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== Application Scenarios ==
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* Flying on private property
 
* Flying on private property
 
** industrial areas
 
** industrial areas
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===Business Models===
 
===Business Models===
  
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* Toy business
 
* Manufacturers are expected to be thinned out in the next few years
 
* Manufacturers are expected to be thinned out in the next few years
 
* Service industry in this area is expected to increase
 
* Service industry in this area is expected to increase
 
* Autonomy is necessary to keep personal costs down
 
* Autonomy is necessary to keep personal costs down
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* Pictures from sports events
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===Regulation===
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* different regulations for different countries
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* a business model that works for one country might not be possible in another one
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* work on internationally accepted rules
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* introduction of new rules might kill businesses
 
* Need to get goverments on board, e.g. via disaster management applications
 
* Need to get goverments on board, e.g. via disaster management applications
 
* Need of trade association handling regulation at a level between goverment and individual users
 
* Need of trade association handling regulation at a level between goverment and individual users
* Pictures from sports events
 
  
===Examples===
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===Companies===
  
 
* [http://matternet.us/ Matternet] Transportation using a network of UAVs
 
* [http://matternet.us/ Matternet] Transportation using a network of UAVs
 
* [http://www.carinthian-robotics.com/ Carinthian Robotics] Air photo service
 
* [http://www.carinthian-robotics.com/ Carinthian Robotics] Air photo service
 
* [http://www.skybotix.com/ Skybotix] Airborne Industrial Inspection
 
* [http://www.skybotix.com/ Skybotix] Airborne Industrial Inspection
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* [http://ardrone2.parrot.com/ Parrot] Selling drones (among other products)
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* [http://www.skyeyeproject.com/#!environmental-monitoring/c1bm7 Skyeye] UAV services, e.g. for environmental monitoring
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* [http://www.schiebel.net/ Schiebel] Unmanned Air Systems for military use
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* [http://www.droneadventures.org/ Drone Adventures] Non-profit organization, collected data is made available to the public

Latest revision as of 09:12, 9 July 2013

Application Scenarios

  • Flying on private property
    • industrial areas
    • mining industry (build 3D models of mining area)
    • agriculture (counting sheep)
  • Disaster Management
    • contamination monitoring
    • Setting up an ad-hoc communication management
    • Search missions
    • Delivering goods
  • security applications
  • blue light services (police, ambulance, firefighters)

Single UAV vs Multi-UAV

  • probably no large markets for multi-UAVs
  • critical question: cost of multi-UAV system vs. single UAV system

Business Models

  • Toy business
  • Manufacturers are expected to be thinned out in the next few years
  • Service industry in this area is expected to increase
  • Autonomy is necessary to keep personal costs down
  • Pictures from sports events

Regulation

  • different regulations for different countries
  • a business model that works for one country might not be possible in another one
  • work on internationally accepted rules
  • introduction of new rules might kill businesses
  • Need to get goverments on board, e.g. via disaster management applications
  • Need of trade association handling regulation at a level between goverment and individual users

Companies

  • Matternet Transportation using a network of UAVs
  • Carinthian Robotics Air photo service
  • Skybotix Airborne Industrial Inspection
  • Parrot Selling drones (among other products)
  • Skyeye UAV services, e.g. for environmental monitoring
  • Schiebel Unmanned Air Systems for military use
  • Drone Adventures Non-profit organization, collected data is made available to the public