Innovation Radar's analysis of this innovation is based on data collected on 07/01/2020
Needs that, if addressed, can increase the chances this innovation gets to (or closer to) the market incude:
This innovation was assessed by the JRC’s Market Creation Potential indicator framework as having a “Minor” level of Market Creation Potential. Only innovations that are showing multiple signals of market creation potential are assigned a value under this indicator system.
This innovation was developed under the Horizon 2020 project AIRCARRUS. Details of this project are provided below:
Project acronym: AIRCARRUS
Project Title: AIRCARRUS - Autonomous Drone Delivery System
Project description: Aircarrus is an autonomous rapid response drone delivery system that services remote locations and or time critical events utilizing an automated ground processing station . The system is completely autonomous and requires no ground operators to launch or retrieve the delivery drone. The drone is operated through the Cloud on a GSM mobile network using our proprietary Dbotix autopilot. The drone is charged using a series of jump stations that allow it to travel long distances and load cargo automatically. AERDRON aims to study the feasibility of upgrading and adapting our existing delivery drone HL4 Herculift to increase its range and automate the charging and payload loading systems. AERDRON will also study the feasibility of using off the grid jump stations powered only by renewable green energy systems (solar/wind) to service areas with limited infrastructure. The Aircarrus project plans to leverage existing EU Commission technology programs from the Galileo GPS to the SESAR U-Space network.