There were more than 30 universities in the military and a total of 49 teams were sent out. This was because there were a bunch of aviation universities in the military that sent out at least two large and medium drone teams and small drone teams.
The most outrageous one was the University of Aeronautical Engineering, which sent out two medium drones and three small drones for a total of five teams.
It was said that the group that was able to come was selected after a round of internal PK in their school and they won the competition.
Otherwise, even ten teams wouldn't be able to compete with them.
There was also news that made Qu Sen and the other two dumbfounded. Among the 49 teams, 32 teams were small drones.
As the organizer of this event, the General Assembly took this situation into consideration and specifically divided the selection into two parts: medium and large drones and small drones.
There was no other way. Medium and large drones involved too many related technologies and the production cost was also high. For most universities, even if the students had a good idea or idea, they didn't have the ability and conditions to produce it.
But small drones were different. To put it simply, spend a hundred or so yuan to buy a remote control helicopter, dismantle it, and modify it to make something similar.
The General Assembly and the General Staff Department, as the organizers, didn't expect that the development of medium and large drones would be stolen by small drones in the end.
After knowing that they would have 31 competitors, and more than half of the competitors were from major professional universities, Qu Sen and the other two almost went crazy. After they moved into the guest house, they immediately began to edit the introduction.
The reason why they buried themselves in the copywriting work was because it was obviously too late to improve the performance of the three drones. If they rushed to optimize the parameters, it might cause more problems.
It was better to work harder in the introduction and work on the expansion of the functions of the three drones and further develop the application potential.
The three of them got together and discussed for about an hour. They listed all the places they could think of that could be added. Then Zhou Li and Li Ying got together to modify it.
Qu Sen hated writing the most. He was too lazy to even write the half-year and year-end summaries. After reading for a while, he felt bored and went out to get some fresh air.
After he wandered outside for a while, he saw a few students that looked like candidates coming out of the guest house with a large box. Qu Sen guessed that the box they were carrying was the drone for the election. He wanted to get some information.
Qu Sen had never participated in a similar design competition. The only experience he had was the military region competition he participated in as a recruit. The impression he left was that he was a contestant. He didn't know if it was because he memorized too many confidentiality rules.
Every one of them was stingy. Until it was time for a real competition, all of them would hide their "military secrets" for fear that someone would steal them.
With this in mind, Qu Sen was very careful. He first greeted them and asked how to get to the cafeteria, where the competition venue was, and so on.
When they felt that they were almost done chatting, they began to talk about the main topic. After exchanging a few words, he found out that most of the contestants who had already arrived were now at the equipment testing field on the east side, showing off their contestants' products.
When Qu Sen heard this, of course, he had to "investigate". He chatted with a few students from a naval engineering university about which school had the highest technology level among the participating schools. They walked east and arrived at the equipment testing field in less than five minutes.
The so-called testing field was a large grassland full of potholes. Although there were no testing facilities or anything like that. However, judging from the large vehicle tires or tracks on it, it was obvious that it was not specially prepared to test drones.
As soon as Qu Sen walked to the edge of the testing field, he saw two medium-sized jet drones in the sky. From the looks of it, the two groups of candidates were having a private duel.
Seeing that the students from the other school could even build a jet aircraft, Qu Sen could not help but feel more pressure in his heart.
He followed a few students along the edge of the field for a while and saw thirty to forty people gathered in the distance. He could also vaguely see a dozen small drones flying in the sky.
Knowing that they had arrived, Qu Sen perked up and mixed in with the other students as they walked over.
As he got closer and closer to the people "playing" with the drones, Qu Sen looked at the "little things" in the sky and was a little hesitant. It was not good to ask too much. He could only follow a few students from the naval engineering university and carefully listen to everyone's conversation.
A few students from an unknown school were bragging that their school had specially approved fifty thousand yuan for research and development, which attracted a lot of envious sighs.
Soon, someone said that their school had given them a total of three thousand yuan. After buying the motors and remote sensing parts, the money was basically spent. They could only buy a camera from the computer market to make up for the lens.
Everyone was talking excitedly. At first glance, one of the motors of a hand-made, three-propelled drone the size of a shoe box suddenly malfunctioned in the air. The drone lost its balance and slid down from the sky. Because it was basically out of control, it almost hit someone.
