Challenges of introducing flying drones and creating automated systems for goods and food delivery

ABSTRACT

Most people still believe that pilotless vehicles flying over our heads and carrying goods is just a fantasy straight out of a science fiction movie. But the world's largest e-commerce companies are in strong competition to control the drone delivery market. As the need for commercial deliveries in the big cities grows, businesses are confronted with a fundamental constraint in surface road capacity. Drone delivery tries to circumvent this limitation by taking advantage of the vertical dimension above city streets. This research investigates the vehicle design components of the delivery drone problem, such as flying efficiency, energy consumption, loudness, safety issues, which are critical to delivery drone feasibility. The qualitative research conducted found that companies are facing challenges like finding size and cargo balance, they are confronting with the problem of writing complex software, the need to optimize for battery consumption or even project costs rise high.