Applications
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Complete automation of drone fleet in 24/7/365 mode makes possible to continuously monitoring any industrial objects and infrastructures such as railway, pipeline, mining etc. Depending on their needs, our customers can easily set an autopilot or take the remote control of the flight vehicle.
This makes possible to control the environment, ensuring security for the entire business. It also allows our customers to save the money by simplifying the monitoring process by reducing tasks and operational costs.
APPLICATIONS:
- HIGH AND MIDDLE VOLTAGE POWERLINES
- OIL AND GAS PIPELINES
- CONSTRUCTIONS
- MILITARY AND STRATEGY OBJECTS
- INDUSTRIAL OBJECTS
- MONITORING OF INFRASTRUCTURE (RAILWAYS, HIGHWAYS)
Applications examples
According to reports, due to the use of security monitoring drones in PKP CARGO, the cargo thefts fell by 55% – 65% during the year. Taking into account that the losses arising from the theft reached $5.8 million, the real advantage of using drones in monitoring can be over $3 million per year.
WHAT DO YOU GET BY USING AUTOMATED DRONES
FOR RAILROAD MONITORING?By automating the monitoring process, you can easily centralize all drone operations. It is possible to create a single control center for any number of units. It can control all security and monitoring activities 24/7/365.
By deploying automated monitoring system, rail shipping companies can not only limit the damage, but also reduce the costs related to the employment of drone operators. Remote monitoring by drones also allows you to create orthophoto maps of the railway infrastructure, to supervise construction and conduct regular technical inspections.
In the beginning of 2018, PGNiG SA shared its plans on using drones for pipeline monitoring. Currently they are working on verification whether drones can be used for this application. The main goal of that project is to use the drones to search for leaks and check the condition of the pipeline.
WHAT BENEFITS YOU GET FROM THE AUTOMATION
OF GAS PIPELINE MONITORING?The gas pipeline monitoring often has to cover hundreds of thousands of kilometers, making it time consuming and very costly. You can save time and money by creating a fully automated network of drone power supply chargers. This allows you to employ less people for monitoring system control.
Another important feature is the possibility of establishing a central database to manage video surveillance. With this feature, you can control the situation and supervise work around the area in real time from one location.
In June 2018, Public Works Department of Spokane, WA officially confirmed its plan to deploy drones for monitoring the local infrastructure and construction projects. This decision was made to ensure safety of construction work, such as work at height, etc.
In addition to providing security, the use of drones in construction monitoring allows for continuous analysis and access to progress, monitoring employees and control the amount of construction materials on site. Monitoring improves the management of the entire construction process, helping to complete the project on time.
HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM AUTOMATED MONITORING
OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE?Use of drones for automation of monitoring allows you to reduce operating costs, as less operators are required for each of the monitored objects.
Automation also gives you the opportunity to centralize the management of video surveillance in one place, from which it will be possible to remotely control drones in real time. This is important for construction companies, which work in several different locations. Drone-based automation is a powerful tool for project managers, because it supplies live data and information about the construction.
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By using drones in logistics, transport companies can create rapid delivery service based on peer-to-peer solution. According to McKinsey & Company over 30% of consumers are willing to pay more for the same day delivery. This is the reason why Amazon announced the drone delivery program. It also can solve the ‘last mile delivery’ problem that generates over 30% of total delivery costs.
APPLICATIONS:
- PEER-TO-PEER RAPID DELIVERY SERVICE
- SOLUTION FOR ‘LAST MILE DELIVERY’ PROBLEM
- FAST DELIVERY SERVICE FOR BIOMATERIALS
Applications examples
In 2017, Estonian company Cleveron has launched a service for fast delivery of small shipments by drones. Thanks to the application, anyone can order food to be delivered within several minutes.
HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM
AUTOMATED INFRASTRUCTURE IN LOGISTICS?Automation is crucial for the logistics sector. By using not only wireless chargers but also smart traffic management algorithms, the entire fleet of drones can operate continuously and assure speedy delivery.
