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Using Drones forBusinessA New Era In Civil AviationMEHDI HAMEDANI
“For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you
have been and there you will long to return.”
Leonardo da Vinci1452 – 1519
Terminology and History1. Drone or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft without a
human pilot aboard.
2. Flight Operation of UAVs :
• Under remote control by a human operator
• Fully or intermittently autonomously, by onboard computers
4. UAV innovations started in the early 1900s for military purposes.
In nature, a drone is a male bee.
Classification Functional classification:
1.Military (defensive)
2.Civil and commercial UAVs
3.Logistics and delivering cargo
4.Research and development
5.Recreational / Non-commercial
Technology classification:
1.Fixed wing
2.Rotary Wing (helicopter, quadcopter, hexacopter etc)
Anatomy of Commercial Drones1. Autopilot/Flight Controller (the brain of
the drone)
2. Motors
3. Propellers
4. Electronic Speed Controllers (ESCs)
5. Camera and Gimbal
6. Battery
7. Frame (body)
8. Miscellaneous (GPS, sensors, radio receiver, antenna, landing gear)
Main Applications of Civil and Commercial UAVs
Aerial crop surveys (agriculture)
Aerial photography and video
Land surveying and landslide measurement
Inspecting and monitoring
Search and rescue
Counting wildlife
Delivering medical supplies to inaccessible regions
Police patrol missions
Fire and large-accident investigationA Thermal imaging (infra red) surveys
A 3D model
Flight Plan for aerial photography
Drone Photography Services in Ontario
Market forecasts for the commercial drones Global industry for both military and civil commercial drones is growing
steadily. Revenues from drone sales is forecasted to increase to top $12 billion in
2021.
Source: BI Intelligence, June 2016
Two key driver for increasing adoption with the civilian market:
• Technology• Government regulations
The top five most penetrated UAV makers among commercial UAV operators in the US (Feb 2016)
This chart summarizes the most common commercial drone mission requested in the United States by Feb 2016.
The top five most penetrated UAV makers among commercial UAV operatorsin the US.
Estimation of new jobs and economic benefit in the United States resulting from UAVs
Source: Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUSVI)
Using drones for Logistics and delivering cargo DHL uses “parcelcopter” drone to deliver medicine and other
packages to island in the North Sea, Germany.
Alibaba, conducted some trial delivering in China by small drones.
Amazon Prime Air is a future service that will deliver packages up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less using small drones.
Regulations In Canada, UAV’s are
regulated by Transport Canada.
Transport Canada develops policies, guidelines, regulations, standards and educational materials to advance civil aviation safety in Canada.
According to Canadian Aviation Regulations:
“No person shall operate an unmanned air vehicle in flight except in accordance with a special flight operations certificate or an air operator certificate.”
A typical SFOC is 9 pages long and up to 70 conditions
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Special Flight Operations Certificates (SFOC)