Brief description of current state of drones and some future challenges. The presentation is prepared for delivery in the "Interact with Today's World" conference held in Bibliotica Alexandria 5-6 August 2016

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The Future of Drones
ITW16 – Bibliotica Alexandria
6th
of August 2016
Mohammad Tawfik
Zewail City for Science and Technology

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Your Speaker
● Mohammad Tawfik
● Coordinator, Aerospace Engineering Program,
University of Science and Technology, Zewail
City
● BSc., Aerospace Engineering, Cairo University
● Diploma, Computer Science, Cairo University
● MSc., Aerospce Engineering, Old Dominion U.
● Meng, Mechanical Engineering, U. Maryland
● PhD, Mechanical Engineering, U. Maryland

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Your Speaker
● National Encouragement Award 2008, Egypt.
● Who’s Who in the World, 2010.
● Outstanding Lecturer Award, German University
in Cairo, October 2006.

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Your Speaker
● Mohammad.tawfik@gmail.com
● Facebook
● Twitter
● Blogger
● SlideShare
● YouTube
● WikiCourses

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6. Our Mission!Our Mission!
Aerospace Engineering Program, UniversityAerospace Engineering Program, University
of Science and Technology, Zewail Cityof Science and Technology, Zewail City

8. Satellite Pictures ...

9. Rough Location ...

10. Better Recognition ...

11. Maybe, first aid kits ...

12. The the rescue arrives on theThe the rescue arrives on the
ground …ground …

13. On ice ...

14. Or even in the sea!Or even in the sea!

15. Back to safety ...Back to safety ...

16. Swarm Robotics!

17. Back to the future!

18. What is a drone?

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According to Wiktionary
● A male bee or wasp, which does not work but
can fertilize the queen bee
● Someone who does not work; a lazy person, an
idler
● A remotely controlled aircraft, an unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV).
● https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drone

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Drones!

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Hexa-Copter

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Predator

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According to Wikipedia
● An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly
known as a drone, as an unmanned aircraft
system (UAS), or by several other names, is an
aircraft without a human pilot aboard. The
flight of UAVs may operate with various degrees
of autonomy: either under remote control by a
human operator, or fully or intermittently
autonomously, by onboard computers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle

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Usually,
we do not call RC airplanes Drones
when they are for recreational purposes!

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Oldest Drone
General characteristics
Crew: None
Length: 22 ft 10 in (7.00 m)
Wingspan: 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m)
Empty weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg)
Gross weight: 2,500 lb (1,135 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Continental J69-T-29A,
1,700 lbf (7.6 kN) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 710 mph (1,140 km/h)
Endurance: 1 hours 15 min
Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,300 m)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Firebee

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Helios – NASA - 2007

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Aquila – Facebook
2016

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Size and Shape

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Launching

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Uses!

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Mine Detection

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Powerline Inspection

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Police work

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First Aid!

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First Aid Kits

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Find and Rescue

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Ambulancing

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Agriculture

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Maybe even shepherding!

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Deliver your package ...

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... your pizza ...

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... your paper ...

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Or maybe your Sushi!

53. '
What do we already have?
Egyptian Army

56. '
What do we already have?
Teams that I have supervised

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SAQR UAV

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SAQR - 2014

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SAQR II - 2015

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QuadCopter

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Helicopter

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Future?!

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It is already here!
● All what you have seen in this presentation are
prototypes that may be used in different
applications
● Military applications are the ones that already
took off and are used regularly for years
● Civilian applications are VERY limited until
today

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Challenges

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Logistic Challenges!

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Safety!

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Regulations

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Regulations are needed ...
BUT
Too much is too much!

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There are also, many security issues!

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Technological Challenges!

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Batteries
●Weight
●Durability
●Reliability
●Explosive!

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Control and Stability!
●The drones, generally,
need a controller
●Autopilots are not an
easy task
●Availability of electronic
components in the local
market is a big issue!

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Indoor Navigation
●Needed for civilian and
military applications
●Path determination
●Obstacle avoidance

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Communication
●Weight
●Range
●Power consumption
●Availability in local
market

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Just get started!

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References
● Mark Galeotti, The Future of Drones
● Sonia Waharte and Niki Trigoni, Supporting Search and Rescue
Operations with UAVs
● The Telegraph, Google follows Amazon into sky with drone
delivery tests
● Fortune.com, Facebook's Solar-Powered Drone Just Hit a Big
Milestone
● Shannon Ebert and Jim Northrup, Economic Impact of Drones
● Mark Henricks, How Drones Could Change the Future?

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References
● Sudha Jamthe, Business Distruptions: Robots, Drones, and
Algorithms
● Gary Browning, Drones and Libraries
● Skylogic Reasearch LLC, How Drones are Shaping the Future
of Construction Sites
● Ryan Jonoch, The Future of Technology in Stormwater: Drones
to Augmented Reality
● WebExpress.in, Future of Logistics
● BBC News, What jobs will flying robots be doing in future?
● BuyTheBestDrones.com, The Future of Drones: Expert
Predictions for 2016

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