In addition, the drone automation helps with decentralizing the supply process. Currently, the package goes from the sender to the processing center, and only then to the buyer. Autonomous drone infrastructure allows you to deliver the loads in the peer-to-peer mode, that is, from the sender to the buyer, bypassing the processing center. This reduces waiting time for shipment, improves safety and reduces the risk of loss of cargo in transit. This effectively lowers the cost of delivery, by eliminating the ‘last mile delivery’ costs.
Icelandic company Flytrex since 2017 offers consignment delivery services between Reykjavík and Grafarvogur. The main reason for the creation of this type of delivery network is a fjord that separates the two cities from each other, and the use of drones allows to deliver consignments within minutes.
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Mapping and surveying is one of the main applications for industrial drones. The most common application is orthophoto mapping: aerial photographing of Earth surface to estimate topographic relief of surveying area. Use of drone makes it possible, for example, to obtain the volume of a pile of coal or sand in order to control the material consumption for a power plant or a construction company at significantly reduced cost of mapping.
APPLICATIONS:
- ESTIMATION OF VOLUME OF A PILE OF GRANULAR MATERIALS
- SURVEYING AREA FOR CONSTRUCTIONS
- MAPPING
Applications examples
Jastrzębska Coal Company wants to use the drones and advanced technologies of spatial data analysis for measuring the quantity of coal in the open storage areas. In this project, the drones will be used for the spatial data analysis, where the inventory process, modeling and calculation of the volume of the coal storage will be fully automated, and the data will be available in real time.
HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM
AUTOMATED DRONE INFRASTRUCTURE IN GEODESY?In all cases, the automation allows you to save on operating costs related to employment of drone operators. By using the charging station, the drones will be able to work in 24/7 mode, which allows you to perform various tasks at night as well. In addition, as in the case of the monitoring and inspection, automation allows you to centralize the data received from the drones. This gives you the ability to control the entire network properties, effectively lowering the cost of its management.
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Inspection is the process similar to monitoring, but with the difference that can be done occasionally rather than continuously. Furthermore, inspection extends the possibilities for drone data collection such as using additional sensors, application of math modeling etc. Automation of inspection allows our customers to reduce the operational costs as well as the possibility to inspect hard-to-access places.
APPLICATIONS:
- HIGH AND MIDDLE VOLTAGE POWERLINES
- OIL AND GAS PIPELINES
- PV AND WIND FARMS
- RAILWAY AND HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURES
- AGRICULTURE
Applications examples
Last year, CPS Energy (USA company that dates to 1860!) started using drones to inspect transmission towers across high voltage power lines. Pilots completed drone inspections of 50 transmission line towers in just more than two days. “Normally, this work would have taken nearly two weeks to complete using conventional methods,” a CPS spokesperson said. “The utility anticipates drones will be used to inspect equipment approaching its end of life as well as equipment damaged during severe weather.”
HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM
AUTOMATED INSPECTION OF THE POWER LINES?The problem of the regular inspection can be solved in a simple and effective way by creating fully automated network of charging station for drones along the power lines. The drones are able to work 24/7, at the same time being controlled remotely. This allows you to speed up the time of the inspection, effectively cut operating costs and centralize the inspection management.
The use of drones in precision agriculture and, in particular, plant breeding sector, is one of the most popular directions of development in this industry. Drone infrastructure automation allows you to increase the amount of crops, reduce costs associated with fertilization, quickly and cheaply examine the current status of plants and protect them from diseases, pests, etc.
HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM
AUTOMATED INSPECTION OF THE CROPS?The use of drones in precision agriculture and, in particular, plant breeding sector, is one of the most popular directions of development in this industry. Drone infrastructure automation allows you to increase the amount of crops, reduce costs associated with fertilization, quickly and cheaply examine the current status of plants and protect them from diseases, pests, etc.
