In 2019, ThyssenKrupp Steel demonstrated its first official UAV flight for transporting lab samples1
What’s the main problem? - Presently, an employee drives to the plant’s Schwelgern port 2x a day to collect lab samples (coking coal, iron ore etc.) to the testing plant. The car path crosses unprotected railway crossings - a safety issue ← Drones can ease the travel
ThyssenKrupp partnered with doks.innovation GmbH (the creator of delivAIRy drones). The drones have patented autonomous load pickup functionality1
Technical Details1
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Length | 1.20 |
| Maximum Payload Weight | 4.5 |
| Travel Metrics | 2.2 km in 6 minutes |
| Autonomy Level | Autonomous Under constant human monitoring |
| Manual Interrupt Action | Operators will land it on 1 of 6 emergency landing points along route |
| Safety | Parachutes Redundant FC Visual + GPS navigation |