Friday, July 31, 2015

Amazon may have a solution for traffic civil drones

The controversy around the use of drones in civilian airspace and the potential dangers that can result from using drones with recreational or professional purposes general air traffic is on the table. Neither manufacturers nor regulators agree with the use and enjoyment of the airspace for such unmanned devices are slowly gaining more followers, but it seems that Amazon has a solution.


By increasing the number of drones overhead it is needed to change the concept of airspace. Now, with the use of the same beyond specific recreational or police work, many companies like Amazon is testing for delivering packages of drones in order to increase efficiency and reduce costs, which places the company at the center Traffic debate civilian drones.

Therefore, the company has given a make a proposal by which intends to designate a portion of the airspace above the suburbs and the cities for the use of drones high speed, so that the use of such drones would be limited to a maximum area of 60 to 120 meters above ground, leaving above it another area of 30 meters above this corridor, to be designated as a no-fly zone to act as an empty space in front of traditional aircraft in its approach to urban centers.


Below the traffic area of ​​high-speed drones would remain an area up to 60 meters designated for low-speed traffic and leisure drones, which are less likely to be a problem beyond that arise for privacy people, another problem is already being debated.

In any case, the drones who would make use of the high-speed spatial zone should include:

  • An advanced GPS system to identify their location in real time along with the nearby drones.
  • To maintain reliable communications with GPS data and other Internet devices.
  • Online flight planning to predict and communicate flight routes.
  • Ability to communicate with other drones to ensure they avoid each other.

Other sensors to avoid obstacles, including birds, buildings and cables.
For now, the debate is, but the truth is that a standard for this type of vehicles are expected to be the future of courier companies, for example, is one of the steps to be taken to regulate the industry.

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