Research

With a modular and rigid design, the vertiport can be transported via a small truck and operate independently of the power grid for long-term monitoring. Integrated solar panels will harvest energy, store it in a portable power bank, and charge drones as needed. The vertiport’s modular capsules, equipped with an intelligent opening and closing mechanism, will reduce wind resistance, support precision landing, enable contact-based charging with high tolerance for landing errors, and protect drones from extreme weather conditions. Beyond sustaining drone operations, the vertiport will function as a ground station, facilitating drone GPS calibration, multi-drone path planning, and methane data transmission to the cloud via cellular networks.

Modular design of vertiport and capsules. 

To evaluate the wind-induced loads on the structure, simulations were performed using COMSOL.