Torbizon conducts demonstration experiment in Ise City, Mie Prefecture for the purpose of promoting and enlightening drone delivery | Press release of Torbizon

Transport Akafuku "Shiromochi Kuromochi", a traditional confectionery of Ise, to your destination with a transport drone

Torbizon Co., Ltd. Torbizon Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Masumoto Satoshi) is "Praise Chigiri Drone Training Center (Daito Motor Co., Ltd. Drone Division)" (Representative Director: Koichi Kato) and Akafuku Co., Ltd. (Representative Director, Mother and President: Katsuko Hamada) ), Etc., and with the support of Ise City, Mie Prefecture, and the cooperation of the local government association around the test site, on February 22, 2022, we conducted a "transportation demonstration experiment of products using drones". ■ Purpose of this project 1. Korona-ka In the future, expectations are rising for freight transportation and human operation as a “flying car”, and a license system is scheduled to be introduced around the end of December 2022. In this demonstration experiment, the possibility of social implementation of drone transportation was verified mainly from the following viewpoints.・ Demand for product delivery by drone ・ Confirmation of communication environment during flight around DID area ・ Feedback for promotion of digital society in Mie prefecture and Ise city 2. Understanding of risks to neighbors and stores The takeoff point of the experiment corresponds to the Densely Inhabited District (DID), which is an attempt that is almost unprecedented in Japan, "starting from the courtyard of a store in a tourist area and delivering products to the destination by automatic flight". is. Therefore, we have taken the following measures with the aim of minimizing the risk to people living in the neighborhood, stores, and tourists.・ Avoid unnecessary confusion on the day of the experiment by keeping it private to the public and not disseminating it in advance. Pre- and post-explanation to the meeting ・ Automatically fly the preset route and continue the visual flight in cooperation with two pilots. Check the traffic and share with the pilot wirelessly, check the wind speed before flight ■ Outline of the demonstration experiment Date: February 22, 2022 (Tuesday) 6: 30-10: 00 Location: Akafuku Isuzugawa, Ise City, Mie Prefecture -Prefectural Athletics Stadium Takeoff location: Akafuku Isuzugawa store (1-11-5 Uji Urata, Ise City, Mie Prefecture 516-0026) Landing location: Prefectural Athletics Stadium Auxiliary Ground (〒516-0023 Ujikan, Ise City, Mie Prefecture) Town 510) Experiment contents: Akafuku "Shiromochi Kuromochi" is transported to the destination by a transportation drone. * Refer to the figure below for the flight route. Aircraft used: DJI Matrice300RTK modified (remodeled as a transportation aircraft with a transport box attached) Transport weight: Approx. : Weather: Sunny Temperature 9 ℃ Maximum wind speed before takeoff 3.0m / s Maximum altitude 65m Flight speed 3m / s (10.8km / h) Demonstration test: ・ Making video YouTube channel URL title: [Drone transport demonstration in Ise City, Mie Prefecture Experiment] "Challenge to Sora" YouTube video URL: https://youtu.be/rhPz87th6XY ・ Takeoff point (Akafuku Isuzugawa store) ・ Landing point (prefectural athletics stadium auxiliary ground) Verification results: The following three verifications We will report the verification results for the points. (1) Demand for product delivery by drone We interviewed Akafuku Co., Ltd., the product provider, the chairman of the local government, and other related parties. Since Corona, the number of tourists to tourist destinations has slowed down, and many have commented that it is necessary to review service provision methods and expand sales channels other than face-to-face sales. Logistics companies that transport products ordered by mail order also have chronic issues such as soaring gasoline prices and a shortage of drivers, and it is centered on Ise in the future that drone transportation will be socially implemented and the options for delivering products to customers will increase. We believe that it will help solve the economic problems in the tourist spots of Mie Prefecture. (2) Confirmation of communication environment during flight around the DID area Two pilots are assigned at the takeoff point and landing point, and automatic flight ⇒ D-RTK2 mobile unit that corrects GNSS positioning to improve landing accuracy is installed in front of the Akafuku store. I installed it in. The communication distance of the D-RTK2 unit is 2km (without obstacles or radio interference) according to the specifications, but the shield of trees and fences is between the straight line distance of about 500m between the takeoff point and the landing point. There were a lot of things, and the connection between the D-RTK2 unit and the transmitter did not go well, and the coordinates of the landing point deviated by a little less than 2m, so I corrected it by the pilot's manual control and landed safely. (3) Feedback to the promotion of digital society in Mie Prefecture and Ise City Although there were some hardware issues as described in (2), we were able to safely complete the demonstration experiment with the cooperation of pilots and observers, and achieved the initial goal. In addition, since we were able to verify in an environment closer to daily life than in the cases of other prefectures, we fed back the findings obtained this time to the digital society promotion project promoted by Mie Prefecture and Ise City, and level 4 (densely inhabited districts). We will promote the social implementation of drone transportation in line with the lifting of the ban. Demonstration experiment Participating group: Demonstration experiment: Torbizon Co., Ltd. * Demonstration experiment advisory praise chigiri drone training school (Daito Motor Co., Ltd. Drone Division) Committee (All Relief SIC Co., Ltd.) * Observer cooperation: Sports Forest Ise * Permission to use landing points Ise Oharai Town Conference * Cooperation with surrounding residents' associations Support: Mie Prefecture, Ise City, Ise Chamber of Commerce Conference Center [Overview of Torbizon Co., Ltd.] Established: April 2014 Representative: Mamoru Masumoto URL: https://www.truebizon.com/ Business description: Drone-specialized consulting service ■ One-stop service provided by Torbizon ■ We provide total support from business design to business start when developing a new business using drones. (Examples of services) ・ Examination and analysis of drone utilization methods in the domain in which the company is located ・ Drone business strategy design utilizing existing assets, networks, and know-how ・ Coordination such as partner selection, demonstration experiments, and detailed adjustments * The following is special information limited to media personnel. 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