Abstract This study evaluates how various UAV flight policies affect energy consumption and the required charging infrastructure in last-mile parcel delivery applications. International UAV policies are reviewed and subcategorized into nine categories based on their stringency. Assuming autonomous operations of small-size quadrotor UAVs (13 min flight range), an experimentally verified energy model and demand data are used to simulate 3D trajectories of UAV missions in a digital-twin model, simulating last-mile parcel deliveries in Toronto. A novel optimization model is developed to minimize the allocated charging stations. The results show that the maximum and minimum altitude limitations increase the required charging stations by up to 52%. Minimum horizontal clearing distance increases the required charging stations by up to 75%. The results highlight increased cost per parcel delivery associated with policy strictness ranging from $0.078 (lean policies) to $0.086 (strict policies). Overall, the results highlight the need for contextual-based policy solutions.

    Highlights International UAV flight regulations are synthesized and classified into nine policy permutations. Last-mile parcel delivery for Toronto City is simulated for autonomous quadrotor UAVs. A novel optimization model is developed to minimize the required charging stations based on policy permutations. There are 5536 daily demand points, necessitating 26 to 58 landing stations. UAV policy strictness approximately triples the required number of charging stations. UAV policy strictness severely impacts the required number of charging sites (up to 223% increase). Horizontal clearing distance is more impactful than altitude limitations. However, the impact of UAV policies on energy consumption and cost per parcel is marginal (up to an 8% increase).


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    Titel :

    The impact of civil airspace policies on the viability of adopting autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles in last-mile applications


    Beteiligte:
    ElSayed, Mo (Autor:in) / Foda, Ahmed (Autor:in) / Mohamed, Moataz (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Transport Policy ; 145 ; 37-54


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2023-10-03


    Format / Umfang :

    18 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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