drones and their increasing number of applications
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These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to analyze how drones are becoming economic feasible for an increasing number of applications as their costs fall. The costs of drones are falling as the costs of various ICs (controllers, GPS) and MEMS sensors rapidly fall, their performance rises (e.g., accuracy of GPS) and as the cost of carbon fibers fall at a somewhat slower pace than do ICs and MEMS. These falling costs are making drones economically feasible for a number of applications such as producing movies, TV reporting, surveillance, and delivery.TRANSCRIPT
Drones Technology and
Entrepreneurship Opportunities
MT5009
Analyzing Hi-Tech Opportunities
Bian Zhiwei A0110169N
Chang Chiew Yuen A0098596A
Matthew Peloso A0001558M
Wang Gao A0110164Y
Gao Liang A0119183E
Agenda
Introduction
Brief talking about the applications
Improvement in drones technology (cost, materials,
GPS, flight controller, MEMS sensors, ICs etc.).
How drones becoming cheaper
Cheaper application from cheaper drones
Media, Civil Services, Delivery
Complementary assets
Conclusion
You bought something in Amazon, then waiting for delivery guy?
What is drone? Drones: formally known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
Essentially, a drone is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard; a
flying robot
Historically, UAVs were simple remotely piloted aircraft, but
autonomous control is increasingly being employed.
Its flight is controlled either autonomously by onboard computers
or by the remote control of a pilot on the ground or in another
vehicle.
Different Names
Drone
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV
Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle UAV
Unmanned Aerial System UAS
Remotely Piloted Vehicle RPV
Remotely Piloted Aircraft RPA
Remotely Piloted Aircraft System RPAS
Remotely Operated Air Vehicles ROAV
Micro Aerial Vehicle MAV
Different Types of Drones
Micro-UAVs
Biomimetic UAV
Blimps or balloons
Fixed-wing Drone Rotary-wing Drone
Scope of Drone
UAS Category Max Takeoff Weight (kg) Range Category
Micro 0.10 Close Range
Mini W <10 Close Range
Small 10-150 Close Range
Medium Short 150-500 Short Range
Medium 500-2000 Medium Range
Large W >2000 Long Range
Agenda
Introduction
Brief talking about the applications
Improvement in drones technology (cost, materials,
GPS, flight controller, MEMS sensors, ICs etc.).
How drones becoming cheaper
Cheaper application from cheaper drones
Media, Civil Services, Delivery
Complementary assets
Conclusion
Use of Drones
Military Use
Civilian Purposes
“Nowadays, new laws and valuable commercial applications could
spark a revolution in the civilian world.”
Civilian Use of Drones
“The Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) believes 30,000 drones could be
over U.S. skies by 2020. UAVs will be the
most dynamic growth sector of the
world aerospace market this decade —
with $89 billion spent over that time,
according to a forecast by Teal Group.”
“The FAA’s $64.4 billion funding bill
passed in 2012 required the agency to
fully integrate UAVs into the nation’s
airspace by September 2015. Although
privacy concerns have delayed the FAA’s
first step — selecting test sites — the
law has powerful friends on Capitol Hill,
and the agency still is under the gun to
meet the deadline.”
Civilian Use of Drones
Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE:LMT)
acquisition of UAV company
Chandler/May is an early salvo
in what could become a
“drone war” among defense
contractors seeking new
revenue streams to offset
hefty Pentagon budget cuts.
Northrop
Grumman (NYSE:NOC), Boein
g (NYSE:BA) and privately
held General Atomics are all
major players in this market
What features does drone have?
Unmanned, remote control
Varieties of sizes, shapes and functions
Portable and convenient
Computer control: Precision
Economic feasible
Efficient
Computers do things more precisely
and faster than humans,
but we need humans to deal with
uncertainty. It's this combination
that interests me.
People are running around, relying
on intuition, and accidents happen.
I want to make that go more
smoothly.
‘Computers do things more precisely and
faster than humans …’
Prof. Mary Cummings
- 1e female US Navy F18 fighter jet pilot, landing on
aircraft carriers (1988-1999)
- Professor Aeronautics & Astronautics at MIT Univ. USA
How does it impact the society?
