Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

After sending Pan Jun and others away, Cao Yang simply called the main executives of the group to the conference room to discuss whether he could develop some more high-tech things.

This time, the invisible paint incident brought a big touch to Cao Yang.

Many technologies of later generations have not yet been developed.

In order for these new technologies and equipment to come out as soon as possible, is it necessary for me to push them behind the scenes?

For example, the Double-tailed Scorpion drone that became popular on the Internet was developed by Shunfeng Company with a private enterprise in Sichuan Province in order to solve express delivery requirements on some special occasions.

Nanshan Group has invested in DJI and has a layout for some drones.

But DJI mainly makes relatively small drones. Nanshan Group can set up its own drone company to specialize in the development of slightly larger drone bombers.

Of course, externally it cannot be called an unmanned bomber.

It can be used as an agricultural drone or a patrol drone. How to use it in the end is another matter.

It just so happens that Nanshan Chemical has its own stealth coating technology. If it is modified appropriately, it will be possible to produce a coating with weaker performance for use on drones, and it will also be possible to sell it to the outside world.

Thinking of this, Cao Yang couldn't sit still.

"Everyone, I think drones will be a very marketable product in the future. Consumer-grade drones have already been invested in DJI for research. I would like to arrange for personnel to specialize in the research of industrial-grade drones."

"Do you think it is feasible to set up Nanshan UAV specifically to take charge of this project?"

Although he already had an idea in his mind, this matter was quite special after all, so Cao Yang was still willing to listen to other people's opinions.

The Three Stooges are better than Zhuge Liang.

"In a broad sense, drones are actually robots."

"Our group's strength in CNC systems is the world's leading, and we have no rivals in China."

"Although the flight control system of the drone is definitely not the same thing as our CNC system, some of the logic between them must be more universal."

"If we want to develop drones, there is actually no need to set up a special drone company. We only need to add a drone division under Nanshan Robot."

"In this way, the noise in the early stage will be much smaller, and development can be carried out in a relatively low-key manner."

Li Shigui first stood up and put forward his own suggestions.

His words are not without any truth.

Drones are not a new thing now, and many companies have even been researching them decades ago.

If Nanshan Group wants to do something, it should do it under Nanshan Robot first.

When things get bigger in the future, we’ll see if we need to become independent.

In this regard, Cao Yang thought it was okay.

"UAVs are mainly divided into two categories: military and civilian. Mr. Cao, in which direction are our UAVs developing?"

Yao Yongxiang asked from the side.

In order to develop F1 racing cars, Xingchen Motors recruited some flight control experts and aircraft appearance design engineers.

Therefore, he still supports Cao Yang's desire to develop drones.

Nanshan Group's own engine level is the highest in the country. It should not be that difficult to develop an engine suitable for drone use.

Even now that the Nanshan Engine team no longer has such heavy research and development tasks, it seems to be very meaningful to appropriately adjust a group of personnel to develop engines used on drones.

"For civilian use, we must be producing products for civilian use!"

"Our product instructions even specifically state that it is not allowed to be transformed into bombers and other military uses."

"If we sell to a special customer, we can attach a special instruction sheet to tell them which modifications are prohibited."

When Cao Yang said this, all the executives present laughed.

Everyone understood what Cao Yang meant.

Anyway, no matter whether the products I produce are for military or civilian use, for Nanshan Group, they are all for civilian use.

As for what the buyer will do with it after buying it back, that is not something Nanshan Group can worry about.

If you really want to worry about it, even the kitchen knife used for cutting vegetables has other uses.

"Lingnan University of Technology now manages the wind tunnel laboratory. When we design the shape of a sports car, we actually have the same approach as designing the shape of an airplane."

"At that time, we just need to add some aircraft design experts to the design team to provide everyone with some basic knowledge."

"As long as we have a clear goal, we can produce a drone prototype in half a year."

Li Shigui expressed his stance there with great confidence.

If the UAV division is to be placed in Nanshan Robotics, it must come up with a product in the shortest possible time.

Otherwise, other business departments may have ideas by then.

"Our Nanshan Equipment can be responsible for the design and development of the flight control system."

"As the most important and core component of a drone, the main function of the flight control system is to monitor, control and correct the flight status of the drone to ensure its safety, stability and smoothness."

