The picture shows the Korean Air drone. Courtesy of Korean Air
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- On December 16, local time, Korean Air held a roadshow and released the "UAV Cluster Aircraft Appearance Inspection System". The system uses Korean Air's own design and manufacture of unmanned aerial vehicles, with a fuselage length and width of about 1 meter each and a weight of about 5.5 kilograms, and supports the simultaneous use of four unmanned aerial vehicles for inspection operations, which can reduce the aircraft appearance inspection operation time from the current 10 hours to about 4 hours.
According to reports, the use of drones to check the appearance of aircraft can avoid the defects such as insecurity and lack of accuracy in the manual inspection process, and many airlines around the world are actively exploring related solutions. After more than a year of hard work, Korean Air has successfully launched the "Drone Cluster Aircraft Visual Inspection System" that can use more than 2 UAVs to inspect the appearance of aircraft at the same time, which is also the first solution in the world to support the simultaneous use of multiple UAVs to inspect aircraft.
The system incorporates many of the latest technologies. For example, the use of "autonomous swarm flight technology" allows the system to support 4 UAVs to carry out inspection operations at the same time. Even if one of the drones fails, the other three drones can still adjust the mission content on their own to ensure that the inspection is completed. Secondly, the system also uses cloud-based information sharing technology, which allows multiple people to participate in the work process at the same time, so that the relevant inspection operations are not limited by time and space, which greatly improves the efficiency of the visual inspection work. In addition, the system also adopts multiple safety measures such as geofencing technology and anti-collision technology to ensure the safety of the inspected aircraft and the surrounding buildings and personnel.
The picture shows Korean Air releasing the UAV cluster aircraft visual inspection system. Courtesy of Korean Air
It is reported that after a period of trial operation, Korean Air will further improve the system according to the opinions of the aircraft maintenance department, and further communicate with the relevant departments on the relevant specifications and flight range of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the airport. At the same time, Korean Air will also work with advanced enterprises in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning to explore the road of scientific and technological innovation in aircraft maintenance in accordance with the development policy of the Korean government. (End)