Drone technology provides us with a totally different lifestyle in different aspects agriculture, goods delivery, photography, medical services, etc.
Benefit
Existing Work
Dirty Work/ Dangerous
Work
Expensive Human
Resource
More efficient
Work people
were not able to do
before
Applications
Possible Problem
Human Rights
Security Risk Invasion of
Privacy Accident
Regulation and Policy
International standard? Territorial?
Agenda
Introduction
Brief talking about the applications
Improvement in drones technology (cost, materials,
GPS, flight controller, MEMS sensors, ICs etc.).
How drones becoming cheaper
Cheaper application from cheaper drones
Media, Civil Services, Delivery
Complementary assets
Conclusion
Components of Drones
Flight controllers / GPS
integration
Multirotor (eg. octocopter)
revolving blades / control
Battery storage / time of
flight
Gimbals for sensor payload
mounts
Lightweight materials, carbon
fiber, etc.
Components of Drones
Flight Controllers
Flight controllers
Improvements in technology
Programmability
GPS coordination
Waypoints
Why its important
Does not require user
Accuracy is improved
Flexible scheduling and flight paths
Improvements in Flight Control
GSP accuracy improvements
More way-points programmable
Source: http://ccar.colorado.edu/asen5050/projects/projects_2012/finch/finch_proj.html
Rotors
Multi rotors
Geometry of blades
Weight of blade
Number of drivers rotating
blades
Why its important
Reduce failure rate via
redundancy
Greater balance, control
Falling cost of Material
Carbon fibres drop in price
Mounting Gimbals (for sensors)
Gimbals
Mounting of sensors and
payloads
Movement
counterbalance at sensor
Why its important
Achieve stability for
sensing systems
Major improvement on
ability to gather
accurate information
(eg. no blur in filming)
Power Supplies
Power unit that is
more efficient
Total time of flight
increased
Longer flying duration
wider coverage
Larger Mass Supported
More stability
Improvements in Energy Storage
Improvements in Energy Density
Same or lower cost
Sensors
Improved ICs and CCD’s
Smaller more precise
sensors
Hyperspectral and
spectral systems
Light-weight
Efficient in power
consumption
Falling costs of IR cameras
Less expensive, more accurate optical detectors
Eg. cost of thermal cameras
Agenda
Introduction
Brief talking about the applications
Improvement in drones technology (cost, materials,
GPS, flight controller, MEMS sensors, ICs etc.).
How drones becoming cheaper
Cheaper application from cheaper drones
Media, Civil Services, Delivery
Complementary assets
Conclusion
Reduced Cost of Drones Falling cost of the components
Better ability to engineer those components into a
working product
Falling cost of Drones
Technology Dimensions of measure Time /
Period
Changes Per
Year Integrated Circuits Number of transistors per chip 1971-2011 38 %
Power ICs Current Density 1993-2012 16.1 %
Battery Storage Energy Density 2009-2014 ~ 8 %
Price level 2013-2015 - 20 %
Communication (GPS) Accuracy position per MB 1980-2013 ~ 20 %
Processors
Instructions per unit time 1979-2009 35.9 %
Instructions per time and
dollar 1979-2009 52.2 %
Flight Controller Cost per unit (incl. software) 2010-2014 - 30 %
Materials (Carbon fiber) Cost per kg 2005-2013 - 15 %
Reduced Cost of Drones
Commercial drones price estimate to drop
~ 10% p.a.
Technology Dimensions of measure Time /
Period
Changes Per
Year Integrated Circuits Number of transistors per chip 1971-2011 38 %
Power ICs Current Density 1993-2012 16.1 %
Battery Storage Energy Density 2009-2014 ~ 8 %
Price level 2013-2015 - 20 %
Communication (GPS) Accuracy position per MB 1980-2013 ~ 20 %
Processors
Instructions per unit time 1979-2009 35.9 %
Instructions per time and
dollar 1979-2009 52.2 %
Flight Controller Cost per unit (incl. software) 2010-2014 - 30 %
Materials (Carbon fiber) Cost per kg 2005-2013 - 15 %
Agenda
Introduction
Brief talking about the applications
Improvement in drones technology (cost, materials,
GPS, flight controller, MEMS sensors, ICs etc.).
