Opening up multiple application scenarios to cover industries upstream, midstream, and downstream, Guangzhou Development Zone's prospective layout of low altitude economy and future industries

On October 10, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued the "Outline for the Development of Green Aviation Manufacturing Industry (2023-2035)", which clearly proposed to seize the opportunity of aviation power transformation and accelerate the cultivation of new forms of aviation industry. On October 13th, the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued the EH216-S Manned Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System Type Certificate (TC) to Yihang Intelligent Equipment (Guangzhou) Co

On October 10, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued the "Outline for the Development of Green Aviation Manufacturing Industry (2023-2035)", which clearly proposed to seize the opportunity of aviation power transformation and accelerate the cultivation of new forms of aviation industry. On October 13th, the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued the EH216-S Manned Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System Type Certificate (TC) to Yihang Intelligent Equipment (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Yihang Intelligent"), which means that the EH216-S model design meets the airworthiness requirements of the Civil Aviation Administration and has the safety capability for manned operation. This is also the first model in the world to obtain certification for manned eVTOL aircraft, marking a new stage of development for China's "low altitude economy".

As a local brand in Guangzhou, Yihang Intelligent has been rooted in the Guangzhou Development Zone and Huangpu District since its establishment in 2014. It is the first listed stock of urban air transportation cultivated in the area and also a leading enterprise in the low altitude economic industry in the area. Recently, reporters visited multiple upstream and downstream enterprises in the low altitude economic industry in the area and saw that the formation of industrial agglomeration effect and innovation ecology is driving the development of low altitude economy into a "new track", and the imagination of "Sky City" is accelerating to become a reality here.

Yihang Intelligent EH216-S Manned Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Photographed by Li Jianfeng

Build a low altitude economy full industry chain covering primary, secondary, and tertiary industries,Revenue scale reaches 12.5 billion yuan

The so-called "low altitude economy" refers to a comprehensive economic form that is driven by various low altitude flight activities of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, radiating and driving the integration and development of related fields. The low altitude economy is mainly composed of low altitude manufacturing industry, low altitude flight industry, low altitude support industry, and comprehensive service industry. It has the characteristics of wide radiation chain, long industrial chain, strong growth and driving force, and plays an increasingly important role in promoting economic development, strengthening social security, and serving national defense.

With the inclusion of low altitude economy in China's national economic development plan for the first time in 2021, low altitude economy has been increasingly valued in various regions. The Guangzhou Development Zone has a strong foundation in this field. At present, there are 45 intelligent low altitude industry chain enterprises in the area, including Yihang, with an annual revenue scale of about 12.5 billion yuan, covering the upstream, middle and downstream of the industry chain, including research and development design, raw materials, component manufacturing and integration in the upstream, important component manufacturing links in the midstream such as flight control, navigation, communication, and mission payload systems, as well as multiple scenario applications and services in the downstream such as logistics and smart city management.

Guangzhou Zhonglei Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Zhonglei Electronics Technology") is a technology enterprise located in the upstream of the "low altitude economy" industry chain in the area. In 2018, Zhonglei Electric Technology settled in the Guangzhou Development Zone with a focus on the business environment, industrial policies, and the upstream and downstream ecology of the industry chain that aligns with the company's development. After several years of development, Zhonglei Electric Technology has developed a full process independent innovation research and production capability in the field of microwave and millimeter wave phased array systems. Its products are suitable for unmanned aerial vehicle radar control systems, information system integration services, integrated circuit design, navigation terminal manufacturing, satellite mobile communication terminal manufacturing, and meteorological radar antennas.

