KDDI and Prodo Loan, "Water Service Combined Drone" will be held

　On December 14, 2021, KDDI, KDDI Research Institute, and Proklone held a “Water Service Combination Drone” at Yokohama and Hakkeijima Sea Paradise.A water air -combat drone is an aircraft that can be confirmed in real time by air drones that can control the flight remotely by carrying underwater drones offshore, and remotely operating underwater drones from land.After the work, the air drone collects the underwater drone and then separates the water to return.In that underwater inspections can be easily performed from land, it is highly noticeable from businesses who are struggling with ships and divers.In the future, the company will continue to develop commercial aircraft while sucking on -site demands, aiming for commercialization in 2022.

　At the show, the KDDI Creation Headquarters Business Development Division Dorone Business Promotion of Drone Business Promotion G Manager Tomoichi Matsuki, Vice President of Prodele, Kiichi Sugaki, KDDI Research Institute Innovation Center Innovation Cooperative G -Ryoichi Kawada, Ryoichi Kawada.He was on the stage in order.Matsuki talked about the outline of the smart drone, which is the base of the water aircraft combined drone, and the future possibilities.Mr. Sugaki explained the details of the aircraft specifications and structures.Mr. Kawada explained the mechanism of acoustic positioning developed to understand the position of underwater drones.

　After that, a scene in which aerial drone was actually taken off, flight, landing, watering, and fluttering and landing again was released.It was not possible to show off underwater drone diving and underwater images after landing due to the previous equipment trouble, but according to a video of the demonstration in Kitakyushu, released on the same day, underwater drones have been underwater drone.It was clearly indicated that the images acquired by diving can be confirmed remotely in real time.