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Xiangying-200 unmanned helicopter

Shenyang Institute of Automation of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), completed test flights of Xiangying-200 unmanned helicopter in July 2018 and it then entered its acceptance stage, and thie one-off technology demonstrator has not be heard from since. The key components such as the control system, power system, transmission system are all domestically developed, indicating that the independent research and development ability of China's large unmanned helicopter had been further improved.

The UAV R&D team of Shenyang Institute of Automation, "to improve the autonomy/intelligence of UAVs as its goal", "to promote UAV applications as its own responsibility", defying hardships and hardships, has been committed to my country’s unmanned people for more than ten years. The development of computer science research. At the turn of the century, with the great success of robots in the industrial field, the recognition and acceptance of the concept of robots in all walks of life has increased. As the cradle of robots in my country, Shenyang Automation Institute has begun to explore special robotics technology and system research.

Previously, the project team had broken through technologies such as the optimization design of the main body structure, autonomous flight control, and marine protection. On this basis, in order to further improve the performance of the unmanned helicopter, the project team initiated the replacement of a new generation of helicopter engines. This work is an important technology for the development of large-load unmanned helicopters, involving the comprehensive optimization and integration of transmission, energy, control and other systems. Prior to this, the project team completed nearly a hundred ground start-up tests, laying a solid foundation for the first flight test and testing work. The success of this test pushed the comprehensive development of Shenyang Institute of Automation's large-scale unmanned helicopter system into a new stage.

According to Gu Feng, an associate researcher of the Shenyang Institute of Automation, the Xiangying-200 unmanned helicopter was jointly developed by the Shenyang Institute of Automation and a number of units of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This type of unmanned helicopter has a total length of 8.7 meters, a height of 2.5 meters, and a payload of 200 kg. It focuses on breakthroughs in key technologies such as autonomous flight control, deck take-off and landing, marine protection, light materials, and engines. It has successfully realized a large-scale unmanned helicopter for the first time in China.

The verification of the helicopter's autonomous take-off and landing technology on the ship deck is also the first domestic unmanned helicopter of the same level to use a new generation of domestically-made engine systems. This level of unmanned helicopter system has broad application prospects in marine law enforcement, modern agriculture, emergency rescue and many other fields.

Shenyang Institute of Automation has been engaged in the research of unmanned helicopters since 2003, and has accumulated rich R&D experience in basic theories, key technologies and system integration. Many unmanned helicopter systems and equipment developed by them have achieved Antarctic scientific research, Major applications such as Lushan earthquake rescue and the erection of transmission lines across the Yangtze River.

The Xiangying 200 UAV is the largest UAV system developed by the team and a landmark achievement on the road to equipment development. The seven members of the research team are from the Manchu, Mongolian, Hui, and Han ethnic groups, but they have the same dream of flying and work hard for the common goal. Compared with the complete supporting conditions and research and development system of the aviation industry, the team's development of large-scale UAV equipment faces many technical and non-technical problems, and it often needs to go deep into remote test flight sites to carry out long-term system tests. China overcame many difficulties such as the shortage of logistical support, and established a complete set of independent field experiment support system from the storage and transportation of drones to maintenance and debugging.