Artículo
Release of Sterile Mosquitoes with Drones in Urban and Rural Environments under the European Drone Regulation
Autor/es | García, Manuel
Maza Alcañiz, Iván Ollero Baturone, Aníbal Gutiérrez, Daniel Aguirre, Idoia Viguria Jiménez, Luis Antidio |
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Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática |
Fecha de publicación | 2021-12 |
Fecha de depósito | 2022-03-29 |
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Resumen | In recent years, several countries have developed the use of sterile insect techniques (SIT) to fight against mosquitoes that transmit diseases. From a technical and economic point of view, the use of drones in the aerial ... In recent years, several countries have developed the use of sterile insect techniques (SIT) to fight against mosquitoes that transmit diseases. From a technical and economic point of view, the use of drones in the aerial release of sterile mosquitoes leads to important improvements in aerial coverage and savings in operational costs due to the requirement of fewer release sites and field staff. However, these operations are under the European drone regulation, one of the most advanced in the world. The main contribution and novelty of this paper with respect to previous work is the analysis of the SIT application with drones under the European risk-based regulation in two scenarios: urban and rural areas. The specific operations risk assessment (SORA) methodology has been applied to assess the risk of drone operations in these scenarios. The paper presents the operational requirements for aerial release of mosquitoes with drones along with the regulatory considerations that must be applied. Finally, an overview of the conditions in operation that could relax risks and mitigation measures is also discussed. |
Agencias financiadoras | Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial CDTI |
Identificador del proyecto | iMOV3D (CER-20191007) |
Cita | García, M., Maza, I., Ollero, A., Gutiérrez, D., Aguirre, I. y Viguria, L. (2021). Release of Sterile Mosquitoes with Drones in Urban and Rural Environments under the European Drone Regulation. Applied Sciences, 12 (3), 1250 |
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