O impacto da implementação de drones em aeroportos

Abstract

This study aims to analyze how drones can be effectively integrated into airport management, considering both potential benefits and technological challenges. The need for innovation and efficiency, in a constantly growing sector, justifies the investigation regarding the use of drones to make their operations safer. The methodology used was of a qualitative approach, of a basic nature, with exploratory objectives, with bibliographic and documentary procedures. The research results indicate that the implementation of drones at airports, despite offering various opportunities to enhance operational safety, reduce costs and optimize operations, faces significant challenges for its realization. Among them are: the limited duration of drone batteries; weather conditions and technological vulnerability, in the face of cyber attacks. However, efficient management of drone autonomy by the airport and the practice of redundancy; having ground teams to manage adverse weather conditions; and the use of lightweight IDS/IPS can contribute to minimize their limitations. Thus, the results suggest that the use of UAVs at airports contributes to improving operational safety, in addition to performing tasks such as pavement inspection, obstruction detection and fauna control in the vicinity of aerodromes.