"The flight control system includes flight controllers, gyroscopes, accelerometers, magnetometers, barometers and other devices."

"Among them, the flight controller is the most critical, responsible for implementing various control algorithms for UAV flight. We will work with Nanshan Semiconductor to tackle this issue."

Pan Jinxing saw that Cao Yang seemed to attach great importance to the drone business, so naturally he had to make some contributions to this project.

"The power system is also the core part of the drone, providing the electrical energy required by the drone to support its various tasks."

"We at Nanshan Battery can work together with Nanshan Auto Parts to develop the power supply system."

Not to be outdone, Lin Cheng said Nanshan Battery can also help.

"The power system of the drone includes batteries, ESCs, motors and other components."

"The battery plays a role in storing and releasing energy. The ESC is a switching circuit that controls the electrical energy input of the motor. The motor is a device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy."

"Mr. Lin, you may also need to cooperate with Nanshan Semiconductor and Nanshan Auto Parts."

Cao Yang's words basically acquiesced in letting Nanshan Battery be mainly responsible for the development of the power system.

“The communication system is the bridge between the drone and the ground control, responsible for transmitting data, instructions and information.”

“A communication system includes components such as transmitters, receivers, and antennas.”

"The UAV realizes real-time transmission of flight status, attitude and adjustment data through the communication system and the ground console, and can adjust flight parameters in a timely manner to ensure the safety of aerial flight."

"R\u0026D in this area may require help from the Intelligent Network Center."

Li Shigui saw that everyone had begun to discuss the division of tasks, and also put forward some precautions.

As a robotics expert, his overall understanding of drones must be deeper than most people.

It may be difficult to let him be responsible for the development of a specific function, but there is no problem in dividing the tasks according to the needs of each function.

"Mr. Li, please tell us what areas the UAV Division still needs coordination and cooperation in, and let's discuss them carefully."

Cao Yang hopes to come up with a mature drone solution as soon as possible and produce the Scorpion drone he wants. Naturally, he wants more departments to work together and draw on their strengths.

The drone created by this combination is likely to be more powerful than the Twin-tailed Scorpion drone created by Shunfeng in history.

Directly by the end of this year or the beginning of next year, we will create a drone product that is comparable to that of ten years from now.

It will definitely have a huge impact on everyone by then.

"In addition to the communication system, the sensor system is also very important, which is used to sense changes in the environment around the drone and obtain flight data in real time."

"The sensor system includes GPS, inertial navigation system, distance sensor, temperature sensor, optical sensor and other components."

"Various sensors can help drones fly in the air, plan routes, and transmit data."

"Perhaps Nanshan Auto Parts and Nanshan Semiconductor will be better at this aspect, and we will need to trouble them then."

Li Shigui was not polite and immediately began to further divide the work.

There is strength in numbers. If a group of professional people develop a drone, it will take a month or two to finalize the plan.

At that time, the production of the prototype can be scheduled to be completed within this year.

While Cao Yang's interest in drones is still very high, producing the prototype as soon as possible is the easiest way to gain recognition.

"No problem. The respective sensors themselves are parts produced by Nanshan Auto Parts. We will then develop some in a targeted manner, or make some improvements based on the existing ones."

Dai Hanbiao agreed without any hesitation.

Although Nanshan Auto Parts refers to the word "car", he doesn't want to narrow the road.

"Then there is the payload system, which is the 'eyes' and 'arms' of the drone. It is equipped with various sensors, cameras, lidar and other equipment to carry out aerial photography, mapping, environmental monitoring, search and rescue, delivery, etc. Task."

"The payload system generally includes cameras, computers, sensors and other components, which have a certain intersection with the sensor system. I will also ask Mr. Dai to help me when the time comes."

"Finally, there is the fuselage system. The fuselage system is the support and protection structure of the drone, including the fuselage, wings, tail, propellers, tripods and other components."

“The airframe system is able to maintain stability with the air, support the load system, and withstand the shock and vibration experienced during flight.”

“Our group has the best carbon fiber in the world, and we can use carbon fiber materials to build these parts.”

"For specific work, we need to ask Nanshan Carbon Fiber and Nanshan Auto Parts for help."