How drones becoming cheaper
Cheaper application from cheaper drones
Media, Civil Services, Delivery
Complementary assets
Conclusion
What about here?
Current Commercial Platforms
http://www.star-helicopters.com/aerialservices_aerialphotography.html
http://airads.com/aerial-advertising-media-options/blimps/remote-controlled-blimps.html
http://modelballoon.com/aerial.html
Platform Price Mobility Launch time Operation
team
Helicopter $1500/hr Very Good Fast 5 to 10
Blimps $1000/day Good Slow 2 to 5
Balloon $200/hr Bad Slow 2 to 5
Drones for Media from aerial
perspective
Photography
Filmmaking
Sports
Journalism
Why Drones are applicable ?
New footage which is never or seldom seen before
Small/Mobile/easy to carry
Less expensive/cost efficient (as low as $15 per
hour, 1 pilot is enough)
Less dangerous to operate
Fast to launch (5 to 15 mins)
Easily hover in the air
Drones: Innovating Aerial
Photography
It can be cost up to 100 times as much to achieve the same shots with full-scale alternatives.
The average traditional manned helicopter consumes roughly 129L of fuel per hour.
By purchasing one or hiring a professional to help capture your photo with a drone.
Drones typically take around 10 minutes to setup ready for filming and taking quality photos
Drones can operate indoors and in tight locations
They are much quieter than a full size helicopter
Most come with a flight case or light carry bag and with the drone being light itself
Drones are reliable whether at high or low temperature.
Drones: The future of filmmaking
http://visual.ly/drones-future-filmmaking-0
Drones: Faster, Closer, Cheaper
Drones were used in the 2014 Winter Olympics in
Sochi for filming skiing and snowboarding events
They allow video to get closer to the athletes. More
flexible than cable-suspended camera systems.
http://wintergames.ap.org/latimes/article/sochi-drone-shooting-olympic-tv-not-terrorists
http://skyvantage.co.uk/drone-filming-sochi-2014-winter-olympics/
Drones: Changing the way TV
reporters work
Offer a bird’s-eye view of news
scenes
Let journalists capture scenes that
previously would be danger
Help journalists overcome logistical
hurdles
Shots that once required a helicopter
or a complicated set-up of gantries
and wires are now achievable on a
tight budget with drones.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-24712136
http://www.economist.com/news/international/21599800-drones-often-make-news-they-have-started-gathering-it-too-eyes-skies
Agenda
Introduction
Brief talking about the applications
Improvement in drones technology (cost, materials,
GPS, flight controller, MEMS sensors, ICs etc.).
How drones becoming cheaper
Cheaper application from cheaper drones
Media, Civil Services, Delivery
Complementary assets
Conclusion
Drones for Civil Services
Surveillance
Security and safety
Traffic monitoring
Firefighting
Drones: Surveillance
In Jan 2012, Federal Aviation
Administration(FAA) has released 60
public entities and 12 private drone
manufacturers to fly drones in US.
FAA estimates as many as 30,000
drones could be flying in US in
2020.
Surveillance at construction sites
Ability to create more accurate 3D
models in a very short time period
Source: https://www.eff.org/issues/surveillance-drones
Drones: Security and safety
Drone-aid search and rescue
Emergency services, fire,
EMS (emergency medical
service) etc
Drones: Traffic monitoring
Satellite monitoring
(probably £100,000 a
day)
Drones monitoring
(between £2,000 and
£3,000 a day)
Speed enforced by
drones?
