Facebook upcoming project of Wi-Fi drones and its perational challenges.

1. Presented By:
Piyush Kapoor 2K14G065
Shreya Tandon 2K14G091
Jobin Joseph 2K14G045
Saransh Gakhar 2K14G086
Shalvika Gangwani 2K14G087
Bragadesh V 2K14G025

4. One of the major tool use
for advertising
Creating connectivity
between people
Services provided by
Facebook are:
Voice Call
Video call
Messaging
Video Viewing
Social media presence
Other facilities
provided to the
customer are:
Newsfeeds
Following
ABOUT FACEBOOK

5. • An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
• Also referred to as an unpiloted aerial vehicle and
a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) by
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• It is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard.

6. Types of
Drones
Remotely
piloted
aircraft
Autonomou
s aircraft

7. Currently considered unsuitable for regulation
due to legal and liability issues
Subject to civil regulation under ICAO and under
the relevant national aviation authority

23. • Making drones capable of flying at altitudes over 60000
feet
• Benefits:
• Flying above the weather
• Better harnessing of solar energy
• Flying for months at a stretch
• Roadblocks:
• Regulatory risks: no rules to govern flights above 60000
feet
• Technical risks: no rules about streaming beams from
that height down to the Earth; solar harnessing not
efficient (max. 20%)

24. • Solutions being executed:
•Dedicated team at Facebook Connectivity Lab working
on policy, advising technology & development teams
•Analysing weather patterns in 21 countries in Latin
America, Africa & Asia, for better design inputs
•R&D teams at Facebook pushing the limits of battery,
solar & composite materials technology

25. MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES
• Ascenta Aerospace
doesn’t have the
operational capability to
manufacture these
drones
• Operational timeline
optimistic but not
realistic: 3 to 5 year
timeframe
• Technology for
lightweight solar panels
and battery banks
• Composite materials
required for the drone
body very expensive;
should bring down the
weight from 272 tonnes
(of a 747)
• Skilled labour for
manufacturing is rare;
much time will be
wasted on T&D

27. • 1st testing deadline likely to be missed: MAY 2015!
• Defining the operating rule: “one pilot per plane” or a
multi-plane traffic control centre??
• Obtaining regulatory licenses for operating unmanned
aircraft at altitudes above 60000 feet
• Launching dedicated satellites for the project: current
satellites unable to bear the load of a worldwide WiFi
airborne network