With the continuous development of the low altitude economy industry, we are very optimistic about the future market, "said Liu Yun, the financial director of Zhonglei Electronics Technology. The communication equipment and electronic measuring instruments developed and produced by the company are very in line with the development direction of the low altitude economy industry. For example, an anti drone radar can provide technical means for air control; another meteorological phased array system can monitor sudden weather events at low altitudes, providing meteorological information and safety assurance for aircraft operating at low altitudes

Guangzhou Chengxing Communication Technology Co., Ltd., with the main business direction of manufacturing communication system equipment, communication terminal equipment, radar and supporting equipment, is also an enterprise serving the low altitude economy, providing strong satellite communication support for high and low altitude flight equipment. The strategic development director of the company, Hu Dengling, stated that the Guangzhou Development Zone has industries related to new materials, semiconductors, communication, sensors, drones, automobiles, etc., and is expected to form a more complete upstream, midstream, and downstream industrial chain in the low altitude economic field in the future. From an overall perspective, it can bring more than billions of dollars in development space for relevant enterprises within the jurisdiction. With the maturity of the low altitude supervision management system and policies, in the long run, it will inevitably form a market with a scale of over a trillion yuan.

Chengxing Communication is an enterprise in Guangzhou Development Zone that serves the low altitude economy and provides strong satellite communication support for high and low altitude flight equipment. Photographed by Li Jianfeng

Explore the application of low altitude economy in multiple scenarios,The air taxi will land

As a product with epochal significance, the EH216-S manned unmanned aerial vehicle, which has obtained the model certificate from Yihang Intelligent, has advantages such as unmanned driving and vertical takeoff and landing, and can be applied in scenarios such as manned transportation, air tourism, air logistics, and medical emergency response. Next, Yihang will gradually carry out commercial operation of unmanned manned medium and short distance vehicles in cities in accordance with regulations.

In the view of Hu Huazhi, Chairman of Yihang Intelligent, urban air transportation is a very important component of the low altitude economic industry, and Yihang's most desired vision is to enable ordinary people to take "air taxis" for travel. He said, "Unlike current road traffic, vehicles can only move along a line in one plane. Air traffic is a three-dimensional transportation, and its capacity and potential are enormous

In addition to the EH216-S, the exhibition hall of Yihang Intelligence also houses unmanned aircraft models with rotor and straight wing structures, capable of flying 300 kilometers, used to solve low altitude and equidistant situations, such as manned flights between cities.

With the maturity of material technology, battery technology, and flight control technology, there are more and more application scenarios for drones. "Zhang Fan, the founder of Guangzhou Zhongke Zhiyun Technology Co., Ltd., said that as one of the earliest enterprises in China to enter the drone inspection business, Zhongke Zhiyun has self-developed AI smart accessories that integrate various technological means such as visible light, infrared, and LiDAR, to equip drones with" eyes "and" brains ", Derived independent products and technologies such as "intelligent route planning", "airborne AI box", and "unmanned aerial vehicle intelligent control operation system". Utilize drone platforms to assist the power grid in conducting inspections of power transmission lines and substation (converter) stations. With the support of AI technology, drones can determine the type of fault at the front end, ensuring effective inspection flights, which improves the efficiency of traditional manual inspection by nearly 20 times. Currently, the company's drone inspection business covers more than ten provinces and has long-term cooperation with the three major power grids in China.

Guangdong Yijing Information Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yijing Technology"), which also uses drones for social governance, has installed 5G drone base stations in Zhongxin Guangzhou Knowledge City and other places in the Guangzhou Development Zone. By building a ground air integrated perception network, it can achieve remote control of multiple machines with one control and multiple controls. The unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Yijing Technology can be applied in various scenarios such as social governance, public security law enforcement, and emergency rescue, relying on technologies such as automatic battery replacement to achieve continuous patrolling. Wan Shilin, Chairman of Yijing Technology, also introduced a solar powered unmanned aerial vehicle "Small Edition Rainbow" that the company is developing. It uses solar energy as the main power source and can achieve continuous 24-hour flight under sufficient sunlight. In situations such as natural disasters, it can serve as a communication relay carrier to provide communication capabilities for disaster areas for a long time

Yijing Technology achieves remote control through the construction of a ground air integrated perception network, including one control multiple aircraft and multiple control multiple aircraft. Photographed by Li Jianfeng

The emergence of numerous application scenarios has provided greater development space for upstream and downstream enterprises in the low altitude economy, allowing the development of the low altitude economy to embark on a fast track.

