The Civil Aviation Authority issued a rules and regulations document for operating drones * The new aircraft have joined birds as a factor that endangers commercial aviation, and people must be protected from their harm, said Oren Aviram, Parazero's VP of Marketing
"Birds are no longer the only 'flying' factor that endangers commercial aviation - drones have been added to them. One accident is enough to cause the market to collapse," said Oren Aviram, Parazero's VP of Marketing.
Aviram spoke at the People and Drones 2016 conference, the first professional conference in Israel in the field, held recently at the LAGO event hall in Rishon Lezion, produced by People and Computers.
Parazero is a company that seeks to protect people from being hit by a drone that has run out of battery or lost direction, Aviram noted.
During his speech, he showed videos in which drones are seen falling near people, for example a case of a drone that was accompanying a skier and crashed next to him - something that caused the ski association to ban the introduction of these flying tools to the tracks and thereby cut off an entire economic industry.
According to him, "Parazero has developed a means that makes it possible to moderate the effect of drones on the people around them. The system includes a sensor that knows how to detect when the vehicle is out of control, and in the event of loss of control (for example, loss of electrical power, free fall or leaving the area in which it was allowed to fly - AB) it activates a parachute and the glider descends carefully."
"The parachute opens in 0.6 seconds, and it can be used in drones weighing between two and 300 kg," he added.
However, Aviram said that "the parachute is the end of the system. The important part is the human mind, which decides when to intervene."
Independent charger for drones
And if we are talking about loss of electrical power, one of the problems that hinders the use of drones is the short duration of the battery - tens of minutes at most. This requires planning the use of each drone and introducing new drones in each period of time.
Itay Strauss, CEO of the start-up Airscort, described a creative solution developed by the company - an automatic system for charging drone batteries for long missions.
"Our solution is docking stations for drones. At the bottom of them there is a cone that is exactly adapted to the shape of the socket of the docking station, which it reaches using GPS navigation. The station door closes until the battery is full. In addition, the user - for example a farmer - can plan a long mission, and the drones will change themselves when the need arises to charge the battery", said Strauss.
From managing a flock to decoding an image - autonomous drones
Yariv Geller, CEO of vHive, presented a system with a completely different technology, the goal of which is to make the mission of the drones autonomous.
"We focus on making the hardware of the manned aircraft accessible to the organizations that need to operate them," Geller pointed out. "Many organizations have realized that unmanned aerial vehicles are an asset for gathering information. A company that has activities in fields such as agriculture, civil engineering or infrastructure wants to monitor its assets and operating the drones turns from fun to a disturbing occupation for them."
"Our solution creates a collaborative environment that connects these flying robots to software and information processing infrastructures, which are able to process the information, and to the end user, who is looking to make intelligent use of it. The system activates the robots in an intelligent way and makes it possible to collect information in a simple and consistent way, with the same sensors and at the same points", said Zur.
"Another problem that we are required to solve is the duration of the mission through the operation of a fleet of drones. Finally, an IT infrastructure is required that allows the use of different types of hardware. The product is a three-dimensional model of the photographed area, including measurements of areas and volumes (for example, piles of dirt in quarries - AB). Another use of the system could be to monitor the development of a construction project," he added.
Geller concluded by saying that - "We believe that the significant growth of the world of unmanned aerial vehicles will come from companies that have the need and the budgets to operate tools. In order for companies to be able to operate tools in a meaningful way, this type of infrastructure is required."
Flying drones - rules and regulations of the Civil Aviation Authority
"You don't need to be a pilot to fly a drone! But you do have to maintain safety - you don't fly before you know the rules."
In recent years drones have become a popular gadget in Israel and in other countries around the world. As the drones became more popular, the danger in flying drones increased. We are witnessing an increasing use of flying drones by users without a license and without extensive knowledge, and we are happy to flood the general public with useful information that will provide a professional response to newcomers and even refresh veterans in the field so that they can continue to enjoy the increasing use of drones in Israel and throughout the world. Drones can seriously injure people and passenger planes if the pilot is not skilled and does not obey the safety instructions.
In 2010, the US Federal Aviation Authority estimated that by 2020 there may be about 15 such drones in the country. A larger number of drones are sold in the US today every month.
And not only in the US, analysts estimate that over a million drones were produced and marketed this year, and just as computers have become work tools, so have drones, and therefore education for proper use will enable the correct and profitable development of the entire industry. As part of the regulatory development process for the civil UAV world, the Civil Aviation Authority wrote licensing regulations for UAV pilots in the State of Israel. These regulations were written in accordance with the developing international requirements for the UAV world with a unique adaptation to the needs of the State of Israel.
Rules for flying multi-blade airplane types:
- Read the operating manual of Rabbi Lahav and follow the manufacturer's safety rules.
- He flew according to the limitations of the law.
- Fly in just eye contact!
- Maximum height for flying is 50 meters above the surface.
- Stay at least 2 km away from airport runways.
- Join a licensee to operate airplanes such as the Israeli Aviation Club and receive training in flying airplanes.
- Do not fly near airports or near airplanes in the air.
- Do not fly in a residential neighborhood near public buildings or gathering humans, at least 5 feet away.
- Do not fly over or near people.
- Do not fly in restricted areas.
- Do not fly in a reckless manner endangering life or property.
- Commercial work is prohibited without a license.
