Chapter 853: Fighter Autopilot Technology
"Therefore, this intelligent attack drone is equipped with a high-speed obstacle avoidance system, which can detect obstacles around the drone in real time and adjust the flight attitude of the drone in real time under high-speed flight conditions.
In fact, this technology is not new, and it has been used in our 'Battlefield Sweeper' small high-speed attack drones before.
However, we have improved this technology in the use of this intelligent attack drone. Its detection distance, reaction speed, and detection accuracy have been greatly improved to adapt to faster flight speeds and larger drone fuselages. ”
Although Wu Hao only gave a brief introduction to the light breeze, everyone belongs to professionals and practitioners, and how can they not know the importance and advancement of this technology.
How to achieve accurate and fast obstacle avoidance under high-speed conditions is also a cutting-edge technology field that major technology giants in the world are vying to study today.
This technology has been used very well in many fields, such as the most popular secondary autonomous driving, which is widely used.
Its main function, on the one hand, assists the car in automatic driving, and on the other hand, when it suddenly encounters obstacles, it can also brake urgently, that is, the anti-collision function.
In addition to automobiles, high-speed railways and high-speed trains are also widely used. Like the autonomous driving technology of automobiles, one of the development directions of high-speed trains is also driverless.
Moreover, the more important role of this technology is to prevent the high-speed train from suddenly not being obstructed during the journey, so as to decelerate and brake.
You know, no matter what kind of vehicle, the faster the speed, the longer the braking distance.
A car with a speed of 80 kilometers per hour needs a distance of 20 to 25 meters if you want to brake completely. Shorter than that, you will hit the obstacle directly.
A car with a speed of 100 kilometers per hour needs about 40 to 45 meters to fully brake. A car traveling at 120 kilometers per hour needs a distance of about 100 to 120 meters if you want to brake completely.
As for the emergency braking distance of high-speed trains, the speed of the train is faster, and the mass itself is very heavy, so it is very difficult to brake it completely. According to China's current "Railway Technical Management Regulations", "the emergency braking distance of the train on any railway ramp is 800 meters".
And there is still a limit to this standard, it must not exceed 120 kilometers, that is to say, if you exceed this speed limit, then the braking distance is far more than that.
In addition to trains, there are also ships. Ships, though slow, are far inferior to cars and trains. But the tonnage of ships is too heavy, and they are often tens of thousands of tons, or even hundreds of thousands of tons. It's very difficult to get it to brake urgently.
Because of the characteristics of water, the braking ability of the ship is poor. As a result, we tend to see a lot of accidents where ships collide because they find themselves too close to brake.
Similarly, there are aircraft, especially the drone market, which has been more active in recent years, is also studying this technology.
But the plane is too fast, the braking ability is even worse, almost none, and the only way is to steer to avoid. Therefore, there are still great limitations on the application of this technology in aircraft, especially in high-speed and ultra-long-distance detection.
Previously, Wu Hao successfully used this technology on the 'Battlefield Sweeper' small high-speed attack drone.
Subsequently, this technology has also been widely used in Wu Hao's drones, as well as some car autonomous driving and collision avoidance technologies on the market.
This time, Wu Hao took out this technology again, and successfully applied it to their intelligent attack drone, and showed amazing, no, it should be said that it was suffocating excellent performance.
The low-altitude and high-speed crossing of this canyon being demonstrated is enough to prove that this technology is heterogeneous. In a canyon with a narrowest distance of 30 meters and multiple sharp bends of less than 110 degrees, these two intelligent attack drones are like swimming fish in the water, swimming very flexibly and lightly.
Just when everyone was concentrating and staring at the picture on the big screen, Tao Guangcheng on the side suddenly raised a question, which successfully attracted everyone's attention.
"Can this high-speed obstacle avoidance technology be applied to our fighters?"
As a division commander, what he always considered was how to improve the combat effectiveness of his troops. From this technology, he sees the relevant possibilities.
This kind of ultra-low-altitude and high-speed obstacle crossing flight is indeed dangerous, and even many veteran pilots dare not try it easily. But if this technology is applied to fighters, it means that all fighters have this excellent high-speed obstacle avoidance ability, which will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of current fighters.
Faced with this question, and the fiery gaze of everyone, Wu Hao shook his head with a smile.
"This technology is used in conjunction with the autonomous flight control technology of our drones, and if it is only a single technology applied to fighters, it will not bring much help to pilots.
To put it bluntly, manned fighters flying this kind of canyon route test the pilot's quick reaction ability and precise control ability. Obviously, this technology does not have the capabilities to do so. ”
"What if the fighter is also equipped with this set of autonomous flight control technology?" This time it was Xiao Yunfei who asked the question, and it was obvious that he also took a fancy to the broad application prospects of this technology.
Wu Hao glanced at him when he heard this, but then he still shook his head and said: "It's still very difficult, first of all, the manned aircraft has its own flight control system." Therefore, if you want to install this autonomous flight control system, you need to transform and integrate the two systems.
Even if they are not integrated, then the two systems must work together without affecting each other.
Secondly, when flying over such a dangerous canyon route, it is necessary to switch to the autonomous flight mode of the fighter, so as to give full play to the performance of this high-speed obstacle avoidance system.
At this time, the pilot needs to fully trust the fighter and this system, and cannot interfere with the fighter's autonomous flight.
Often, at this time, the pilot will be subjected to super psychological pressure, making it difficult for the pilot to fully trust, and will unconsciously influence or control the aircraft. ”
You're right, it's a very hard habit to break. However, this system can indeed greatly improve the combat effectiveness of fighters, and it must be paid attention to. Xiao Yunfei nodded and said.
Hearing Xiao Yunfei's words, Li Weihua on the side immediately responded: "Yes, when we go back, we will organize relevant technical experts to study the possibility of using this technology and this system on fighters, and submit a feasibility report as soon as possible." ”