It was not easy for Qu Sen to find a decent looking drone with four large blades and a grappling hook body. He moved closer to the student who was controlling it and asked carefully, "Brother, this big guy of yours looks quite unique!"
"Of course, the drone designed like this can carry up to a maximum weight of 9.7 kilograms and can climb to a height of 230 meters." The student who was controlling the drone was very proud of it.
"Wow, it can fly that high!" Qu Sen felt somewhat inexplicable in his heart, but he still let out a sigh of relief. "That's right.
"Delivering things to the engineers working in the air is a small matter. The biggest function of this drone is to eliminate explosives."
"Eliminate explosives?"
"Yeah, think about it. What if a dangerous item is found in a crowded area in the city and it is about to explode, but there is no way to quickly transport it to a safe place?"
Without waiting for Qu Sen to answer, the student gave a solution, "You can use the drone to carry it. Find a man-made lake or an empty square and throw the incendiary item down.
There are not many sputtering explosives, so you can just hang it up high and let it explode. As long as the leash is long, the drone will be fine. "
"Amazing!" When Qu Sen praised the student's creativity, the other students who were listening began to agree. Some of them were smart enough to put forward various ideas for further improvement.
On the 40th, students from different schools were divided into several groups and discussed each other's entries. The students from the Naval University of Engineering who came with Qu Sen opened the large suitcase under the urging of a group of people.
Soon, a drone with four propellers that were almost completely square and only had a simple shell appeared in front of everyone. After the students finished their inspection work, they turned on the power. The drone was controlled by the operator and took off. After climbing to a height of about 20 meters, it quickly flew into the distance.
A lot of heads gathered in front of an old-fashioned laptop that was used as a controller and looked at the image transmitted by the drone. Although the image had some ripples, it was still clear. The operator controlled the drone to fly while introducing the various sensors on it.
This drone named "Observer" could not only accurately measure temperature, humidity, and wind, but also had night navigation ability. After further upgrading, it could also have a certain anti-submarine ability. And in the original design, it could even suppress battlefield communication.
But due to the limitations of technology and materials, the latter two functions were still on the design level.
After a series of introductions, everyone could see that this drone was mainly developed for various needs of the Navy. But it was the first time they saw a small drone with so many functions. They couldn't help but exclaim.
After Qu Sen looked at all the drones, his heart was filled with joy. He suppressed the smile on his face and strolled back to the guest house.
When he saw Zhou Li and Li Ying were still anxiously introducing the drone, he couldn't help but laugh and tell them to stop. Then in the puzzled eyes of the two, he introduced the competitors he just saw.
The two girls couldn't believe that the competitors' entries were so "crude". They simply packed up and followed Qu Sen to the equipment testing field, intending to personally observe.
By the time the three of them arrived, the previously bustling air had quieted down. Most of the drones had run out of power after flying for so long. Only two or three were still hovering in the air.
But the students didn't disperse quickly. After all, everyone had nothing to do. They gathered together to comment on the merits and shortcomings of the works. At the same time, they began to imagine the functions of the drones in their minds.
The three listened for a while before they realized that the teams participating in the competition weren't without good ideas, but because of the limitations of funding and technology, they couldn't achieve it. It was rare for the school to be generous enough to provide fifty thousand yuan for the research and development of the students.
Other schools basically only gave ten or twenty thousand yuan, some even gave a few thousand yuan. A high-speed camera on Qin Crossbow cost more than three thousand yuan. Not to mention the other components that were used.
Not all the schools' entries were crude. The two air force academies' entries were very exquisite. One of them was named "Migratory Bird", which had similar functions to the Swift. It was also equipped with night vision and could perform reconnaissance in a small area in complex terrain.
The other drone named "Fatty" was more unique. The body was very bulky, but its stability and endurance were very good. It could also use fuel cells. Its main function was to perform local battlefield communication relay.
When Zhou Li saw the design, she regretted it. She quietly pinched Qu Sen a few times.
The two of them couldn't get along with the mobile communication relay station. They were still studying in a communication major. Why didn't they think of making a drone with similar functions?
Now, out of the 300,000 yuan the school approved, there was still less than 100,000 left. It was all "wasted".
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