Each part has a dedicated team working on it. Nanshan Robotics did not have a drone team before, so although Li Shigui brought back the drone division, he did not dare to take over all the work.

It would be embarrassing if I couldn't get the results out by then.

On the contrary, it is better to hold the right to assemble the drones in your hands, and even combine it with the unmanned factory project. In the future, it will be directly used to produce drones in unmanned factories. Wouldn't it appear more high-end?

Thinking of this, Li Shigui couldn't help but feel a little excited.

This is a good opportunity to further enhance the influence of Nanshan Robot.

Otherwise, he would be under the pressure of a bunch of big brothers such as Xingchen Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Nanshan Transmission, Nanshan Engine, Nanshan Auto Parts, Nanshan Special Steel, Nanshan Carbon Fiber, Nanshan Equipment, etc. Li Shigui would also be under a lot of pressure.

"Each business department assigned a team to the Nanshan Robotics UAV Division. I personally led everyone to determine the appearance of the first drone and also determined the main functional requirements."

"Then we will complete the development and design of each specific component within three months at the latest, and strive to produce the first batch of prototypes within this year."

"If there are no problems with the performance of the prototype in all aspects, large-scale mass production will begin in the first half of next year."

A long-range stealth unmanned bomber, many people still don’t realize how powerful it is.

But Cao Yang knew very well that this was a weapon for China.

By then, equipped with some advanced cruise missiles or air-to-air missiles, it can completely make up for the lack of large long-range bombers.

It is not impossible to even use it as a reconnaissance aircraft.

Anyway, Nanshan Carbon Fiber’s carbon fiber technology is the world’s leading, and now its stealth coating technology is also leading the way.

There are also proven twin-tailed Scorpion drones. When hundreds of them are dispatched together, they will definitely make some aircraft carrier fleets fearful.

Following Cao Yang's instructions, the Nanshan Group immediately started moving.

This is the advantage of private enterprises. When the boss speaks, everyone has to act quickly.

As long as the direction is right, the efficiency is very high.

Of course, if you have an unreliable boss, the company will probably go bankrupt very quickly.

…

These actions of the Nanshan Group were not hidden from Pan Jun.

Even for the sake of rapid subsequent use, Cao Yang also took the initiative to reveal the performance indicators of Nanshan Robot's first drone product.

Maximum take-off weight: 2800 kg.

Maximum range: 6000 kilometers.

Maximum flight time: 35 hours.

Maximum speed: 300 kilometers per hour.

Use ceiling: 10,000 meters.

Power supply capacity: 10 kWh.

Captain length: 10 meters.

Wingspan: 20 meters.

Machine height: 3.1 meters.

"Representative Pan, our Double-tailed Scorpion UAV is a dual-engine, modular, multi-purpose large-scale medium-altitude long-endurance UAV. The aircraft adopts a large aspect ratio, double tail brace, and twenty-type aerodynamic layout design. Configured with two engines.”

"Once developed successfully, it can not only be used as an emergency communication base station, but can also be coated with stealth and quietly complete a series of equipment installations."

"Even some missiles can be coated with stealth coating. When paired with it, this drone can become an unmanned bomber."

"Of course, we are a civilian product manufacturer. We certainly do not produce missiles or anything like that."

"Our drones are also developed entirely for civilian use, not for military use."

Pan Jun naturally knew what Cao Yang was trying to explain.

However, Nanshan Group has never produced drones.

Now that he was talking about a drone product with such exaggerated performance, Pan Jun was a little unsure whether the other party could develop it.

After all, if such a drone is really developed, it will basically be the most advanced unmanned bomber in the world.

A batch of small drones can even be transported on top of the drones to achieve the attack effect of a swarm.

Or it can have unexpected effects at critical moments.

"Mr. Cao, are you confident that you can develop this drone in the future?"

As a top student at the National Defense University, Pan Jun is very familiar with relevant military equipment.

If you ask him to do research and development, he will definitely not be able to do it.

But if you ask him to comment on the performance, he can definitely talk about it for three days and three nights.

So after listening to Cao Yang's description, he knew that the performance of such a drone was absolutely amazing.

Once large-scale mass production is successfully carried out, the situation in some regions can be directly changed.

