DJI is a drone that is becoming smaller, with a drone of less than 200g, "Mavic mini".On the other hand, in the world of industry, large drones are developed on a daily basis.
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I want to hold it down!Transport drone loading capacity
Do you know how weight you can carry when transporting your luggage using a drone?The answer is about 10kg.This is limited to general drones for transportation.If the luggage is relatively small and lightweight, this weight limit will be fine.
but please wait a moment.Because of the drone, there should be many people who think that they should carry heavier luggage on a long distance.
For example, remote islands and mountainous areas.It is difficult for cars and ships to get in, so if you cut out daily necessities and pharmaceuticals, you will not be able to get it easily.In such a case, if a small turn comes to deliver daily necessities, wouldn't it be safe in case of something?
Or a disaster site.In isolated areas and shelters waiting for rescue, there are many cases where people are difficult to step in, such as roads are cut off or landslides are occurring.In such a case, if a large amount of supplies can be delivered with a drone that is easier to maneuver than a helicopter, the rescue will proceed smoothly in the event of a disaster.
In fact, in the drone industry, the development of large drones is steadily progressing.
Over the limit of transport drones!Prodrone challenge
PRODRONE (Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture), which is dedicated to the development of industrial drones in Japan, is working on a large drone development with a load amount of 20 kg or more that exceeds the limit of conventional transport drones.
In addition, the company has repeated active research and development and demonstration experiments, such as producing long and long -distance flights, creating all -weather and durable drones that can withstand rain and wind.The "PD6B-Type II" in the photo is 30 kg of maximum loading, and can be used for a wide range of applications, such as laser surveying and cargo transportation.
Maximum load 200kg!A large agricultural drone "VOLODRONE"
Also pay attention to the large agricultural drone "Volodrone" which was just unveiled the other day.Volodrone is a joint development of a German venture company, which is developing a flying taxi, and John Deere, the world's largest agricultural machine manufacturer, and is available for up to 200 kg.
Containers (boxes), agricultural drug sprayers, and tools for disaster rescue can be mounted between cockpit legs.The maximum flight distance is 40km and the maximum speed is 110km/h.The emergence of a new face that overturns the concept of agricultural drones has attracted a lot of attention, especially among agricultural officials.
The aim is 1 ton of loading!TEPCO Power Grid
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In Japan, some companies are working to develop large drones with a load capacity of more than 100 kg.
TEPCO Power Grid (Chiyoda -ku, Tokyo) has launched a demonstration experiment in February 2019 with the aim of practical use of aircraft utilizing drone technologies that enable safe and transported large weight objects.
In the demonstration experiment, it will start with 10 kg transportation, and gradually raise the loading capacity while solidifying the operation and safety aspects.Eventually, it seems that we will aim for 1T transportation.
The company's purpose is to establish a method of transporting equipment at low cost and low cost.
This is because the company's transmission line construction in the mountainous area requires transportation of heavy objects, such as large heavy equipment and equipment.For this reason, you must build a cargo monorail or a cable (facilities for hanging and transporting equipment with a wire rope passed in the air) for each construction.
However, building them requires hundreds of millions to billions of yen a year, and the environmental impact, such as trees, is also large.
The key to solving those issues is to develop a large drone that can transport 1T loading.Starting with a demonstration experiment at the Fukushima Robot Test Field, it is scheduled to be deployed to the actual mountain transmission line construction site.
Realized 2 tons of maximum loading!Large drone for the English company
Finally, I will introduce "FLYOX I" by British Congular Aircraft.This drone is about 12m in length, 14m long wings, 3 height.It is an amphibious unmanned machine consisting of 6m.The aircraft weight is 1750 kg, and the maximum loading capacity is 2T.Successful experimental flight in 2015.
"FLYOX I" is a pilot remotely piloted from the operation center on the ground.Due to its characteristics, it is expected that it will be active in various purposes in various purposes, such as extinguishing a mountain fire in a manned aircraft and transporting freight to remote islands.
Editing postscript
Many people have the image that the regulations are strict in Japan, and drones are delayed compared to overseas.However, while repeated research and development and demonstration experiments, it is one step closer to the realization of a large loading drone.In the near future, the days that large drones have never been seen will transport a large amount of luggage and enrich our lives even more.