UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND LOGISTICS

Abstract

[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT The possibilities of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in the future micrologistics are analyzed. The foreign experience in the use of copters in the delivery of small cargoes is considered. The vectors of development of a similar technology in Russia have been determined. According to the authors, the integration of this type of transportation of goods will undoubtedly reduce costs and increase the speed of transportation of goods, which meets the basic characteristics of logistics. Like any revolutionary technology, this one is also connected with a number of legislative, information, and financial barriers that are to be overcome very soon. Keywords: logistics, light-weight cargo, drones, copters, unmanned aerial vehicles.