On December 16, 2021, Baidu and Chang'e Benyue Aerospace Science and Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement, Baidu became the "Global Strategic Partner of Artificial Intelligence in China's Lunar Exploration Aerospace Engineering", and the two sides will carry out cooperation in space technology and artificial intelligence technology in the field of deep space exploration, including lunar exploration and planetary exploration.
Wu Weiren, chief designer of the Chinese lunar exploration project and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, attended the signing ceremony, and he affirmed the positive significance of private enterprises participating in major national projects. "China has become one of the world's space powers, and the application of follow-up artificial intelligence technology will become more and more prominent." Major projects on deep space exploration welcome Baidu to participate, especially in the field of intelligent exploration. ”
Exploring the vast universe is the common dream of human beings, and the charm of deep space exploration lies in constantly expanding the boundaries of human understanding of nature and opening up new cognitive frontiers. The success of China's lunar exploration, Mars exploration and other projects has greatly encouraged the vast number of Chinese scientific and technological workers. Baidu has always had good cooperation with China's lunar exploration space project. The first Mars rover in 2021, Zhu Rong, left a Chinese mark on the surface of Mars, and the world's first rover digital person jointly released by Baidu and the China Mars Exploration Project left a deep impression on the public.
Baidu has been committed to cooperation between academia and industry, strengthening innovation in various fields, and jointly promoting the high-quality development of China's aerospace science and technology. "We look forward to in-depth cooperation with China's aerospace industry, sailing together to the brilliant galaxy, jointly exploring new models and new ways of cooperation, and realizing the integration and innovation of AI technology and aerospace technology!" Dr. Wang Haifeng, Chief Technology Officer of Baidu and Director of the National Engineering Laboratory for Deep Learning Technology and Applications, said in his speech.
Artificial intelligence technology has many excellent application cases and experience in the development of aerospace. In the future, artificial intelligence will have more wide applications in the field of aerospace, such as spacecraft failure analysis, mission design and planning, autonomous decision-making, intelligent robots, cluster intelligence and so on. Pei Zhaoyu, deputy chief designer of the third phase of China's lunar exploration project and deputy director of the Lunar Exploration and Aerospace Engineering Center of the China National Space Administration, pointed out in his speech: "Artificial intelligence can realize the autonomous operation of spacecraft and provide basic capabilities for future space systems, especially deep space exploration. We hope that in the follow-up cooperation with Baidu, we will give full play to our respective advantages, carry out in-depth cooperation, jointly develop artificial intelligence technology that can be applied to deep space exploration, and promote the innovation and development of deep space technology. ”
"A Baidu car, an endless space dream", Pei Zhaoyu expressed the idea of applying Baidu unmanned driving technology to future lunar exploration projects. According to Pei Zhaoyu, in the lunar exploration project, unmanned vehicles can play a great role, including both the needs of scientific exploration and the needs of technical experiments.
Yuan Foyu, vice president of Baidu Group and head of brand marketing and public communication system, and Wu Tian, vice president of Baidu Group and deputy director of the National Engineering Laboratory for Deep Learning Technology and Application, attended the signing ceremony. In the future, Baidu and China Lunar Exploration Aerospace Project will give full play to the advantages of technology, products and brands, and carry out comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in the research and development of intelligent technology for deep space exploration, the construction and implementation of strategic technology application platforms, the dissemination of science and technology in space science and technology and the cultivation of talents, so as to help the development of China's deep space exploration cause.