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What kind of technologies, in terms of sensors, software, or AI, underpin the BVLOS systems approved by the CAA, and how do they assure safe and predictable flight behaviour? Obviously, the details of our solution are commercially sensitive, but I can say that the Digital Tethering™, the Patent for which was registered in the UK and internationally, has a stack of navigational solutions both GPS and non-GPS together with a certifiable( to DO178) software-based Safety Assurance System( SAS). The navigation stack can be adjusted to suit the application and environment and the SAS can be quickly adapted to ensure that the UAS only does what it is supposed to do and does not do anything that it is not supposed to do without executing immediate action such as slowing, stopping and landing either immediately or at the closest designated safe landing zone. The system is certifiable to manned aviation standards so it is as close to fool proof as we can get. In the case of the rail network application, it keeps the aircraft in a tight air corridor, the deviation from which will result in immediate safety mitigation action being taken.
Drone Major is known for working with a wide network of partners. How important is collaboration, with government, technology providers, and industry bodies, in advancing drone capabilities across sectors like civil engineering? Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, and we have created a massive global network of over 7000 companies in the Robotics and Autonomous System( RAS) space, which we leverage to deliver projects, primed by Drone Major, to our clients. Drone Major has always been heavily involved in the role as advisor to both government and nongovernmental agencies, either through direct engagement on key issues, the development of standards essential for the development of the industry or through the delivery of
From your perspective, what are the most promising use cases for BVLOS drone technology in construction, for example, in monitoring progress, surveying hazardous zones, or enhancing project management? The BVLOS applications in construction are extensive but the main, low hanging fruit, would be safety and security monitoring, trespass management and asset management. The construction industry has been using drones for a long time in Visual Line of Sight( VLOS), but the Digital Tethering™ concept opens a huge potential for wider use, especially on larger sites and, due to the non-GPS capability of the system, even underground!
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