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INTRODUCTION

Japan's drone industry
competitiveness and business ecosystem.

The needs for drones are expanding in the government and public sectors, including surveys of disaster damage, inspections of aging infrastructure, surveillance, and search.
The "Technical Base Development for Secure and Reliable Drones" project aims to strengthen the competitiveness of Japan's drone industry by designing and developing standard drones that ensure safety and reliability to meet these needs, and by supporting efforts to improve the performance of key components and mass produce drone airframes. The goal is to strengthen the competitiveness of Japan's drone industry and to foster a related business ecosystem.

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Technical Base Development for Secure and Reliable Drones

(1) Design and development of standard drone airframes and standard flight controller infrastructure for government procurement
We will establish a standard development platform for the development of a standard airframe and flight controller through agile development that catches up with the needs of government-related organizations in a timely manner.

  1. 1. Design and development of a standard airframe for small, easy-to-use dronesv
  2. 2. Design and development of a standard infrastructure for flight controllers with high flight performance, maneuverability, and security, and release of APIs
  3. 3. Development and implementation of technology to achieve high security.

(2) Support for the design and development of major components for drones, and design and development of mass production and other systems
We will design and develop the main components that meet the specifications of the standard airframe to achieve higher performance functions, and build a system for safe and secure mass production, support, and disposal.

  1. 1. Design and development of key components to achieve higher performance
  2. 2. Design, development and construction of a safe and secure system for mass production, support and disposal.

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Technology Gathering for Technical Base Development

This project involves several developers with cutting-edge technology.

Technology Gathering for Technical Base Development

This project involves several developers with cutting-edge technology.

CONSORTIUM 01

ACSL Ltd.
[Commissioned project research items]
(1) Design and development of a standard drone airframe and flight controller standard infrastructure for government procurement
  • ・Design and development of a standard drone airframe and flight controller standard infrastructure for government procurement.
  • ・Design and development of a standard drone airframe.Design and development of standard drone airframes and standard flight controller infrastructure
  • ・Development and implementation of technology to achieve high security
[Subsidized project research items]
(2) Support for the design and development of major components for drones and support for the establishment of a mass production system
  • ・Overall management
  • ・Alignment with R&D item 1

CONSORTIUM 02

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
[Commissioned project research items]
(1) Design and development of a standard drone airframe and design and development of a standard flight controller infrastructure for government procurement
  • ・Design and development of a standard drone airframe
[Subsidized project research items]
(2) Support for the design and development of major components for drones and support for the establishment of a system for mass production, etc. 2) Support for the design and development of major components for drones and support for the establishment of a mass production system
  • ・Support for the design and development of major components to achieve higher performance
  • ・Support for the design and development of major components to achieve higher performance and support for the establishment of a mass production system

CONSORTIUM 03

NTT DOCOMO, INC.
[Commissioned project research items]
(1) Design and development of a standard drone airframe and design and development of a standard flight controller infrastructure for government procurement
  • ・Development and implementation of technology to achieve high security

CONSORTIUM 04

Xacti Corporation
[Subsidized project research items]
(2) Support for the design and development of major components for drones and support for the establishment of a mass production system
  • ・Support for the design and development of key components to achieve higher performance

CONSORTIUM 05

Advanced Simulation Technology Of Mechanics R&D, Co., Ltd
[Subsidized project research items]
(2) Support for the design and development of major components for drones and support for the establishment of a mass production system
  • ・Support for the design and development of key components to achieve higher performance

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  • 2021.12.7

    The page about "Technical Base Development for Secure and Reliable Drones" project is now available.

    Today, we published a page on the "Technical Base Development for Secure and Reliable Drones" project of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a national research and development organization. The purpose of this page is to publish the API (Application Programming Interface) of the flight controller and the interface of standard components, which is the result of the commissioned project. If you would like to apply, please fill out the form.

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