Air2X – Communication between helicopters and vehicles can save lives
With the Air2X project the DLR Institutes of Transportation Systems, Flight Guidance and Flight Systems are breaking new ground. After all, communication between aerial and ground vehicles is a new field of research, but one that has great potential. In this film the researchers directly implemented the communication of a drone - exemplary for a helicopter - with vehicles on a test site. This enables the drone to automatically transmit its planned landing site and inform vehicles that have a corresponding communication interface. A digital barrier prevents these vehicles from entering the desired landing zone. This also creates a physical barrier for all following vehicles in their lane. With this unique communication technology air rescue operations can be carried out more safely and quickly by helicopters on freeways.
Air2X – Communication between helicopters and vehicles can save lives
Air2X – Communication between helicopters and vehicles can save lives
With the Air2X project the DLR Institutes of Transportation Systems, Flight Guidance and Flight Systems are breaking new ground. After all, communication between aerial and ground vehicles is a new field of research, but one that has great potential. In this film the researchers directly implemented the communication of a drone - exemplary for a helicopter - with vehicles on a test site. This enables the drone to automatically transmit its planned landing site and inform vehicles that have a corresponding communication interface. A digital barrier prevents these vehicles from entering the desired landing zone. This also creates a physical barrier for all following vehicles in their lane. With this unique communication technology air rescue operations can be carried out more safely and quickly by helicopters on freeways.
Credit: DLR (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)