Secure Personal Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Lease Scheme Based on Blockchain
Yongqi Pan, Yi Liu, Cheng Zhu · 2020
In recent years, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sharing industry has attracted considerable attention. However, UAV leasing companies have complicated procedures and high costs, making it cumbersome for UAVs to be shared in real time. Meanwhile, the transaction agreement is driven by a legal environment that is unable to control or limit malicious transactions. In this study, we developed a peer-to-peer authorized UAV rental scheme that improved the security and tamper resistance of data. Using blockchain technology, real-time tracking and supervision of UAVs were enabled and malicious transactions were avoided. The scheme also simplified the leasing process and reduced costs by designing smart contracts. We used the Python PyOTA module and built a UAV rental website based on the Flask web framework. Using the website, we successfully achieved peer-to-peer authorization of UAVs between two untrusted individuals without legal or institutional interference. Our method increased the security and traceability of the data, and made transactions simple and cost-effective. Furthermore, it offered protection against malicious transactions and enabled the tracking and supervision of UAVs. These results show that our scheme can be applied to the shared UAV market and can improve the security of transactions.