  This work aims at showing that it is feasible and safe to use a swarm of
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) indoors alongside humans. UAVs are increasingly
being integrated under the Industry 4.0 framework. UAV swarms are primarily
deployed outdoors in civil and military applications, but the opportunities for
using them in manufacturing and supply chain management are immense. There is
extensive research on UAV technology, e.g., localization, control, and computer
vision, but less research on the practical application of UAVs in industry. UAV
technology could improve data collection and monitoring, enhance
decision-making in an Internet of Things framework and automate time-consuming
and redundant tasks in the industry. However, there is a gap between the
technological developments of UAVs and their integration into the supply chain.
Therefore, this work focuses on automating the task of transporting packages
utilizing a swarm of small UAVs operating alongside humans. MoCap system, ROS,
and unity are used for localization, inter-process communication and
visualization. Multiple experiments are performed with the UAVs in wander and
swarm mode in a warehouse like environment.
