Drone technology deeply empowers modern industrial transformation

      July 24th news: In recent years, with breakthroughs in flight control systems, high-energy density batteries, and microsensors, drone technology has developed exponentially. In the logistics sector, JD's "Jinghong" drone has established a network covering mountainous areas in Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia, achieving automatic takeoff and landing through RTK centimeter-level positioning. Coupled with the intelligent cargo cabin system developed by SF Express, the fresh food delivery time in plateau areas has been compressed from 72 hours to 36 hours. In agricultural applications, DJI's T40 crop protection drone is equipped with a multispectral imager that can intelligently identify pest and disease areas. Coupled with variable-rate spraying technology, the pesticide utilization rate has been increased to 85%, and the daily operation area in Xinjiang's cotton fields has exceeded 10,000 mu. In emergency rescue scenarios, the Wing Loong-2H emergency drone is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar, which completed 3D modeling of 2,000 square kilometers during the floods in Henan and simultaneously established temporary communication base stations.

       According to the "2023 Low-altitude Economy White Paper" released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China currently holds 67% of the global patents for commercial drones, with an industrial chain encompassing over 3,000 enterprises. It is estimated that by 2027, this will drive the formation of a trillion-yuan market for supporting industries such as smart airports and air traffic control systems.

      An academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering pointed out that the integration of 6G networks and edge computing will facilitate autonomous and collaborative operations of drone swarms in scenarios such as smart city network inspection and polar scientific expeditions.