"What does the company mean? They want us to listen to Hongxin. Isn't it a joint research and development? Does that mean we are their assistants? "A researcher said unhappily. That was what the higher-ups meant.
"That's right. We already have preliminary research results. Actually, we can complete the request without them. I don't know what the company is thinking. Why do they have to work with us? "
"Hongxin's AI system is not bad," the leader said. His name was Hou Xinghua, and he was the person in charge of the Yinjiang Logistics UAV project. He was in his forties and had worked in the US Amazon UAV project department. He had a wealth of technical experience.
Hou Xinghua had a generous face and a tall figure. He continued, "If we can cooperate with them and develop an AI UAV distribution and management system, that would be very good."
"But the company wants Hongxin to take over the research and development, and they want us to assist them," a researcher emphasized. "This is completely different from what we asked for."
"That's what they said." Hou Xinghua comforted him. "When they come, they will still be poor and know nothing. When the time comes, we will still be in charge. "
"Anyway, everyone should cooperate. Our goal is to come up with reliable research and development results. If there is a small conflict, just relax. "
"Sigh!" An old researcher sighed and said, "I heard that Hongxin Group is now a shareholder of Yinjiang. Are we a Yinjiang project or a Hongxin project?"
"Why are you thinking so much?" Hou Xinghua said. "The company has its own arrangements."
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When Lu Zixin brought them there, it took a lot of effort. Because of the inconvenient transportation, there was no direct train. After getting off the highway, they had to find a long rural road to get there.
The road was not easy to walk on, especially when the rain washed away part of the road. It was very messy. Lu Zixin's physique was good, and there was nothing wrong with it. But the senior programmers from the Hongxin software development team could not do it. They were sick and vomiting.
They usually worked in front of the computer and often stayed up late. Their physique was not good, and it was torture to come here.
Fortunately, the research base was built in town and not in the countryside. Otherwise, they would have suffered.
When they arrived, Lu Zixin realized that although it was called a research base, it was actually very simple and crude. It was like a farmyard. Other than the necessary equipment, there were basically no other facilities.
Next to the Yin River Logistics UAV Research Base, there was a more modern research base. Lu Zixin noticed it as soon as he arrived.
Outside the research base, there was a sign that said, "Shun Feng Logistics UAV Pilot Research Base in Nankang City."
"Shun Feng's research base is three times bigger than Yin Jiang University's!" The accompanying staff lamented. "From the outside, the difference is too big."
"Shunfeng is richer than Yinjiang!" His colleague said, "I heard that Yin Jiang was almost going to cancel their logistics drone research because they didn't have enough research funding."
Lu Zixin said, "The size of the research base is not the key. The key is to see who can produce better products. This time, you should strive to come up with an implementable logistics drone plan as soon as possible and catch up with other companies. "
"General Lu, there is so much information. There will definitely be no problems!" The researchers were full of confidence. They had studied it in detail before they came.
Their biggest problem now was to know how to solve the problems encountered by the drones in the actual logistics process and how to cooperate with the relevant departments to manage and operate the drones.
After all, Yin Jiang's team had more experience in logistics management.
They arrived at the research base in Yin Jiang. When they arrived, Hou Xinghua's team was conducting a test flight of a quadrotor logistics drone.
It was a table-sized drone with four mechanical rotors installed at the four corners. The battery was used as the energy source. The overall structure of the drone was very simple. In the middle was the control system and the battery. The cargo was also hoisted in a package.
Lu Zixin saw that the quadrotor drone was carrying a ten-kilogram sample. It took off a few times, but it was not very stable. Obviously, the balancing system was not done well. In such a state, once it encountered bad weather such as wind or rain, it would definitely not be able to fly.
"Hongxin's team is here?" The people in the research base noticed the car. Hou Xinghua brought people out to greet them.
After introducing themselves to each other, they began to discuss the specific work and work arrangements.
In this regard, Lu Zixin did not intervene. He just listened on the side. He wanted to understand some of the problems in the research so that he could arrange and solve them.
Hou Xinghua said, "Regarding the logistics drone, we have preliminary research results. Our single-rotor logistics drone can transport three to five kilograms of small packages with a transport radius of about six kilometers. "
"The quadrotor logistics drone is not perfect yet, but it is estimated that after it is completed, it can transport five to ten kilograms of logistics packages with a transport radius of about ten kilometers. It can meet more than 80% of the logistics needs of the express delivery industry."
"We are very happy to be able to work with you this time. We have always heard that Hongxin is very outstanding in the research of intelligent systems and semiconductors. We hope to get the most advanced drone control and management system, as well as the sensor equipment on the drone equipment. "
"We are also very happy to be able to work with you. In this regard, you are an expert." The person in charge of Hongxin also said, "But our plan may be a little different from yours."
"What are the specific aspects?" Hou Xinghua asked.
The person in charge of Hongxin looked at the Yinjiang team and said slowly, "We think that the rotary-wing drone is not in line with our research goals. We want to redesign a new type of logistics drone, not only to meet the logistics needs of remote areas, but also to be used in urban air traffic systems."
"What?" After listening to him, not only Hou Xinghua, but the entire Yinjiang research and development team was stunned.
Listening to what he said, he completely rejected the research results of the Yinjiang team and started over?
Even if Hou Xinghua had a good temper, he could not help but be angry at this time. He immediately said, "What do you mean by this? The rotary-wing drone that we have developed may not be the best in the world, but it is definitely first class! "
"When I was in the Amazon UAV project department, their current commercial logistics drone performance was almost the same as our research results!"
Another Yinjiang researcher also questioned, "You guys are thinking too unrealistic! Logistics drones can't enter large cities at this stage. First of all, the cost is not comparable to labor, not to mention noise pollution, safety hazards, traffic management, and so on! "
"I hope you can seriously consider this and consider the actual situation!"
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