Drones: Traffic monitoring
Mission #1: Roads Surface Condition Monitoring
Mission #2: Highway Traffic Monitoring
Mission #3: City Traffic Information and Management
Mission #1: Roads Surface
Condition Monitoring
Monitoring road icing and
surface condition with
respect to meteorological
situation
Prediction of danger traffic
situations
Gritting vehicles
management
Mission #2: Highway Traffic
Monitoring
Providing real-time video
information for traffic
information system (e.g. car
accidents, traffic jams, road work
information, weather conditions)
Characteristics: as quick as
possible reaction on actual
occurrence
Mission #3: City Traffic
Information and Management
Monitoring of city traffic situation
Insist on traffic during morning and afternoon peak time
Monitoring of critical areas (highway exits, cross-roads, …)
Adaptive semaphore algorithms regarding actual situation
Drones Payload
Electro-Optical/Infrared sensor (with ability see through
clouds and fog)
Surface temperature measurement system (thermal camera)
High resolution camera in daylight condition, infrared
imaging system in case of night operations
Effective data processing of flow of moving vehicles
Providing real-time video information for traffic information
system (e.g. car accidents, traffic jams, road work
information, weather conditions)
Available Drones: HAES Scanner
Payload: 10 kg
Range: 25 km
Altitude: 1000 m
Speed: 80 - 150 km/h
Endurance: 2 hr
Drones: Firefighting
Spraying or spreading a
large payload to the
targeted release point
(like glided-guided
bomb) with great
precision
Source: http://www.nitrofirex.com/?page_id=4&lang=en
Forest Fire Statistics in Spain
In the last 20 years (1993 – 2012)
Average annual fires 18 fires/Year
Average number of aircraft used >160
Economic loss 307 mill €/Year
Drones: Firefighting
Current airborne
firefighters:
Slow
Manual water drops
Daytime operation
Single role aircraft
Risky Operations
Drones:
24 hour operation
Fast Reaction time
Higher water drop per capability per
operation hour
Lower Cost per dropped liter
Maximum precision of the water drop
Unaffected by Wind, Clouds and
smoke
No Risk for flight crews
Direct support to ground crews
Agenda
Introduction
Brief talking about the applications
Improvement in drones technology (cost, materials,
GPS, flight controller, MEMS sensors, ICs etc.).
How drones becoming cheaper
Cheaper application from cheaper drones
Media, Civil Services, Delivery
Complementary assets
Conclusion
Drones For Delivery
Mail, Package
Grocery, Food
Medical Prescription
PO Box
Commodities
Cost for delivery
The current transportation system is expensive
Direct expenses
Fuels / Parts
Labor
Capital
USD 125.3 billion p.a. spent on road and bridge
construction. Most of the cost are spent to repair
damages from heavy vehicle usage*
*Source : Federal Highway Cost Allocation Study, Final Report, US
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 1997
Also the Indirect Costs
~6,4000 highway deaths (11%) from commercial trucks
annually
Highway vehicles responsible for 62% of CO, 32% of
NOx and 26% of VOCs emissions
Disposal of tire, oil and battery ~ USD 4.2 billion
Traffic congestion cost estimated USD 182 billion
annually
Crash cost estimated USD 840 billion annually
Trucks are responsible for ~33% (USD 340 billion)
Source : EPA & DoT reports
Source : http://www.sv.uio.no/esop/english/research/news-and-events/events/guest-lectures-seminars/esop-
seminar/dokumenter/soderbom.pdf
Drones For Delivery (how it works?)
Drones could allow businesses to deliver products
to customers without having to send a driver.
