The Institute of Mechanics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has launched a project to create a cargo drone

The Institute of Mechanics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) has launched a project to create a cargo drone, which is funded by the European Union through the Next Generation instrument under the National Recovery and Sustainability Plan. The project, focuses on the “Development of Innovative Environmentally Friendly Materials used for the manufacture of parts of unmanned aerial systems (drones) with applications in transport” was presented at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The event was attended by Nikolay Petkov and Dr. Lyudmil Ivanov PhD., chief experts at the Investment Analysis Department at Invest Sofia.

The growing interest in the use of unmanned aerial systems is leading to the focus of investment and research resources in the development and improvement of these platforms. New ideas are being developed in the field of drone control, positioning in space, movement in a group, movement in confined spaces or over long distances, increased payload capacity and their other characteristics. The main directions of the project of the Institute of Mechanics at BAS are related to the development and implementation of new composite materials in cargo drones to increase the payload capacity of this type of flying systems. Special attention will be paid to the lifting, storage and transportation of cargo.