Launch of Mobile Wireless Drone Station System for Easy Deployment
B&Plus Co., Ltd. has introduced a mobile drone station mounted on a quadruped robot, enabling wireless charging and extending drone range for disaster sites and infrastructure inspection.
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B&Plus Co., Ltd. has developed a system that mounts a drone station on a quadruped robot, enabling wireless charging for drones and expanding their operational range by transporting them to takeoff points. This system is intended for remote status confirmation at disaster sites and infrastructure facilities, contributing to labor saving and ensuring worker safety.
## Background
In recent years, while the use of drones in infrastructure inspection and facility patrol has advanced, challenges have remained:
- Manual intervention required for battery replacement
- Operational restrictions due to fixed drone ports
- Risks of humans entering dangerous areas
Additionally, while quadruped robots (e.g., SPOT) have high mobility, collaboration with drones is a very new field with few precedents.
## System Overview
The system consists of a drone station mounted on a quadruped robot. With wireless (contactless) charging, it functions as a mobile drone base.
## Features
- Operational Flow: The robot carries the drone to the takeoff point → drone takes off → inspection → landing → automatic charging. This entire sequence is possible.
- Wireless Charging: Contactless design makes it resistant to rain and dust, improving maintainability.
- High Mobility: Adoption of a quadruped robot allows movement over steps, stairs, outdoors, and uneven terrain.
- Mobile Drone Station: Unlike traditional fixed stations, it can move to wherever needed, solving limitations and significantly improving operational flexibility.
## Technical Characteristics
- No special application required (Under 50W design, exempt from high-frequency equipment application).
- Charging support (e.g., Air3S: 29W charging, DJI Mini: 18W charging).
- Port Dimensions: 50cm circular structure.
- Tolerance: Charging possible within a 100mm misalignment range.
## Potential Applications in Disaster Response
This system is suitable for gathering information in environments where human entry is difficult or dangerous:
- Status confirmation in high-radiation areas.
- Image acquisition inside and around buildings.
- Assessment of secondary disaster risks.
It is also expected to be used as a means of rapid situational awareness at sites of earthquakes, fires, and chemical disasters.
## Intended Uses
- Situation confirmation and remote survey during disasters.
- Inspection of infrastructure and facilities (factories, power plants, buildings).
- Security and crime prevention patrol.
- Progress confirmation and safety management at construction sites.
- Inspection of high or narrow places hard for people to reach.
- Wildlife damage countermeasures.
## Future Development
We will work on improving the environmental resistance and operational stability of this system for practical use in more extreme conditions. We are also working on improving power supply and charging efficiency for long-term operations. Aiming to establish this as a highly practical inspection solution, we will proceed with system development suited to various field conditions for infrastructure inspection and disaster response.
## Background
In recent years, while the use of drones in infrastructure inspection and facility patrol has advanced, challenges have remained:
- Manual intervention required for battery replacement
- Operational restrictions due to fixed drone ports
- Risks of humans entering dangerous areas
Additionally, while quadruped robots (e.g., SPOT) have high mobility, collaboration with drones is a very new field with few precedents.
## System Overview
The system consists of a drone station mounted on a quadruped robot. With wireless (contactless) charging, it functions as a mobile drone base.
## Features
- Operational Flow: The robot carries the drone to the takeoff point → drone takes off → inspection → landing → automatic charging. This entire sequence is possible.
- Wireless Charging: Contactless design makes it resistant to rain and dust, improving maintainability.
- High Mobility: Adoption of a quadruped robot allows movement over steps, stairs, outdoors, and uneven terrain.
- Mobile Drone Station: Unlike traditional fixed stations, it can move to wherever needed, solving limitations and significantly improving operational flexibility.
## Technical Characteristics
- No special application required (Under 50W design, exempt from high-frequency equipment application).
- Charging support (e.g., Air3S: 29W charging, DJI Mini: 18W charging).
- Port Dimensions: 50cm circular structure.
- Tolerance: Charging possible within a 100mm misalignment range.
## Potential Applications in Disaster Response
This system is suitable for gathering information in environments where human entry is difficult or dangerous:
- Status confirmation in high-radiation areas.
- Image acquisition inside and around buildings.
- Assessment of secondary disaster risks.
It is also expected to be used as a means of rapid situational awareness at sites of earthquakes, fires, and chemical disasters.
## Intended Uses
- Situation confirmation and remote survey during disasters.
- Inspection of infrastructure and facilities (factories, power plants, buildings).
- Security and crime prevention patrol.
- Progress confirmation and safety management at construction sites.
- Inspection of high or narrow places hard for people to reach.
- Wildlife damage countermeasures.
## Future Development
We will work on improving the environmental resistance and operational stability of this system for practical use in more extreme conditions. We are also working on improving power supply and charging efficiency for long-term operations. Aiming to establish this as a highly practical inspection solution, we will proceed with system development suited to various field conditions for infrastructure inspection and disaster response.