Lessons from Building a Platform for Commercial Drones

Explore lessons learned in building a reliable and customizable hardware/software/cloud platform for commercial drones in this 52-minute conference talk from GOTO Amsterdam 2015. Discover how Airware evolved from a kitchen startup to a venture-backed company in San Francisco. Gain insights into the challenges of creating a modular architecture, implementing the Robot Operating System, and developing multi-vehicle capabilities. Learn about streamlined user interfaces, ground control stations, and application frameworks for various drone applications. Examine the importance of cloud platforms, metadata management, and cost stability in commercial drone operations. Delve into specific use cases such as vertical inspection workflows and wildlife surveying. Understand the key components and evolution of drone platforms, as well as the different types of drones used in commercial applications.

Intro
About Era
The Story
The Problem
Jonathan Downey
Unmanned Innovation
Three Components
Demo
Evolution of the Platform
Different Types of Drones
Modular Architecture
Robot Operating System
Multi Vehicle Architecture
User Interfaces
Streamlined User Interface
Ground Control Station
User Interface
Application Framework
Vertical Inspection
Workflow
Cloud Platform
Metadata
Wildlife surveying
Cost stability