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Títol: Design and Planning of a Vertiport for Drones in an Industrial Environment

Estudiants que han llegit aquest projecte:

Director/a: REMONDO BUENO, DAVID

Departament: ENTEL

Títol: Design and Planning of a Vertiport for Drones in an Industrial Environment

Data inici oferta: 14-02-2025     Data finalització oferta: 14-10-2025


Estudis d'assignació del projecte:
    MU DRONS
Tipus: Individual
 
Lloc de realització: Fora UPC    
 
        Supervisor/a extern: Eduard Miralles Llauradó
        Institució/Empresa: CATUAV
        Titulació del Director/a: Aerospace Engineer
 
Paraules clau:
Vertiport, Drones, UAV and UAS
 
Descripció del contingut i pla d'activitats:
 
Overview (resum en anglès):
In a world increasingly defined by automation and real-time data, the role of
aerial robotics in emergency management is no longer a futuristic vision, but
an urgent necessity. This thesis proposes a disruptive approach to handling
emergencies in highly sensitive and high-risk environments, where
conventional response strategies are often slow, dangerous, and unsuitable.
At the center of this new paradigm lies the concept of autonomous vertiport: a
smart, modular, and operationally independent platform designed to launch,
recover, and manage UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in the heat of crises.
The work presented here forms part of broader innovation initiative led by
CATUAV, in collaboration with public-sector actors and other industry
stakeholders. The thesis specifically tackles the development of the vertiport
infrastructure (possibly the most tangible and mission-critical component of the
entire UAV-based emergency response system). Far from being a simple
landing pad, the vertiport is envisioned as a fully integrated response hub,
combining environmental sensing, automated inspection, secure operations,
and seamless communication with the command center.
This document explores the conceptualization, requirements, and design from
a proposal point of view (but delving deeper into surveillance and building a
functional prototype). The vertiport is developed as a scalable and replicable
system that not only meets current technical demands but anticipates future
regulatory, environmental, and operational challenges in the deployment of
autonomous aerial systems.
By reimagining the vertiport as a dynamic actor in the emergency response
chain (not just a passive support element) this thesis contributes to a new
narrative for aerial mobility: one where drones are not tools, but teammates;
where infrastructure is not reactive, but predictive; and where technology
becomes a first responder. This work is not just about building the infrastructure
of the future, it's about building the response intelligence of our present
demands.

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