Even appearing at a critical moment can have the effect of intimidating opponents.

"Needless to say anything about the future, according to our plan, the prototype will be produced before December this year, and mass production will begin in the first half of next year."

"If market demand is strong in the future, we are also planning to build an unmanned factory to produce drones, so that everyone can fully experience the strength of our Nanshan Group."

Cao Yang kept throwing out some new things, which shocked Pan Jun.

Unmanned factories to produce drones?

This idea, which sounds a bit awkward, is really amazing.

If it really came to fruition, it would be like filming a movie.

Even some movie shots from Nanshan Film and Television can be considered for filming in these places.

"Mr. Cao, I will report this project to your superiors."

"If the prototype comes out by then, we will ask the relevant expert group to come over for evaluation."

"If the performance is really as good as you said, I believe there is no need to worry about sales of this drone."

Pan Jun gave Cao Yang an answer with firm eyes.

Cao Yang didn't bother at all about this.

As long as the performance of our own products is good and some other models are extended based on this product, there is no need to worry about sales at all.

The role of drones will continue to refresh everyone’s understanding.

Nanshan Group's timely entry into this field has only advantages and no disadvantages.

However, if Nanshan Group makes such a big move to develop drones, DJI will naturally hear some rumors.

Because the Nanshan Group's human resources department's little hoe to poach people has already dug into DJI.

"Mr. Cao, I heard that Nanshan Group also wants to develop its own drones?"

Wang Tao struggled for a while and finally called Cao Yang.

DJI in 2010 was far from as powerful as later generations.

But with the investment from Nanshan Group, they are much stronger than they were in 2010.

It can even be said that they have emerged in the field of drones and become industry leaders.

Under such circumstances, Wang Tao must be quite nervous when Nanshan Group starts to produce drones on its own.

"Yes, we have added a new drone division under Nanshan Robot."

There was nothing to hide from this news, so Cao Yang admitted it directly.

However, Cao Yang was not stupid, so he naturally knew why Wang Tao called him.

So he immediately continued: "Our drones are mainly large-scale high-end drones, which are completely different from your positioning."

"For example, our first product has a wingspan of 20 meters."

"Unless DJI is also preparing to enter this market in the future, there is no overlap between the two projects."

After hearing what Cao Yang said, Wang Tao immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Large high-end drone?

This is completely opposite to my positioning!

What he wants to make is a small drone that ordinary consumers can afford!

The kind that one person can easily hold and operate.

A drone with a wingspan of 20 meters can no longer be classified as an ordinary toy.

Even this is a small plane.

"Mr. Cao, the market for this kind of drone is relatively small. Most of them are military drones of various countries."

As an expert in drone design, Wang Tao is naturally very familiar with the situation of drones.

So after listening to Cao Yang's words, he immediately gave his own analysis and judgment.

In his opinion, it would be a bit inappropriate for Cao Yang to engage in this matter.

In other words, there is no future.

"The uses of drones go far beyond military channels. There are many places waiting for us to explore."

"Mr. Wang, let's see if the two parties can cooperate on flight control."

Cao Yang is very confident in DJI’s flight control. Their technology is really good.

It would be best if this aspect could be applied to our own Scorpion drone.

Wang Tao did not refuse.

As long as Nanshan Group is really engaged in high-end large-scale drones, then any cooperation can be discussed.

On the other hand, if Nanshan Group is developing small consumer drones like DJI, it will be completely different.

We are all competitors, so we should act like competitors.

Those who should be black should be black, and those who should be held back should be held back!

"No problem. One day I will go to Nanshan Robotics to visit your company's drone design team in person, and we can have a good communication."

"When the time comes, our two companies will control the global drone market together and enjoy the taste of a monopoly market."

Wang Tao's worries have been swept away, and he is naturally in a very good mood now.

He even shared his fantasies about the future.

In 2010, few people would have believed that their drones could become a global hegemon.

In this era, the United States is the best at producing drones.

That kind of gap cannot be eliminated immediately in a day or two.

But Chinese people are always good at creating miracles, and China's development speed is definitely beyond the imagination of many foreigners.

Over time, it is entirely possible for everyone to become the overlord of the world.

Thinking of this, Cao Yang's mood improved!

However, I will be busy from now on!