09 - Air Transport System Efficiency
AUTOMATED OPERATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIXED-WING DRONES: A POTENTIAL GAME-CHANGER FOR GREEN AERIAL SERVICES
M. Spieck, Thelsys, Germany; J.H. Binnebesel¹, J. Mehnen¹; ¹mb+Partner, Germany
The work presents technologies that enable fully automated and remotely controlled drone operations, which will greatly improve efficiency and flexibility of high-performance, high value applications. The operating principle is explained by the application example of persistent monitoring missions for the early detection of wildfires.rn