Nordic Unmanned: ΕΠΙΘΕΩΡΗΣΗ ΤΕΧΝΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗΣ ΣΙΔΗΡΟΔΡΜΩΝ ΜΕ ΤΟ sUAS Staaker BG-300 Railway Drone
by Nikos Chatzis | 29 Aug, 2021 | Drones' Technology Management, Geopolitics, UnManned Aerial Vehicles
"… Nordic Unmanned revealed the ground-breaking Staaker BG-300 Railway Drone application, which alternates between an unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned ground vehicle whilst on railway tracks to perform rail maintenance and inspection. Inspection and condition-based rail maintenance are key factors when planning for increasing the capacity and use of a train service. The work is dirty and potentially dangerous; therefore, maintenance is usually conducted at night or when there is no planned traffic, meaning maintenance occupies train service time and there is potentially a lack of consistent data that maps out the current state of the railway. The Railway Drone can precision lubricate rail switches and inspect critical parts of the railway and its surroundings whilst driving on the track, collecting data with state-of-the-art cameras and sensors attached. When it encounters oncoming traffic, it will autonomously fly to the side of the track and let traffic pass. The Railway Drone can cover more than 200 km of rail in one mission using energy from hydrogen fuel cells…"