Able to carry a payload about 2kg
Over short distance about 10km (about 15 mins)
GPS and sensors to navigate between points
Software for route planning
Cost 24 cents (2kg over 10km)
The Drone Mesh
Network will do for
Physical
Transportation
what the Internet
did
for flow of
information
Concept: Drone Mesh Network (DMN)
Drone Docking Stations (DDS)
DDS 24/7 availability for battery charging
Drone stand-by position
Remote controlled and Managed by Licensee
Drones For Delivery (Logistic)
Amazon Testing Drone Delivery System
Domino's Flying Drone Delivers Pizza
Lakemaid Beer Drone Delivery
Google Project Wing
A revolutionary drone-based delivery network is being
tested—in Bhutan
Matternet
Bangalore traffic
Road development
Slow and non flexible infra development
1st Drone delivery in India
1st Drone delivery in India
Project Wing Australia
Source : http://rt.com/news/183556-google-drone-delivery-australia/
Prime Air India
Source : http://thediplomat.com/2014/08/amazon-will-test-drone-delivery-system-in-india/
DHL Germany
Source : http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/25/german-dhl-launches-first-commercial-drone-delivery-
service
Matternet (future)
http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/10/how-matternet-wants-to-bring-drone-delivery-to-the-people-who-need-it-most/
http://vimeo.com/28247681
Disruptive Innovation?? Capital Costs Operational Costs
Operational saving outweigh capital costs
Source : Georgia Tech
Horizontal Delivery
System Topology Hub & Spoke Point to Point Hybrid Distribution
Dynamic Network
Topology
Vertical Delivery
System Topology
Single, All Purpose
Vehicle
Separate Delivery
Vehicle and Transfer
Vehicle
Package Type Document Standard Mail Small Parcel (<50lbs
2x2x2 ft) Freight (large)
Shipment Time Same-day
(SuperExpress) Next-day (Express) Same-week Variety
Vehicle Type Fixed Wing Trucks and Vans Autonomous Heavy
Drones
Autonomous Light
Drones
Small Mobile Vehicles
(Bicycle etc)
Mission (Range) Urban (<50 miles) Regional (50 - 500
miles) National (>500 miles) International
Air Traffic Control Current ATC ADS-B ADS-B (TIS-B, FIS-B) Drones corridors Free-Flight
Operation Control Autonomous Semi-Autonomous Non-Autonomous
(Slave)
Strategic Control
(Dispatch) Centralized Distributed to Hubs Distributed to Vehicle
Package Sorting Current System Sort at each stop/hub
Package Tracking No tracking Update Tracking at
each stop
GPS Tracking / per
vehicle (RT)
GPS Tracking / per
package (RT) Hang tagging
Number of Handoffs Two (Pickup &
Delivery)
Three (Pickup,
Transfer & Delivery) Four Five Six
Pickup/Delivery
Approach
Fixed number of
standard "smart
containers"
Customer packaging,
restricted in size and
volume
Agenda
Introduction
Brief talking about the applications
Improvement in drones technology (cost, materials,
GPS, flight controller, MEMS sensors, ICs etc.).
How drones becoming cheaper
Cheaper application from cheaper drones
Media, Civil Services, Delivery
Complementary assets
Conclusion
Complementary assets
‘Refueling’ Charging Stations - solar
Open development platform – programming
3D scanning
3D printing services for replacement / accessories
Nanotechnologies – Graphene, Carbon nanotubes
Solar cell, flexible
Light weight Sensors
Drones services
New Jobs – Drones drivers….
Futuristic Applications
Smart and autonomous/Microscopic and
cheap
Pollination: bee-size drones pollinating
flowers
Autonomous construction drones
http://youtu.be/i3ernrkZ91E
Medical in-body drones
Ubiquitous surveillance
Mining drones (from another far remote
areas)
Internet communications
Source : http://www.google.com/loon/how/
Source : http://www.wired.com/2014/09/facebook-drones-2/
Internet-Connected Drones
Google Loon
Facebook’s Connectivity Lab
Internet connections via things like
high-altitude balloons and flying
drones
Solar-powered drones that can
connect the billions of people
currently living off the grid to the
internet
Eco-system of Drones – Data+Comms
Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Augmented
Reality into Drones
Incorporation audio and text with video and images
captured in real time
Defining regulations by the FAA / Government for
commercial usage of drones
Resolving privacy concerns around drones flying
over backyards etc
Long term challenges
Agenda
Introduction
Brief talking about the applications
Improvement in drones technology (cost, materials,
GPS, flight controller, MEMS sensors, ICs etc.).
