Student names (alphabetical order): Anthony Attia, Adam Borghol, Alessio Bressan, Alexandre Florio, William Gallant, Rami Noueir, Inderjeet Saini

Supervisor: Gita Ghiasi

Course: ENGR-392-2204-RR

Abstract

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, also commonly known as UAV, is a revolutionizing technology with the potential to have applications in almost every industry around Canada. With the pandemic taking this country by storm, we are all constantly looking for ways to accomplish our required daily tasks while still remaining healthy and distanced. This is where UAVs have incredible potential as they provide multiple creative solutions to this problem. Whether its a drone to collect and deliver your groceries for you or the using it to decontaminate large areas in order to slow the spread of the virus, this technology could be part of the solution to this pandemic. However, with all these potential applications, many questions appeared concerning the moral and ethical aspect of these vehicles. Many argue that they could be used for spying and tracking the general public rather than their initial intention. The purpose of this research project is to examine the growth of the development of UAVs in the current national and global context. This shall be done by analyzing documentation, such as patents and publications, and socio-economic data in order to draw clear conclusions relating to the Techno-Economic Network (TEN) framework. It was determined that UAVs showcase great potential in integrating themselves into society, however, many actions must be taken by agencies to ensure that the demographic’s privacy is not invaded, that the gender disparity is not reinforced, and that the unemployment percentages are reduced.

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