Managing the drone revolution: A systematic literature review into the current use of airborne drones and future strategic directions for their effective control

Merkert, Rico; Bushell, James

doi:10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101929

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“…In September 2020, there were > 1.7 million drones registered with the United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), 30% of which were registered for commercial applications 5 . As existing applications mature, new uses are being tested that may transform commercial sectors, with drones supplanting conventional methods and adding new services 3 , 6 . Growth in drone utilization has been accompanied by rapidly evolving legislation and initiatives to modernize airspace for the safe integration of drones 7 , 8 .…”

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Weather constraints on global drone flyability

Gao

Hugenholtz

Fox

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Small aerial drones are used in a growing number of commercial applications. However, drones cannot fly in all weather, which impacts their reliability for time-sensitive operations. The magnitude and global variability of weather impact is poorly understood. We explore weather-limited drone flyability (the proportion of time drones can fly safely) by comparing historical wind speed, temperature, and precipitation data to manufacturer-reported thresholds of common commercial and weather-resistant drones with a computer simulation. We show that global flyability is highest in warm and dry continental regions and lowest over oceans and at high latitudes. Median global flyability for common drones is low: 5.7 h/day or 2.0 h/day if restricted to daylight hours. Weather-resistant drones have higher flyability (20.4 and 12.3 h/day, respectively). While these estimates do not consider all weather conditions, results suggest that improvements to weather resistance can increase flyability. An inverse analysis for major population centres shows the largest flyability gains for common drones can be achieved by increasing maximum wind speed and precipitation thresholds from 10 to 15 m/s and 0–1 mm/h, respectively.

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Weather constraints on global drone flyability

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Hugenholtz

Fox

et al. 2021

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“…Merkert and Bushell [ 12 ] conducted a review of systematic literature related to historical concerns such as privacy, acceptance, and protection that have been gradually replaced by operational considerations, including contact with and impacts on other users of airspace, in order to recognize critical issues and research gaps. The study demonstrates that unrestricted use of drones can cause problems for other users of the airspace, such as airports and emergency services.…”

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The Internet of Drones: Requirements, Taxonomy, Recent Advances, and Challenges of Research Trends

Abdelmaboud

2021

Sensors

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The use of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones are a valuable technique in coping with issues related to life in the general public’s daily routines. Given the growing number of drones in low-altitude airspace, linking drones to form the Internet of drones (IoD) is a highly desirable trend to improve the safety as well as the quality of flight. However, there remain security, privacy, and communication issues related to IoD. In this paper, we discuss the key requirements of security, privacy, and communication and we present a taxonomy of IoD based on the most relevant considerations. Furthermore, we present the most commonly used commercial case studies and address the latest advancements and solutions proposed for the IoD environments. Lastly, we discuss the challenges and future research directions of IoD.

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“…Recently, UAV has become more active for civil use, including numerous missions in the field of traffic monitoring, agricultural operations, aerial photography, search and rescue, environmental monitoring, firefighting and communication relay (see Casbeer et al, 2006;Liu et al, 2013;Cetin et al, 2013;Xiang and Tian, 2011;Merkert and Bushell, 2020). In the tourism field, UAVs are used as a tool for technology-enhanced on-site tourism experience and smart photogrammetry of tourism attractions (Neuhofer et al, 2014).…”

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Application of UAVs for tourism security and safety

Song

2021

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PurposeIn the tourism industry, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can perform monitoring and patrol missions to protect assets and tourists at attractions such as coastal areas, canyons, national parks, etc. Such use of UAVs can improve safety and security of tourism attraction and facilitate tourism industry. However, there is a key issue regarding economic investment and efficient operation for actual system implementation. The purpose of this paper is to provide a guideline for supporting economic investment and the efficient operation of UAV system in the tourism industry.Design/methodology/approachIdeas and methodologies have been proposed to overcome the fundamental limitations of commercial UAVs. A mathematical optimization model is developed to determine the optimal number of UAVs to be purchased, and its operation schedules simultaneously.FindingsUsing proposed concept and methodology, UAVs can support long duration of missions. Economic system design as well as the operation schedule is derived with the hypothesis data in Kkot-Ji beach in Korea. The proposed methodology and approach is expected to have huge potential at many tourism attractions to achieve the safety and security of tourists.Practical implicationsThe result of this study can facilitate practical use of UAVs in the tourism industry. Furthermore, it is applicable in many industries that need UAV systems such as national defence, agriculture, disaster management, etc.Originality/valueThe proposed study suggests a solution to handle fundamental weakness of UAVs and support long duration of missions. In addition, this study incorporates economic system design issue and operation issue simultaneously.

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Managing the drone revolution: A systematic literature review into the current use of airborne drones and future strategic directions for their effective control

Cited by 176 publications

References 115 publications

Weather constraints on global drone flyability

Weather constraints on global drone flyability

The Internet of Drones: Requirements, Taxonomy, Recent Advances, and Challenges of Research Trends

Application of UAVs for tourism security and safety

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