks.Theyhavespecificrequirements

butenablenewusages.

ThanksPaul.Guermonprez@intel.comhttps://intel-aero.github.ioReleasedunderCreativeCommons-BYcreativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/