How drones becoming cheaper
Cheaper application from cheaper drones
Media, Civil Services, Delivery
Complementary assets
Conclusion
While drones are unlikely to become
a part of our daily lives in the
immediate future, they will soon
begin taking on much larger roles
for businesses and some individual
consumers, from delivering
groceries to revolutionizing private
security, to changing the way
farmers manage their crops —
perhaps even aerial advertising
The FAA (Federal Aviation
Administration) believes there will
be around 20,000 drones in the sky
by 2017, although some say that
figure will be much higher
http://www.businessinsider.sg/drones-navigating-toward-commercial-applications-2-2014-1/
Conclusions
Early Warning Systems 1. Earthquake Warning Networks 2. Hurricane Monitoring Swarms 3. Tornado Warning Systems 4. Hail Preventer/Sound Cannons 5. Avalanche Preventer/Sound Cannons 6. Impending Flood Alert Systems 7. Tsunami Forecasting Systems 8. Forest Fire Preventers Emergency Services 9. Missing Child Drone 10. Thermo Sensor Drones 11. Infrared Sensor Drones 12. Insect Killing Drones 13. Poacher Drones 14. Endangered Species Drone . 15. Eyes on the Problem Drone 16. Missing Pet Drone News Reporting 17. Accident/Incident Monitoring 18. Time-Lapse Weather Drones 19. Protestor Cams 20. Man-on-the-Street Interview Drone 21. Real-Time Stats Drone 22. Rapid Comment/Interview Drones 23. Locker Room Drones 24. Photo Drones Delivery 25. PO Box Drones 26. Medical Prescription Delivery 27. Grocery Delivery 28. Mail, Package Delivery 29. Anticipatory Delivery 30. Send-It-Back Return Drones 31. Direct from the Farm Produce 32. Banquet Catering Drones Business Activity Monitoring 33. Construction Monitoring 34. Topological Surveying 35. Instant Environmental Impact Assessment 36. Power Line Monitoring Drones 37. Thermo Imaging of Buildings 38. Sensitive Product Shipping 39. Open Seas Pirate Monitoring Drones 40. Geological Surveying Gaming Drones 41. Three Dimensional Chess Drones 42. World of Warcraft in Space 43. Three Dimensional Treasure Hunts 44. Drone Jousting Matches 45. Monster Truck Vs. Flying Drone Matches
91. High Speed Chase Drones 92. Domestic Violence Monitors 93. Child Abuse Monitors 94. Neighborhood Watch Cams 95. Ankle Bracelet Replacement Drones 96. Instant Court Drones Smart Home Drones 97. Airbrush Swarm 98. Dusting Drone 99. Lawn Manicuring Drone 100. Leaf Raking Drones 101. Home Security Drones 102. 3D Printer Repair Drone 103. Special Drone Docks 104. Diaper Changing Drones Real Estate 105. Real Estate Photography Drones 106. Atmospheric Water Harvesting Drones 107. Home Inspection Drones 108. Battery Replacement Drones 109. Trash Removal Drones 110. Sewage Removal Drones 111. Insurance Adjuster Drones 112. Instant Listing Drone Library Drones 113. Tool Loaning Libraries 114. Emergency Equipment Loaning Libraries 115. Pet Lending Library 116. 24-Hour Books, Audio Books, Videos, Artwork, & Information Archives 117. Tech Lending Library 118. Borrow an Expert Library 119. Borrow a Big Brother 120. Drone Lending Library Military and Spy Uses 121. Missile Launching Drones 122. Bomb-Dropping Drones 123. Flying Camouflage Drones 124. Communication Disruptors 125. Battlefield Medical Supply Drones 126. Invisible Spy Drones 127. Heat Seeking Bullet Drone 128. Solar Powered High-Altitude WiFi Drones Healthcare Drones 129. Humanitarian Applications 130. Canary Drones 131. Body Sphere Monitoring 132. Hovering Health Monitors 133. Physical Movement Analysis 134. Skin Care Monitor 135. Seeing Eye Drone
