November 7, 2016, Loewen Howard, President of Canada MicroPilot company came to Beijing, the World Wide Web UAV channel for its exclusive interview. Mr. Loewen said he was very optimistic about the China UAV market, and introduced us to the difference between the flight control system of UAV industry level and consumption level, and drone entrepreneurs and put forward some suggestions and advice; domestic engineers Liang Jianhua to explain technical details.
Canada MicroPilot company was founded in 1994, only the production of the flight control system of UAV flight control, its products are sold in more than and 70 countries worldwide, customers including NASA, Raytheon Co and Northrop Grumman Corporation. The flight control system of UAV is to complete the core system of take-off, flight, mission and Encore recovery of the whole flight process, the flight control for UAVs is equivalent to the driver for the man-machine function, is considered one of the core technologies of uav.
Canada MicroPilot company optimistic about the future of China's UAV: policy more tolerant than Europe and the United States
Optimistic about the future of China's UAV industry
Reporters learned that the current market is still the main MicroPilot flight control in Europe and North America and Israel, Chinese market share is not much, in the past MicroPilot to examine Chinese market or maintain clients are generally ordinary employees, and this is the president of Howard Loewen personally came to Chinese. Mr. Loewen on the global network UAV channel reporter, said: very optimistic about the Chinese market, and will be the same as the world's other markets."
Canada MicroPilot company optimistic about the future of China's UAV: policy more tolerant than Europe and the United States
Mr. Loewen has just visited the Zhuhai airshow back, UAV industry more confidence on the China: "this is not the first time to Chinese, every time to feel the Chinese UAV and the aviation industry have great progress." He also said: very envious of China's policy, China's policy on the UAV industry is less restricted than the United States and Europe, so I believe that China's development and use of no one better than the United States and europe. To this end, MicroPilot has released a Chinese version of the flight control ground station software.
Industrial consumption level of flight control system and a world of difference
MicroPilot, only the production of industrial grade industry application used for UAV flight control, the price level of consumer price more than an order of magnitude of flight control. Mr. Loewen said clearly: MP flight control system for the industry application, and not for the Aeromodeller design.
Canada MicroPilot company optimistic about the future of China's UAV: policy more tolerant than Europe and the United States
Industrial grade flight control and consumer level compared to "completely different," Mr. Loewen said: the consumption level of UAV is more like a mobile phone, and the industrial level of UAV is similar to the car. The industrial grade flight control on $300, while the consumption level of gyro drones on $3; the industrial production, the flight control chip will be in 10 years after the chip level for the life consumption of not more than 5 years.
Canada MicroPilot company optimistic about the future of China's UAV: policy more tolerant than Europe and the United States
Industrial grade flight control after more stringent test, PCB version of the MP flight to the military grade IPC3 standard, especially the process can ensure the solder joint and reliable; the program also passes the test, software simulation and strict verification; and every line of code written by the flight control program who, who changes record. In addition MP flight control algorithm also supports poor access GPS and professional platform.
Canada MicroPilot company optimistic about the future of China's UAV: policy more tolerant than Europe and the United States
The MicroPilot flight control technical support engineer girder is added: the actual use of some professional functions of industrial grade UAV flight control is more suitable for various industries. You can use multiple radio relay control can be a way to expand the radius, at an altitude of undulating route, three-dimensional environment settings can be modified when the actual flight route file again derived; can use a ground station control multiple UAVs, and can realize the formation flight.
See "wonderful" type of UAV
Canada MicroPilot company optimistic about the future of China's UAV: policy more tolerant than Europe and the United States
There are many MP flight control series, UAV currently supports multi rotor helicopter, fixed wing, and other traditional types, is also in the match of VTOL fixed wing, is expected by the end of May. The UAV market now enthusiasm for innovation is more and more high, coaxial dual rotor helicopter, helicopter inverted cross, rotorcraft, flapping machine, oil driven direct drive multi rotor aircraft Loewen said to emerge in an endless stream, these more complex models need to manufacturers and aircraft as special custom control.
Canada MicroPilot company optimistic about the future of China's UAV: policy more tolerant than Europe and the United States
Mr. Loewen also UAV channel of global network said after the MP flight control computer system in addition to the ground station windows, also plans to support Linux system and Android /ios mobile phone terminal ground station software.
Advice: focus and patience
As the UAV industry in the old driver, Howard Loewen drone industry entrepreneurs provided two advice. The first is the focus, he suggested that entrepreneurs find the appropriate field with customers, then focus on this field, only use this field to achieve the ultimate, but do not dabble too broad; the second is the patient, now we are optimistic about the UAV industry, some real estate and other industries are also in to make money, he hopes practitioners can have the patience to do things, not only want to make money. MicroPilot previously and the domestic pure commercial companies, not happy, so now more willing to work with practical
