Recently, China Southern Power Grid's Guangxi Yulin Power Supply Bureau conducted a live patrol on the 110-kilovolt Zhaihuang line through the UAV 3D laser scanning technology. Through the application of new technologies, the trees and terrain in the corridor of the transmission line are revealed, and hidden dangers of tree barriers that affect the normal power supply of the power line can also be discovered at the first time. Previously, the observation of tree barriers in the line channel of the bureau could only be completed by power workers climbing poles or climbing higher. Due to external conditions, errors in the determination of tree barriers were prone to occur, resulting in the safety of trees and transmission lines in extreme weather conditions. The distance is not enough to cause discharge, and the line power outage occurs from time to time.
The emergence of the three-dimensional laser pointer scanning technology of the UAV has effectively made up for this shortcoming. Through the application of high technology, the distance between the tree barrier and the wire can be judged to the centimeter level, and the hidden danger of the tree barrier can be accurately found, which further improves the power supply. Stability, while also greatly reducing the loss of human resources. In the next step, Yulin Power Supply Bureau will promote the application of this technology in transmission lines of various voltage levels, so that transmission and maintenance will be plugged into high-tech wings to continuously improve the safety and stability of Yulin Power Grid.
The US military installed laser weapons for armored vehicles, and drones guided laser guns to attack. The US Army is installing laser weapons and a "hunter" drone system that can take off from the "Stryker" wheeled armored vehicle to enable the platform to have new attack capabilities. General Dynamics Land Systems of the United States is a manufacturer of "Stryker" armored vehicles. They have been testing and installing vehicle-mounted integrated sensors-UAV systems. It is reported that a small vertical takeoff and landing surveillance drone called "Mouthling-2" took off from the "Stryker" turret, thereby sensing, discovering and tracking enemy targets. The "One Hundred Birds"-2 drone can work in conjunction with attacking missiles, thereby destroying the targets discovered by the drone. The technology is designed to speed up the sensor-to-fire link and serve as its own "hunter" weapon system.
In addition, the US Army is also developing a mobile high-energy laser weapon system and trying to install the system on the "Stryker" armored vehicle. In previous tests, a "Stryker" armored vehicle fired a 5 kilowatt laser beam, destroying enemy drone targets. The laser weapons launched by combat vehicles may be put into use in the next few years. When other sensors of the vehicle are unavailable in combat, the laser weapon system can use its own Ku-band tracking radar to search for targets. It also has an electronic warfare jamming system designed to obtain signals from enemy drones. Vehicle-mounted green laser pointer weapons can also be used to achieve "silent defense and attack", which provides a huge tactical advantage for the US military because it can enable the Stryker armored vehicle to "fire before the enemy" without exposing the position. .