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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.
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