Systems and methods for managing last mile deliveries

A system for managing a last mile delivery of an unmanned vehicle (UV) comprising:

• a scout UV configured to perform a dry run delivery on one or more last mile routes to a delivery destination comprising:
• a differential global positioning satellite (DGPS) receiver configured to:
• receive positioning data from a satellite;
• and
• receive positioning correction data from a DGPS base station;
• an altimeter sensor configured to provide altitude data of the scout UV;
• a distance sensor configured to provide distance data of obstacles along the one or more last mile routes;
• a wind sensor configured to provide wind data along the one or more last mile routes;
• and
• a scout control circuit coupled to the DGPS receiver, the altimeter sensor, the distance sensor, and the wind sensor, the scout control circuit configured to:
• determine positional location coordinates of the scout UV based on the positioning data and the positioning correction data received by the DGPS receiver and the altitude data provided by the altimeter sensor during the dry run delivery over the one or more last mile routes;
• determine perimeter coordinates of the obstacles along the one or more last mile routes based on the distance data, the wind data, and the positional location coordinates;
• determine a trail of positional location coordinates based on the positional location coordinates of the scout UV and the perimeter coordinates of the obstacles, wherein the trail of positional location coordinates establishes a delivery path to be followed by a delivery UV over the one or more last mile routes during an actual delivery of one or more retail products associated with one or more retail orders to the delivery destination;
• and
• provide the trail of positional location coordinates to the delivery UV;
• and
• the delivery UV communicatively coupled to the scout UV, the delivery UV configured to follow the trail of positional location coordinates during the actual delivery of the one or more retail products to the delivery destination.