AUTODRON
UAS Technology to develop a new aerial material transport system in the automotive industry
Ebredrone, Eurecat, CYP, SEAT and Grupo Sesé collaborate together with CIAC and secpho in the AUTODRON project to develop a new air transport system for materials and components in the automotive industry.
The project proposes the development of a new aerial transport system for materials in the automotive industry using an unmanned aerial system (UAS) with the aim of developing an alternative to current logistic systems and address the problems present in the current methods of transporting goods over short distances.
The initiative, in which secpho participates, has benefited from Next Generation EU funds channeled by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism within the support program for Agrupaciones Empresariales Innovadoras (AEIs), which aims to digitize the industry.
AUTODRON lays the foundation for future last mile transport logistics: a faster, more efficient and environmentally friendly model.
The automotive industry is characterized as one of the most sophisticated and advanced in industry, always at the forefront of the development of new advances that are later replicated in other industrial sectors. Today, thanks to the development of Industry 4.0, the automotive sector is once again at the forefront of the development of new techniques and procedures at all points in its manufacturing chain.
However, the sector still has shortcomings in the state of the infrastructures through which the flow of goods currently circulates. These generally consist of high-value and highly sensitive components that must also meet stringent requirements from customers and other manufacturers.
Currently, the most common solution on the market for transporting goods and materials is road transport. Although this type of transport is efficient over medium and long distances, in the case of urban transport and short distances it is unergonomic, slow and environmentally damaging considering the extra amount of greenhouse gas emissions when the vehicles operate in traffic that is not very fluid.
It is in this context, that the AUTODRON project is framed with the objective of developing an alternative to current logistics systems, making use of UAS technology, and addressing the problems present in current methods of transporting goods over short distances.
With the achievement of the project, the foundations for future last mile transport logistics are laid, acquiring a faster, more efficient, and environmentally friendly model.
