The Defense Science Research Institute (Director Park Jong-seung) announced that it will participate in the ‘2 Drone Show Korea 23’ held at BEXCO, Busan from February 25 (Thu) to 2023 (Sat).
Since its establishment in 1970, the Defense Science Research Institute, as a defense research and development agency in Korea, has been aiming to continuously contribute to the strengthening of Korea’s defense capabilities and the development of the defense industry. The Darakdae test site of the Defense Testing and Research Institute participating in the 2023 Drone Show Korea is carrying out special firepower tests such as supersonic collision tests and explosion power simulation tests, as well as gun ammunition shooting tests such as tank guns and self-propelled guns. Since these tasks have various risks due to the peculiarity of explosion, they are focusing on the application of unmanned autonomous technology and the improvement of technology maturity in the recent defense test field.
In this exhibition, an unmanned ammunition transport and loading autonomy system (ATLAS) for a test shot test and a high-speed camera equipped drone developed for high-speed image measurement will be exhibited.
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First, ATLAS is a device that conducts gun ammunition tests based on manned and unmanned cooperation. It aims to improve the risk of handling heavy ammunition and prevent various safety accidents by unmanned ammunition transfer and loading procedures, which were previously performed by manpower. It is designed to be applied separately to an indoor tank gun shooting test site operated by the attic test site and an outdoor shooting test site. Unit 1, the initial project, was developed for an indoor test site, and through tests of various types of ammunition, it obtained operational know-how and laid the foundation for the development of unit 2. Unit 2 on display was developed for the purpose of an outdoor shooting range, and development tests are underway prior to operation.
Next, drones equipped with high-speed cameras are developed to be linked with high-speed cameras differently from general shooting drones, contributing to expanding the high-speed measurement environment performed on the ground to the aviation field. In addition, it greatly improves the optical measurement environment, which consumes a lot of human and material resources according to topographical and spatial information, and contributes to the analysis of the results of various explosion tests. We expect the effect of increasing the efficiency of defense tests through these ground and airborne unmanned equipment, and we aim to transfer and export related technologies to domestic and foreign defense testing fields in the future.
An official from the Defense Science Research Institute said, “The biggest goal at the research center’s attic test site is ‘safety’. Due to the nature of the national defense test, there are always several risk factors that can lead to human casualties depending on the test. We are continuing various attempts to improve the working environment and obtain efficient work by gradually making these risky tasks unmanned and remote,” he said. I participated to promote future cooperation,” he explained the background of participating in the exhibition.
It also revealed future business plans. An official said, “Currently, in the field of aviation measurement, drones equipped with high-speed cameras have a low cruising time compared to a wide test environment, so in the case of an explosion test, the measurement mission is configured to take off from a high altitude. In the future, we are considering securing an aviation-based measurement system linked with vision-based positioning and various test support systems for fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing vehicles capable of long endurance and hovering.” We are also considering a project to increase the safety and work efficiency of test workers by replacing overall risky work based on advanced artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous driving technologies.”
Meanwhile, the exhibit items of the 2023 Drone Show Korea, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of National Defense, and Busan Metropolitan City, and hosted by BEXCO and the Korea Unmanned Aerial System Association are as follows. △Manufacturing (drone, military, UAM/AAM, surveying, mapping, firefighting, station, unmanned robot, leisure, broadcasting) △Utilizing industry (photography, control, spatial information, logistics, disaster management, security, reconnaissance, construction, deep sea exploration) Etc.) △Parts and technology (communication, ground control, autonomous flight, system and S/W technology, fuel cell sensor, motor, battery, etc.) △Service (education, finance, rental, insurance, investment consulting, etc.) △ Institutions (related institutions, associations/organizations, universities)
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