46. Drone Racing 47. Drone Obstacle Courses 48. Drone Hunting Season Sporting Drones 49. Perfect Athlete’s Performance Sphere 50. Space Racing Camera Drones 51. Personal Trainer Drones 52. Instant Landing Pad 53. Marathon Trackers 54. Runner’s Metabolism Tracker 55. Bareback Drone Riders 56. Outdoor Bowling Entertainment Drones 57. Comedian Drone 58. Magician Drone 59. Concert Swarm 60. Drone Circus 61. Performance Art Swarms 62. Mega Photo Stitching Competitions 63. Prankster Drones 64. Fireworks Dropping Drones Marketing 65. Spot Advertising 66. Subliminal Advertising 67. Multimedia Formations 68. Banner Pulling Drones 69. Food and Product Sampler Drones 70. Grandstanding Drones 71. Flying Strobe Drones 72. Fresh Bread Drones Farming and Agriculture 73. Artificial Bees 74. Seeding Drones 75. Insect Monitoring Drones 76. Fertilizer Monitoring Drones 77. Disease Monitoring Drones 78. Bird Frightening Drones 79. Crop Fogger Drones 80. Harvesting Drones Ranching Drones 81. Cow Monitors 82. Horse Shadowers 83. Pig Monitors 84. Bee Observers 85. Sheep Trackers 86. Chicken Monitors 87. Turkey Trackers 88. Duck & Geese Monitors Police Drones 89. Drug Sniffing Drones 90. Political Corruption Sniffing Drones
136. Infectious Disease Monitoring Drone Educational Drones 137. Historical Reference 138. Real-Time Perspectives 139. Geometric Shapes 140. The Question & Answer Drone 141. Documentary Drones 142. Language Partner Drone 143. Basic Math Drones 144. SAT-ACT Prep Drone Science & Discovery 145. Archeology 146. Whale Watching 147. Bird Migration 148. Forest Health 149. Ocean Currents 150. Aurora Borealis 151. Solar Flare Monitoring 152. Earth Noise Monitoring Travel Drones 153. Commuter Drones 154. Taxi-Limo Drones 155. Bar Hopping Drone 156. Tourist Attraction Drones 157. Hop-on-Hop-off Drones 158. Emergency Rescue Drones 159. Trucking Drones 160. Overnight Sleeper Drones Robotic Arm Drones 161. Hazardous Material Drones 162. Transporting Dangerous Chemical Drones 163. Rescuing Dangerous Animal Drones 164. Chess-Playing Drones 165. Arm Wrestling Drones 166. Spot-Welding in Difficult Places Drones 167. Mechanical Repair in Difficult Places Drones 168. Space Junk Removal Drones Reality Distortion Fields 169. Odor Cancellation 170. Sound & Noise Cancellation 171. Visible Light Cancellation 172. Magnifying Drones 173. De-Magnifying Drones 174. Color Changing Drones 175. Thermo Cannons 176. Voices in Our Head Drones Novelty Drones 177. Personal Periscopes 178. Plant Communicator Drones 179. Frisbee Turbo Fliers 180. Shade Drones
181. Mosquito-Free Zone Drones 182. Dating Drone 183. Relevancy Drone 184. Elevator Drones Far Out Concepts 185. Massive Flying Drone Resorts 186. Artificial Earthworms 187. Personal Prep Swarms 188. Swarm Clothing 189. Protective Swarms 190. Mental Conduit Swarms 191. Remote Viewing Swarms 192. Superman Swarm
and more …
Back up slides Information
Increase yield and cut costs
(save time and good return on
investment)
Watch for disease and collect
real-time data on crop health
and yields
Distribute pesticides from the
air onto plantations
Huge market potential with
estimated $2 billion annual
market size
Drones: Agriculture
Drones: Conservation
An urgent problem...monitoring of wildlife
Drones: Conservation
Monitoring of Forest
• 2238 images
• 5.22 sq. km / 1289ac
• 5.22cm/pixel side
• 91 orangutan nest in
ground surveys
• Aerial images being
analyzed
Source : Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
Drones in USA
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/capitolreport/2014/06/25/are-drones-illegal-in-your-state-this-map-can-tell-you/
https://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty/status-2014-domestic-drone-legislation-states
The Economics Behind Amazon’s
Drone Delivery Service
http://www.johnswope.com/?p=83
The Economics Behind Amazon’s
Drone Delivery Service
The Economics Behind Amazon’s
Drone Delivery Service
The Economics Behind Amazon’s
Drone Delivery Service
The Economics Behind Amazon’s
Drone Delivery Service
Assumptions:
• No costs for additional infrastructure.
