Research and Development Project Initiatives for Societies in which Drones Play an Active Role

Abstract

This paper introduces an overview of the “Drones and Robots for Ecologically Sustainable Societies (DRESS) Project” promoted by NEDO, and the progress status of the all-Japan system that gathers intelligence from top players in this business field. In addition to basic research and demonstrative experiments concerning such as drone operation control systems and collision avoidance technology at Fukushima Robot Test Field in particular, this paper provides an outline of comprehensive initiatives for promoting international standardization and such that reflect the results of this research using specific examples. The paper explains the research and development to achieve goals such as “a society where many logistics drones can fly in urban areas” and “a society where drones can fly safely in the same airspace as manned helicopters and other such aircraft”, which are the goals of this project.