Industry Dynamics and Industry 4.0

4.  The applications and use of drones

SUMMARY: 1 Introduction. – 2. The public knowledge and acceptance of drones. – 3. The application of drones. – 3.1. Military applications. – 3.2. Civilian applications. – 3.2.1. Monitoring, inspection, and data collection. – 3.2.2. Logistics and drone operations. – 3.2.2.1. Drone–truck combined operations (DTCO). – 3.2.3. Drone applications during the COVID-19 pandemic. – 4. The market dynamics of drones for civilian use.

1. Introduction

As is well known, the drone market is rapidly growing in terms of popularity, partly because of the various applications that are linked to it. Although it is not yet possible to affirm their widespread use, drones have now overcome some of the rigid and traditional ...