• Cost of skilled employees who need to maintain and manage the fleet of
drones did not considered.
• Permits fees not included.
• However the lifetime cost of the drone would have to be greater than
USD50,000 to even be on par with the cost of human delivery. And the
difference between drones and humans is that the cost of drones goes
down over time…
The Economics Behind Amazon’s
Drone Delivery Service
Source : http://www.ibtimes.com/heres-what-future-insect-nano-drones-looks-video-1532592
Nano-Drones
Nano drones are becoming every day more of a reality
Drones are becoming smaller and smaller every single day
Nano drones will be capable of surveillance without being
detected
Huge financial advantage
The average nano drone costs about $25 per hour
to run, in comparison to manned helicopters and
planes, which can cost between $600 to $20,000
per hour.
Compact and Undetectable
Lives of pilots, airmen and police are not at risk
http://youtu.be/z78mgfKprdg
Some examples
Cyborg drones
Dragonfly drone
Hummingbird drone
Nano Quadrators
Black Hornet Nano drone
DASH Roachbot drone
Samarai drone
MicroBat drone
Spy-butterfly drone
Switchblade drone
Mosquito drone
• Alpha model - retail at $250 or more, comes
with a MARC-Basic flight computer, solenoidal
actuators, and flight accessories including a
remote controller, battery and charger
• Delta model - same MARC-Basic flight
computer and flight accessories, continuously
variable transmission (CVT), retail price
estimated to be around $500
• Gamma model - MARC-2 and adds a camera
and Wi-Fi, can be controlled via a computer,
iPhone or Android smartphone, expected to
retail for $750
• Omega model - MARC-3 flight computer that
boasts 20 onboard sensors (including two
cameras), and features a CVT and Wi-Fi,
expected price of $1,499 at retail
Source : http://www.gizmag.com/techject-dragonfly-microuav/24900/
Dragonfly drones - Biomimicry
• US government invested millions of dollars into
the development of tiny drones inspired by
biology, each equipped with video and audio
equipment that can record sights and sound
• Could be used to spy, locate people inside
earthquake-crumpled buildings and detect
hazardous chemical leaks
• The smaller, the better
• 6.5-inch wing span, the remote-controlled bird
weighs less than a AA battery and can fly at
speeds of up to 11 mph, propelled only by the
flapping of its two wings. A tiny video camera
sits in its belly.
• The bird can climb and descend vertically, fly
sideways, forward and backward. It can rotate
clockwise and counterclockwise.
Source : http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41837647/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/wings-technology-hummingbird-drones/
Hummingbird drones - Biomimicry
Improvement in energy storage
Type of energy storage and its range
Source: http://www.corephotonics.com/january-29-2013-corephotonics-closes-first-round
Improvement in sensors
Increase in
resolution over
the years
Higher pixel
count = able to
capture finer
details
Source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079672702000241
Improvement in sensors
Source: http://info.adimec.com/blogposts/bid/39656/CCD-vs-CMOS-Image-Sensors-in-Machine-Vision-Cameras
CMOS vs. CCD – Capture Speed
Improvement in sensors
Source: http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224201255
Source: http://image-sensors-world.blogspot.sg/2012_07_01_archive.html
Cheaper Sensors
Time required to produce image sensor wafer is
reduced over the years
Improved production rate leads to cheaper sensor
Improvement in
Internet/Communications
Source: http://scalometer.wikispaces.com/singularity
Improvement in Processor
Source: http://scalometer.wikispaces.com/singularity
Source: http://scalometer.wikispaces.com/singularity
Mechanical Device Miniaturization
Patent Application in US
Resource from IP Tech.
Patent Count- Company/Inventor
Life Cycle
Resource from IP Tech.