Title :
Scheduling methods for unmanned aerial vehicle based delivery systems
Author :
Shen, Dan ; Zhang, Hanlin ; Yu, Wei ; Lu, Chao ; Chen, Genshe ; Wei, Sixiao ; Blasch, Erik P. ; Pham, Khanh
Author_Institution :
Intelligent Fusion Technology (IFT) Inc.
Abstract :
□ Because of the inherent flexibility, ease of use, and ability for rapid deployment, UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) have been widely used for commercial applications. □ Both Facebook and Google looked into buying Titan Aerospace, a company located in New Mexico, which develops solar powered UAVs □ Amazon announced a plan to offer 30-minute deliveries using UAVs. Prime Air, has a goal of delivering packages to customers in 30 minutes or less using UAVs
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2014 IEEE/AIAA 33rd
Conference_Location :
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5002-7
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2014.6979640
