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[96] Collection and delivery system for coastal areas and islands by a drone deployed on a ferry vessel
Keywords:drone collection and delivery system, regular ferry vessel, islands, coastal areas
This paper concerns with a system that delivers and collects goods at points in coastal areas and islands by an autonomously controlled drone that takes off and lands at a regular ferry vessel as the base. The pick-up and delivery points are, for example, the islands and coastal areas of Seto Inland Sea in Japan. It is possible to help residents with limited access to shopping facilities by this system. The proposed system can (1) reduce the flight distance comparing to flying a drone from land, (2) ensure the safety of inhabited area by flying over the sea, (3) create a logistics system with the ports of call of a regular ferry vessel as depots.