Commercialization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Prospects and Challenges in the Second Decade of the 21st Century

• Authors: Dolores Gracja Piwek

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Komercjalizacja bezzałogowych statków powietrznych. Szanse i wyzwania w drugiej dekadzie XXI wieku

Abstracts

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Bezzałogowe statki powietrzne odgrywają coraz ważniejszą rolę w gospodarkach krajów na całym świecie, stanowiąc bardziej ekonomiczne i wygodne narzędzie do wykonywania zadań niebezpiecznych dla ludzi lub takich, podczas których użycie specjalistycznego sprzętu jest kosztowne i/lub nieefektywne. Przedmiotem badań prowadzonych w niniejszym artykule jest proces komercjalizacji bezzałogowych statków powietrznych oraz szanse i wyzwania związane z jego realizacją. Celem artykułu jest identyfikacja najważniejszych szans i wyzwań stojących przed branżą bezzałogowych statków powietrznych (UAV) w drugiej dekadzie XXI wieku, a główny problem badawczy dotyczy pytania: jakie są najważniejsze szanse i wyzwania związane z procesem komercjalizacji bezzałogowych statków powietrznych w drugiej dekadzie XXI wieku? Artykuł przedstawia zagadnienia, które determinują najważniejsze trendy w eksploatacji bezzałogowych statków powietrznych oraz szanse i wyzwania związane z ich komercjalizacją w kontekście bezpieczeństwa lotniczego w Polsce i Europie. Dodatkowym celem artykułu jest wypełnienie luki w zbiorze opracowań naukowych poświęconych tej tematyce. Z analizy dostępnej literatury wynika, że wśród nich brakuje takich, które traktowałyby o tematyce poruszanej w niniejszej publikacji w proponowanym zakresie. W związku z obserwowanym wzrostem zainteresowania bezzałogowymi statkami powietrznymi, zarówno ze strony firm oferujących specjalistyczne usługi z ich wykorzystaniem, naukowców wykorzystujących bezzałogowe statki powietrzne do badań, jak i użytkowników prywatnych, istotna wydaje się analiza najnowszych trendów w rozwoju rynku bezzałogowych statków powietrznych oraz wyzwań stojących przed przemysłem lotniczym w tym obszarze. Dotyczy to w szczególności: obszarów wykorzystania bezzałogowych statków powietrznych, alternatywnych metod ich zasilania, a także operacji komercyjnych z wykorzystaniem bezzałogowych statków powietrznych. Głównym wnioskiem płynącym z przeprowadzonych badań jest to, że rozwój usług w zakresie systemów bezzałogowych statków powietrznych wspieranych przez konkurencyjny sektor może w znacznym stopniu promować podwójną transformację Europy w kierunku zielonej i cyfrowej gospodarki, a także przyczynić się do ożywienia gospodarki UE po pandemii COVID-19 i jej przyszłej odporności. Bezzałogowe statki powietrzne mają potencjał, aby stać się czynnikiem ułatwiającym nasze życie gospodarcze i społeczne, a także siłą napędową rosnącej cyfryzacji europejskiej gospodarki, począwszy od dostaw produktów, a skończywszy na codziennych dojazdach do pracy.

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are fulfilling increasingly important roles in the economies of countries around the world, providing a more economical and convenient tool for performing tasks that are dangerous to humans or during which the use of specialized equipment is expensive and/or inefficient. The subject of the provided research in this article is the process of commercialization of UAVs and the opportunities and challenges associated with its implementation. The purpose of this article is to identify the most important prospects and challenges facing the UAV industry in the second decade of the 21st century. The main research problem was formulated in the form of a question: What are the most important opportunities and challenges related to the commercialization process of UAVs in the second decade of the 21st century? The article reveals the issues that determine the most important trends in the operation of unmanned aircraft and the opportunities and challenges associated with their commercialization in the context of aviation safety in Poland and Europe. An additional purpose of this paper is to fill the gap in the collection of scientific studies devoted to the subject matter. From an analysis of the available literature, it appears that among scientific studies, there is a lack of those that address the subject matter discussed in this publication within the proposed scope. The observed increase in interest in UAVs-from companies offering specialized services using them, scientists using UAVs for research, and private users-makes it important to analyze the latest trends in UAV development and the challenges facing the aeronautical industry in this area. This applies especially to the areas of the use of UAVs, alternative methods of powering them, and commercial operations using UAVs. The main conclusion of the study is that the development of unmanned aircraft systems services, supported by a competitive sector, can greatly promote Europe’s double transition to a green and digital economy, as well as contribute to the EU economy’s post-COVID-19 recovery and future resilience. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have the potential to become facilitators of our economic and social lives, in addition to a driving force in the growing digitalization of the European economy, from daily commuting to product delivery.

Keywords

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; UAV; Unmanned Aircraft System; UAS; commercial operations; alternative methods of powering UAV; UAV industry

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bezzałogowy statek powietrzny; bezzałogowy system powietrzny; operacje komercyjne; alternatywne metody zasilania UAV; przemysł UAV

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Dolnośląski DSW. Wydawnictwo Naukowe DSW
• Journal: Rocznik Bezpieczeństwa Międzynarodowego
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 2

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

author

Dolores Gracja Piwek

• Akademia Sztuki Wojennej

• https://orcid.org/0000000307359326

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Identifiers

DOI

10.34862/rbm.2024.2.7

Biblioteka Nauki

55995807