World's first successful wide-area security using multiple drones flying autonomously with KDDI and 4G LTE
PRODRONE Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, President and CEO: Masakazu Kono, hereinafter referred to as PRODRONE), in cooperation with NEDO, KDDI, Terra Drone, and SECOM, conducted the world's first security demonstration experiment using multiple autonomously flying drones using a mobile communication network based on the 4th generation high-speed communication standard (4G LTE), and succeeded in remotely patrolling and guarding facilities over a wide area. In this demonstration experiment, we used the "Smart Drone Platform", a dedicated drone platform built by KDDI, to conduct remote patrol security experiments using four autonomous drones manufactured by PRODRONE. PRODRONE has produced four experimental aircraft. Each of the four aircraft is equipped with a different combination of equipment, including a Canon ultra-high-sensitivity camera, an integrated visible light and infrared camera, LED lights, and speakers. The total weight of each aircraft is approximately 20 kg, with the heaviest aircraft weighing 23 kg. Two drones are responsible for checking the overall situation as "overview" drones, and two are responsible for heading to the scene as "patrol" drones. We remotely monitored the inside of the facility from the operation control room using a camera mounted on a drone, and conducted experiments such as finding suspicious persons, alerting people, detecting suspicious fires, and even providing night security. Remote patrol security using multiple drones can strengthen security by detecting suspicious persons, alerting people, detecting suspicious fires, and providing night security.
Scene from demonstration experiment
For details, please see the KDDI announcement materials. http://news.kddi.com/kddi/corporate/newsrelease/2018/03/15/3009.html
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: 16th floor, Sakatane Sakae Building, 2-4 Shinei-cho, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0004
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