Drones in last-mile delivery: A systematic review on Efficiency, Accessibility, and Sustainability

V Garg, S Niranjan, V Prybutok, T Pohlen… - … Research Part D …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rise of e-commerce, there has been a surge in demand for efficient and accessible
last-mile delivery options, leading to the examination of promising new technologies such as …

Autonomous aerial robotics for package delivery: A technical review

J Saunders, S Saeedi, W Li - Journal of Field Robotics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained significant interest in the last decade.
More specifically these vehicles have the capacity to impact package delivery logistics in a …

Implementing mitigations for improving societal acceptance of urban air mobility

E Çetin, A Cano, R Deransy, S Tres, C Barrado - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
The continuous development of technical innovations provides the opportunity to create new
economic markets and a wealth of new services. However, these innovations sometimes …

[HTML][HTML] On-field noise measurements and acoustic characterisation of multi-rotor small unmanned aerial systems

C Ramos-Romero, N Green, AJ Torija… - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The noise signature of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) is highly influenced by
specific operating and weather conditions. Accurate noise assessment of sUAS operations …

Acoustic localization system for precise drone landing

Y He, W Wang, L Mottola, S Li, Y Sun… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present MicNest: an acoustic localization system enabling precise drone landing. In
MicNest, multiple microphones are deployed on a landing platform in carefully devised …

Investigation of metrics for assessing human response to drone noise

AJ Torija, RK Nicholls - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Novel electric air transportation is emerging as an industry that could help to improve the
lives of people living in both metropolitan and rural areas through integration into …

[HTML][HTML] Drone noise directivity and psychoacoustic evaluation using a hemispherical microphone array

M Alkmim, J Cardenuto, E Tengan, T Dietzen… - The Journal of the …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This paper proposes an experimental setup for measuring the sound radiation of a
quadrotor drone using a hemispherical microphone array. The measured sound field is …

Noise from unconventional aircraft: a review of current measurement techniques, psychoacoustics, metrics and regulation

MJB Lotinga, C Ramos-Romero, N Green… - Current Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to evaluate and discuss the current advances
in the measurement and assessment of the noise generated by unconventional aircraft, such …

[HTML][HTML] Airfoil trailing-edge noise and drag reduction at a moderate Reynolds number using wavy geometries

TA Smith, CA Klettner - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This study utilizes a hybrid aeroacoustic model to investigate how airfoils with spanwise
wavy geometries can be used to reduce trailing-edge noise alongside improving the …

[HTML][HTML] Policy challenges for coordinated delivery of trucks and drones

S Wang, C Zheng, S Wandelt - Journal of the Air Transport Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
The application of drone technology promises to revolutionize the transportation industry.
Particularly, the combination of drones with ground vehicles has tremendous advantages for …