Domestic drone maker ACSL uses five general-purpose aircraft "ACSL-PF2" designed and developed from December 2020 to September 2021, and has been completely remote with local operators in Malaysia.The time drone test flight was held.
マレーシアにおける活動制限令（MCO）ではない期間に撮影"During fiscal 2022, the law revision of level 4 will be revised by March 2023, and manufacturers will accelerate tests and evaluations to increase safety and reliability, and transmit the results to the society.It is very important to go, "we asked ACSL CEO Satoyuki Washiya, CEO of COO, about the aim, implementation, and future development of the exam.
ACSL代表取締役兼COOの鷲谷聡之氏What is the aim of "flight test 1000 hours"
The so -called level 4, in which drones fly over a person, have become a hot topic.This is a pilot that flies over a third party, and is not allowed in the current law.In the future, if the requirements are met, permission and approval will be made, and new systems such as "aircraft authentication" are related to the requirements.
Aircraft authentication is a system like a car inspection, which ensures the reliability of each drone aircraft.As soon as the registration requirements definition and security standard formula are being promoted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, level 4 flights are expected to be allowed for models that have acquired the Type 1 aircraft certification.However, there was a big challenge here.
"Level 4 requires design philosophy and test evaluation close to aircraft. It is necessary to ensure safety at the design process, manufacturing process, component level, but drones are different from aircraft and are easy to fly.Instead, the performance evaluation and durability evaluation as a whole system as a whole are still insufficient, and there is a lack of basic data that is the basis for discussing level 4 safety. "
飛行試験に使用された「ACSL-PF2」So, first, we used ACSL-PF2, which has many recruitment in level 3 practical and demonstration experiments, to conduct a 1000 hours test flight assuming level 4 operation in realistic environments.The aim is to acquire basic data about which items should be cleared in which items should be cleared in order to develop drones flying at level 4.
"I was prepared to end the test in about 250 hours even if I had a total of 50 hours per unit, and 5 aircraft in total," (Mr. Washiya), but when I opened the lid, the longest flying aircraft.A total of 270 hours and a total of 1000 hours of test flights were achieved.Motors, ESC (Electric Speed Controller), no propeller replacement was required, and none of the aircraft was destroyed.
Reasons for choosing Malaysia as a test place
The test period is from December 2020 to September 2021.The concept was the time when Corona's infection expanded.However, "implementation in Malaysia" was an absolute requirement.There are three reasons.
The first is the issue of labor costs.The cost of securing a level of pilots at the test flight is tripled between Japan and Southeast Asia.The second is the problem of the flight area.In order to ensure a wide area for exams, fields are limited in Japan, and access from Tokyo, which is a development base, is not a good condition.The third is the diversity of the test environment.
飛行試験の様子 ※マレーシアにおける活動制限令（MCO）ではない期間に撮影Malaysia has the headquarters of the Aeroda Inn Group, where ACSL invests through its own CVC (corporate venture capital).Aerodain Group is the world's second largest drone solution provider, providing services in more than 35 countries, and has a wealth of contracts for Malaysian government projects, so there is a diverse test environment in collaboration with local governments.organized.Moreover, the local pilot is a veteran who uses a lot of other companies' products.
For ACSL, Aerodine is a global partner that coordinates in ASEAN entry into full -scale and in the future, including sales promotion.It is said that the test will be conducted in Malaysia in cooperation with the Japanese corporation, Aerodo In Japan.
飛行試験の様子 ※マレーシアにおける活動制限令（MCO）ではない期間に撮影