With the development of UAV technology, UAV inspection emerges as the times require. Due to its small size and convenient operation, it is widely applied in various industries and commonly seen in various terrain such as mountains, plains, rivers and coastal areas. However, due to the particularity of the geographical environment in the plateau area, the line inspection experience obtained in the plains and other places can not be fully applied in the plateau area. "In the plateau area, weather can vary significantly even within a short distance. The oxygen content is low and the terrain conditions are dangerous. The flight risk increases exponentially with the increase of distance and altitude, which is full of challenges for personnel and equipment."
Recently, the Honeycomb Aerospace HC-525 UAV has taken on a mission in Aba, Sichuan, at an altitude of 3,800 meters with wind force ranging from 5 to 7 in a harsh environment. The HC-525 UAV displays its performance advantages in strong wind and carries a 30-times double-lens camera to complete the patrol inspection. The operation period covers day and night, realizing all-weather operation.
Hc-525 UAV has a long inspection range. It is capable of carrying out large-scale daily patrol inspection in plateau areas. Not only can it carry out automatic inspection through a pre-planned route, but it can switch to manual control mode for patrol inspection under special circumstances. In this way, it can obtain the required accurate data in real time, which effectively reduces the difficulty and labor intensity of plateau operation, improves work efficiency. It can also be integrated with a variety of mission payloads for long-duration flight. The operation range is wide.
During the execution of the mission, there are strong winds swirling around the cliffs, and there is a significant height difference between the area where the UAV can operate (take-off and landing point) and the patrol target. Facing such a huge route elevation gap, higher demands are placed on flight operation and battery efficiency, and there are also high requirements for the power and reliability of the motor. The Honeycomb Navigation HC-525 UAV demonstrates excellent dynamic performance, a more stable attitude, and longer endurance when conducting inspection operations on routes with large elevation drops. This allows it to fully leverage its advantages in high-altitude areas.
In plateau and mountainous areas, the environment is complex. The air flow in the gorge regions is disordered, and gusts of wind often occur, frequently reaching levels higher than 5 on the wind scale. These gusts are accompanied by wind shear, which poses a serious threat to the safety of patrol inspections. Although we are unable to influence the wind direction, we can still adopt effective measures to ensure flight safety. The HC-525 UAV has remarkable wind resistance capabilities and complies with the technical requirements for flight missions.
In Aba, Sichuan, at high altitudes, the rarefied air causes a significant reduction in lift. As a result, the UAV will consume more electrical energy to maintain flight altitude, resulting in a sharp decrease in endurance time. To generate sufficient lift, the structure of HC-525 UAV has been specially designed. This ensures stable flight at an altitude of 5000 meters, enabling it to conduct normal patrol inspections in the Aba Plateau of Sichuan Province. For long endurance, it is equipped with high-capacity battery. Practice has shwon that the endurance of patrol inspection in plateau can reach 90-120 minutes. The Honeycomb UAV demonstrates stable performance and long endurance, making it adaptable to the harsh high-altitude flight environment.
In this operation, HC-525 UAV of Honeycomb Aerospace can completely overcome the difficulties posed by extreme natural environment. It possesses the capability to comprehensively handle various challenging issues, thus ensuring the safety of the patrol inspection.
As a special model of the SU-50 smart airport, the HC-525 can be deployed in the plateau area to provide solutions for long-distance belt application scenarios. The whole machine can independently complete deployment, collection, and power supply. After planning the route in the plateau area, it can carry out independent inspections, with the functions of remote control, multi aircraft cooperative operation, intelligent data real-time transmission, etc. the monitored images are transmitted to the command center in real time through 4G and 5g / private network, allowing the command room to monitor the UAV inspection in real-time. This reduces the degree of personnel participation, provides a more convenient and intelligent solution under orderly large - scale promotion, and truly realizes autonomous unmanned operation.
The SU-50 intelligent UAV inspection system has a wide range of applications such as urban flight safety guarantee, ship take-off and landing, maritime inspection, mountain flight, forest protection and fire prevention, high-speed inspection and tracking of vehicles, and late night dense forest arrest of criminals. Since its establishment, it has collaborated with various sectors including public security, forest fire prevention, environmental protection, forestry, and the oil industry. In diverse and complex environments, it has taken on challenges posed by environmental limitations, broken through barriers, played a crucial role, and won high recognition from both customers and leaders.
