According to reports, in January 2019, the solar drone will use the SUPER PBD system of the US Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to conduct a green laser pointer laser charging test.
The Silent Falcon solar drone has a wingspan of 14 feet, a length of 7 feet and weighs about 35 pounds and can carry a payload of 3 kilograms. The aircraft's roof is about 20,000 feet long, but in military surveillance missions, the roof length is typically between 1,600 feet and 5,000 feet. The wing is fitted with a solar panel that provides an additional five hours of battery life for the drone in operation.
The SUPER PBD system transmits laser light from a ground base station or airborne (referred to as a conventional aircraft carrying a green laser pointer launcher) to a solar panel on the tail of the drone to convert light energy into electrical energy.
Silent Falcon Chairman Brown said that if laser power is used, there is theoretically no limit on the life of the drone. “The safety issue of launching the laser into the air is the primary consideration in this test. But for safety reasons, the green laser pointer for this test will be launched from a base station on the ridge, and the distance from the drone is 10 km. On the other hand, due to the influence of clouds, smoke, rain, etc. in the laser emission path, the ability of the drone to receive laser energy will also decrease."
Brown firmly believes that in the future, this technology can be applied to a range of more than 10 kilometers, and can also be used to power manned aircraft.
Recently, the staff of the "Ultrafast Laser Application Research and Development Center" in the University Science and Technology Park of Bohai New Area of Zhongjie High-tech Zone has successfully developed the second generation ultra-fast green laser pointer prototype, and has successfully realized industrialization and obtained customers' praise.
In the future, the ultra-fast green laser pointer technology will be the benchmark and flag in the high-end manufacturing field. The second-generation ultra-fast laser prototype can be applied to the process application and development test of various samples. Larger, more precise, and less error-prone than first-generation lasers. Compared with other fiber lasers, UV lasers, and CO2 lasers on the market, the second-generation ultra-fast laser prototypes are extremely excellent in special cable precision marking, mobile phone cover special glass precision marking, and metal tungsten steel cutting. Obvious processing advantages.