Creating R&D Centresfor

Drones

October 2015

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Outline

R&D VisionCreating R&D UnitsSeedingEstablishmentOperationsCreating Value!

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R&D Vision

Current Challenges & Opportunities

Blue Skies

No Clear Goals

Innovative

Near Term

Industrially

Oriented

ChooseResearch

TypeChoose

One Type or Mixed

Carry heavy payloads for long trips

Vertical lift off and landing

Nano Drones in Medicine

New Industrial applications require adaptation of current drone technologies

Drone Applications & Technology is wide open for Innovation

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Creating R&D Unit

Seed

Establish

Operate

Form “seed” group

Determine Aims & Objectives

Organisational Structure

Select TalentCreate Structure

Train

Create StrategyDetermine KPIsSelect Projects

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Seeding

INV

ES

T

Form SeedGroup of

Researchers

Determine Aims & Objectives

Organisational StructureLocation(s)

Peer ReviewInternal ExpertsExternal Experts

Restructure

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Establishment

Select TalentBest of Breed

Talent Pool

EstablishTemporary Teams

Reform Teams

TrainFoundation Technologies

Project ManagementPublications

Team Building

Supplier SelectionHigh Quality, reliableGeographically close

Mock ProjectRun mini projectsReform Structure

Done!

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Operations

KPI SamplesResearch Proposal Fund ratioIndustrial Collaboration and contract winsPatent filingsJournal Publications

Determine KPIs Measure KPIs Operate & Improve

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Creating Value

DroneResearch can help youTo rapidly construct and grow your R&D core into a capable Drone Research Unit

Compress years of work into a few monthsCentre with ability to fulfil industrial drone contracts Ability to generate funding proposalsFast track high quality paper publishingCreate a winning patent strategy

Training onFoundation Technologies

TalentSelection & Recruitment

Introduction to selectedSuppliers

Introductions toCentres of excellence

R&DCore

R&DUnit

Publication & Patent Strategy

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