Japan’s drone industry is catching up

Drones are one of the hottest technological competition fields in the world today. Chinese enterprises have taken the lead in this field, currently possessing high-level technological advantages and strong market share. The Japanese industry is also catching up in the field of drones with its unique development philosophy and traditional manufacturing advantages. Recently, reporter Zhu Manjun visited Chiba Prefecture, Japan, which attaches great importance to the development of UAV technology.

Imagine if the noise appeared outside the window while you were taking a nap, would it drive people crazy? The loud noise and difficulty in ensuring safety performance are the biggest obstacles to the popularization of drone transportation in cities. However, this situation is likely to become history soon. The Japanese government has announced ambitious efforts to build the world’s first UAV transport city in Chiba Prefecture County in 2019, so as to establish Japan’s advantages in the field of UAV manufacturing.

Not only that, Japan is also trying to utilize drone technology in many fields. “UAVs are expected in many fields, such as building inspection, logistics, fire control, precision agriculture and traffic management,” said Kenzo Nomo, a special professor at Chiba University who is known as “the first person in Japan to use UAVs.” UAVs can make great achievements in many fields. “

With the financial support of the Japanese government, the Chiba City Fire Department has currently deployed a disaster relief drone, and two operators have been officially on duty recently after undergoing four months of training, Operator Mitsui Kiyoshi said: Firefighting drones have only just begun to be put into use, and it is very useful to understand the situation at the scene from above as soon as possible. However, due to the use of radio wave control, there are still many uncertain and unsafe factors, such as buildings and terrain, which may affect the radio waves. Many times, without being on site, we cannot determine whether drones can be used, which also leaves a topic for the future. However, in any case, drones The use of drones is not limited to major disasters, it allows us to implement rescue operations as early as possible in various situations, and in the future, we will also make good use of this feature of drones

The drone industry is in the ascendant. Although China has obvious advantages in this field at present, compared to Japan, which has already included the construction of drone transportation cities in the government’s work agenda, we should also look further ahead.