Hi all,
First I would like to say that I work for an engineering company and we are looking to develop a commercial drone. We have been awarded a grand to research technology that could improve the ambulance service's emergency response.
One project is to prove the feasibility of using drones to deliver defibrillators to people in need, in rural locations only. The first stage is to prove that a drone can be built to carry a payload of approximately 800g, over a distance of up-to 16km, in less than 8 minutes (these figures are what we are aiming for initially). Then the development of the navigation system and the takeoff and landing procedures can follow.
I am completely new to drone technology so I'm looking for some discussion on the figures mentioned above and if they are realistic and where to start in building a prototype.
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Thanks for your input James. My first thought was to use a multicopter that takes off vertically and then changes the angle of it's blades to allow for faster horizontal speed. The drones would be deployed from our existing public access defibrillator cabinets, so I'm trying to keep the overall size down to a minimum.
I'm in the process of writing a details specification of the drone to form the basis of the objective.