Key Enabling Technologies for Drones

The idea of having drones into the national airspace raises serious concerns. These concerns are for nearly all spectrum of society which ranges from government facilities and aviation authorities to private citizens. To guarantee a high level of safety and security, drones must be implemented as highly constrained systems with a certain number of functions (technologies). In this paper, we identify the key technologies for drones based on their common and specific usages. These technologies are grouped into four categories: U-space capabilities, system functions, payloads, and tools. We also list the contributions of COMP4DRONES project in terms of improving technologies and easing drone customization including its safe operations.

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