Drones and their Increasing Number of Applications

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

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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

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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

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

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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 %

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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

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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

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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

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

http://youtu.be/Le46ERPMlWU

http://youtu.be/Le46ERPMlWU

http://youtu.be/-CYT4PFV_Hs

http://youtu.be/qmHwXf8JUOw



http://youtu.be/cRTNvWcx9Oo

http://qz.com/245961/a-revolutionary-drone-based-delivery-network-is-being-tested-in-bhutan/






https://www.ted.com/talks/andreas_raptopoulos_no_roads_there_s_a_drone_for_that

Bangalore traffic

Road development

Slow and non flexible infra development

1st Drone delivery in India

Project Wing Australia

Source : http://rt.com/news/183556-google-drone-delivery-australia/

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/

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

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

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Conclusion


‘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

http://www.google.com/loon/how/



http://www.wired.com/2014/09/facebook-drones-2/







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

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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



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…

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://www.ibtimes.com/heres-what-future-insect-nano-drones-looks-video-1532592



















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

http://www.gizmag.com/techject-dragonfly-microuav/24900/







• 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

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41837647/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/wings-technology-hummingbird-drones/











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

http://www.corephotonics.com/january-29-2013-corephotonics-closes-first-round













Increase in

resolution over

the years

Higher pixel

count = able to

capture finer

details

Source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079672702000241


http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079672702000241

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079672702000241

Source: http://info.adimec.com/blogposts/bid/39656/CCD-vs-CMOS-Image-Sensors-in-Machine-Vision-Cameras

CMOS vs. CCD – Capture Speed


http://info.adimec.com/blogposts/bid/39656/CCD-vs-CMOS-Image-Sensors-in-Machine-Vision-Cameras



















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

http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224201255

http://image-sensors-world.blogspot.sg/2012_07_01_archive.html







Improvement in

Internet/Communications

Source: http://scalometer.wikispaces.com/singularity

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http://scalometer.wikispaces.com/singularity



Improvement in Processor






Mechanical Device Miniaturization




Patent Application in US

Resource from IP Tech.

Patent Count- Company/Inventor

Life Cycle

Resource from IP Tech.

Drones and their Increasing Number of Applications

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