A Comparative Analysis of the Environmental Benefits of Drone-Based Delivery Services in Urban and Rural Areas
By Jiyoon Park, Solhee Kim, K. Suh. 2018
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV, drones) used as delivery vehicles have received increasing attention due to their mobility and accessibility to remote areas. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the environmental impacts of drone versus motorcycle delivery and to compare the expected environmental improvements due to drone delivery in urban and rural areas. In addition, the potential environmental contributions of electric motorcycles were assessed to determine the effects of introducing this new type of vehicle. Changes in the national electricity generation plan were also examined. The results showed that global warming potential (GWP) per 1 km delivery by drone was one-sixth that of motorcycle delivery, and the particulates produced by drone delivery were half that of motorcycle delivery. The actual environmental impact reduction in consideration of the delivery distance was 13 times higher in a rural area than in an urban area. Increasing the use of environmentally friendly electricity systems, such as solar and wind power, would further enhance the environmental effects of a drone delivery system.
Subfields: Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering
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- Security analysis of drones systems: Attacks, limitations, and recommendations (2020, unknown): “For this reason, this paper presents and classifies the main regulations applied in different countries per continent as illustrated in TABLE II, while relying on a series of conducted surveys, reviews and comparative studies in [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] .”
- Consequences of psychological benefits of using eco-friendly services in the context of drone food delivery services (2019, background): “For instance, Park, Kim, and Suh (2018) suggested that drone-based delivery services can reduce the global warming potential (GWP) rather than using motorcycle delivery.”