Heli

Ride-Hailing service with drones

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Inspiration

Great Uni Hack Challange

What it does

It is a drone shuttle hailing service. The autonomus drone flies people around the city from helipad to helipad.

How we built it

The backend is written in javascript with nodejs and extress. The database is mySQL and the email verification for account activation is done with sendgrid api. The passwords are savedas hashes using bcrypt. The backend handles client requests as well as drones requests and events(departing, landing, charging).
Regarding the frontend flutter was used along with google-maps-api for the map.

Challenges we ran into

Regarding the frontend, using the maps proved to be a challange. On the backend it was a challange to ensure security for the user and the service.

Accomplishments that we are proud of

We are proud of out frontend design and the fact that it is cross-platform between mobile operating systems.

What we learned

We learned a lot about team dynamics and how important communication is. It is important for the backend to work with the frontend so the people developing them need to understand each other.

What's next for Heli

Next features for Heli would be to integrate a paying system and implementing a ride pool feature for sharing the ride with other clients.

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