It was designed by Dragonfly Pictures Inc. the drone capable of evacuating wounded soldiers from the battlefield. Based on the configuration of the Chinook CH-47, the DP14 hawk is a remote controlled birotore aircraft capable of carrying 430 kilos of useful load for about 180 minutes of autonomy at a cruising speed of 135 km / h.
Equipped with the LIDAR system, 3D laser scanning which, through advanced algorithms, allows the autopilot to maneuver correctly even in complex and restricted environments, the DP14 hawk it can automatically plan the route and course corrections, as well as avoid sudden obstacles in flight.
According to the company "these state-of-the-art features allow the Hawk to fly independently even when the conditions of flight or on the ground where it is to land are subject to changes"
The DP14 was examined by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), which is committed to finding alternatives for the evacuation of personnel injured in the field in joint research for the Army and Marine Corps.
"In the future, remotely piloted multipurpose platforms will become protagonists of the battlefields and will be able to support medical operations on the front line more effectively", Emphasized Gary R. Gilbert, program manager of the USAMRMC Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center's Medical Intelligent Systems, in an interview.
The TATRC is currently testing various UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) platforms to fill operational gaps in future mission areas and to be able to provide medical assistance, supplies and evacuation of injured personnel in any situation.
"We are now collaborating with Dragonfly Pictures Inc. to test this system, but many more tests will be carried out on UAS thanks to the funds allocated by the Defense for the Defense Health Agency Joint Program Committee for Combat Casualty Care", Concluded Gilbert.
(photo: Dragonfly Pictures Inc.)