The Guangzhou Development Zone relies on the technical strength of the complete machine enterprises within the zone, and is led by the District Transportation Investment Group to gradually promote the deep integration of low altitude economy with urban management, entertainment and tourism. In terms of air commuting, the Jingxia Kowloon Lake Square air test route has been opened, and the first air intelligent transportation experience center in the Greater Bay Area has been built. In terms of air logistics, two routes have been opened, namely "Knowledge City Science City" and "Yuzhu Dajisha", which can achieve rapid transportation of emergency drugs and daily necessities; In terms of air tourism, two air tourism experience routes, namely Nanotown and Changzhou Island Urban Agricultural Park, have been piloted. In terms of smart city management, drone applications are carried out in areas such as street management, traffic law enforcement, water quality monitoring, road occupation construction, and illegal land use. For example, aerial survey modeling of rental houses in the entire area is carried out, and three-dimensional map images of rental houses in the entire area are accurately constructed; Unmanned aerial vehicle "Qianli Eye" monitoring identifies road congestion status and accurately strikes suspected overloading behavior of road transport vehicles; Carrying out water quality monitoring through "drone+hyperspectral", and so on.

Improve the basic supporting facilities for the low altitude economy,Layout a new track for future industries

The Guangzhou Development Zone is working to strengthen the support role of new infrastructure for the "low altitude economy". In September 2022, the zone will introduce the only national UAV system quality supervision and inspection center in China and the Fifth Research Institute of Electronics of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology with a number of domestic and international recognized qualifications, establish Guangdong Cyber Xintiandi Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Cyber Xintiandi"), make overall plans to improve infrastructure and flight service guarantee system, and focus on building "N supporting facilities+1 platform", That is to coordinate the construction of several low altitude aircraft takeoff and landing points, low altitude monitoring facilities, unmanned aerial vehicle automatic duty hangars, and other low altitude flight ground infrastructure supporting facilities.

"The original purpose of our establishment is to quickly promote the development of low altitude economic industry in Guangzhou Development Zone." Chen Tao, Deputy General Manager of Cyber Xintiandi, said that Guangzhou Development Zone has a strong atmosphere of scientific and technological innovation industry, and has inherent advantages in developing low altitude economic industry.

In terms of the layout of low altitude economic industries, Guangzhou Development Zone fully leverages the advantages of the "three cities and one island" strategic platform and guides and optimizes it based on its own endowment: in the China New Guangzhou Knowledge City, taking advantage of the landing opportunity of the China Russia Helicopter Industrial Park project, accelerate the construction of a low altitude aircraft manufacturing and delivery center and a low altitude aircraft application verification base, with a focus on the development of low altitude aircraft complete machine development, testing and verification; In Guangzhou Science City, relying on the development foundation of new generation information technology such as electronic components, sensing systems, navigation systems, and intelligent manufacturing, we will focus on deeply cultivating the fields of component manufacturing, raw materials, basic software, and low altitude services; In Guangzhou Haisi City, relying on the construction of Guangzhou Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy Pilot Zone (Yuzhu Area), and based on the development foundation of the information and innovation industry, we will focus on breaking through key technologies such as basic software and computing algorithms; On the Guangzhou International Biological Island, explore and implement more smart city application fields. The vitality of the low altitude economy rapidly reacts with local industrial resources and technological heritage, accelerating the growth of the low altitude economy.

Low altitude management service platform, low altitude aircraft manufacturing and delivery center, low altitude aircraft application verification base, unmanned aerial vehicle automatic duty aircraft nest, unmanned aerial vehicle smart city inspection demonstration, unmanned aerial vehicle emergency rescue, low altitude medical rescue, low altitude cultural and tourism experience... The future picture of low altitude infrastructure and scene applications is slowly unfolding in Guangzhou Development Zone, and Chen Tao is full of expectations for this, We believe that in the next two to three years, 100000 drones will be put into use in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, "Hu Huazhi also predicted." With the continuous growth of the low altitude economic industry in the Guangzhou Development Zone, we hope that more upstream and downstream related enterprises will come to Huangpu to seek new development

Correspondents: Zhang Cheng, Sun Xudong, Fan Minling

Source: New Yellow River

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