huanqiu.com: Debut of Shenzhen Airport & Intelligence.Ally Technology Apron Cleaning Robots, Leading Revolution from "Capable of" Cleaning to "Smart" Cleaning
By huanqiu.com
Capable of cleaning, sprinkling water, and assisting in security management ...... recently, the apron cleaning robots jointly innovated by Shenzhen Airport & Intelligence.Ally Technology have successfully completed the application test, and are expected to release the manual cleaning of specific areas (apron) in the future, achieving the goal of saving manpower and improving cleaning efficiency, marking a new era of intelligence in apron cleaning at Shenzhen Airport.
Apron cleaning is a boring and heavy work. Currently, the apron cleaning is mainly limited to manual cleaning, which requires personnel to work in 24-hour shifts to remove metal, gravel, baggage parts and other foreign object debris (FOD) in a timely manner over a large area of apron. Once not be eliminated properly, FOD may damage aircrafts or even be sucked into aircraft engines, thereby affecting passenger travel by causing serious aircraft failure, flight delay, etc.
As a large international aviation hub, Shenzhen Airport ranks globally among the top in terms of passenger and cargo throughput. In 2019, the annual passenger throughput of Shenzhen Airport reached 52.932 million passengers; the annual cargo throughput reached 1.283 million tons, and the scale of both passenger and cargo business became Top 30 in the world, with a total of 370,200 guaranteed flight take-offs and landings. The number of flights will continue to increase in the future, and the frequency of apron use will also continue to increase, putting forward higher requirements for the cleaning of apron.
According to Project Manager Yang Shengge: “Apron cleaning robots effectively relieve the pressure of Shenzhen Airport in cleaning apron, and greatly improve the control level of apron FOD.” An apron cleaning robot combines several functions such as autonomous positioning, cleaning task planning and intelligent obstacle avoidance, with a power duration of up to 8 hours, an ideal cleaning efficiency of no less than 3,000 square meters/h and a continuous operating time of no less than 3 hours. Integrating LIDAR, camera, GNSS module, IMU module and other sensors, the apron cleaning robot, supporting centimeter-level high-precision navigation, can automatically identify and avoid obstacles to achieve intelligent cleaning by automatic steering and collision avoidance. In addition, while achieving a highly intelligent driverless function, the apron cleaning robot can also switch between driverless and manned modes to provide double protection for apron cleaning, considering the complexity of apron cleaning.
In order to achieve intelligent cleaning and minimize labor burdens, Shenzhen Intelligence.Ally Technology has developed an unmanned cleaning task management system for apron cleaning robots, so as to realize the detection of real-time operation status of apron cleaning robots and task scheduling of cleaning vehicles. The system can realize the inspection and visualization for real-time status of cleaning vehicles, including real-time detection of vehicle position, vehicle speed, remaining power, task status and other information, intelligent planning of driving routes, autonomous and intelligent planning of cleaning, sprinkling and other work to improve cleaning efficiency.
In the cooperation between Shenzhen Airport and Intelligence.Ally Technology, apron cleaning robots are firstly used in the industry. The unmanned cleaning task management system can interact with the flight system and receive from it the information such as status of aircraft position. The apron cleaning robot intelligently plans cleaning tasks according to the apron flight information, and achieves free access to service scenes with information exchange to complete cleaning tasks easily.
With the mission of “Serving the world more intelligently with machinery”, Intelligence.Ally Technology, bearing an unprecedented progressive attitude, is creating a new era by adhering to the vision of “becoming a leader in the intelligent unmanned system industry and technically creating a better life for customers and employees”, seeing opportunities in social changes and innovating for the development of industry. In the joint innovation project for apron cleaning robots between Intelligence.Ally Technology and Shenzhen Airport, Intelligence.Ally Technology provides intelligent robot platform solutions for apron cleaning based on its profound technical experiences and close integration of new scenarios in industry applications, and works with Shenzhen Airport to develop a cleaning and security assurance process in line with industry standards. The project is of great significance to the overall improvement of digital management and operation of airport services.
With the gradual construction of Digital China, the government attaches great importance to the development of high technology and the cultivation of new industries. Unmanned and contactless service robots are therefore attracting much attention. In the future, Shenzhen Airport will further strengthen cooperation with Intelligence.Ally Technology and conduct in-depth research on apron cleaning robots featuring higher positioning accuracy, stronger scene applicability, collaborative intelligence, 5G innovative applications and lower usage costs, so as to provide practical and intelligent solutions for future airport construction.
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Post time: Apr-29-2021