CONTENTS 02
News/ニュース
Title
始動!大型無操縦者航空機によるエリアカバレッジの構築実証
- 2024-01-01
- INFO
CONTENTS 02
News/ニュース
"Initiation! Demonstration of Area Coverage Construction by Large Unmanned Aerial Vehicles"
Researcher: Kiyoshi Kimura
Happy New Year. I am Kiyoshi Kimura, a researcher at the SoftBank Research Lecture. I pray that this year will be a wonderful one for all of you. Now, the research we are working on is a commissioned research from the government, titled 'Research and Development of Wireless Communication Technology for Emergency Area Coverage during Disasters.' On October 18, 2023, we signed a contract with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). The research period is five years from this fiscal year, and under the guidance of Professor Fujii, we aim to establish it as one of the next-generation mobile communication infrastructures for disaster response, such as in the event of a major earthquake. The content of the research, as shown in the diagram, involves a world-leading initiative where large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with wireless relay devices are temporarily flown over disaster areas to perform wireless relay without interfering with the ground mobile communication system using the same frequency as the ground mobile communication system. By building a system that can use regular smartphones during disasters without a dedicated frequency, we aim to create a society where mobile communication, a vital part of social infrastructure, can be used anytime and anywhere as usual, embodying the concept of 'forewarned is forearmed.' I will provide a more detailed explanation if the opportunity arises.