In today’s rapidly expanding drone application landscape, point-to-point communication no longer meets all use-case scenarios. Thanks to the flexibility of the Sprintlink wireless video and data transmission system, a multi-point networking method specifically designed for drones has been developed. This method addresses various complex transmission needs such as multi-reception, multi-hop, dual-control, and relay. Here, we delve into several application scenarios that vividly illustrate the multi-point solutions offered by Sprintlink.
- Collaborative Monitoring with Multiple Drones: When monitoring traffic flow on highways using drones, if there’s a need to simultaneously monitor traffic in two directions, the conventional approach requires two pilots with two controllers, each controlling a drone in one direction. With Sprintlink‘s transmission system, a single ground station can simultaneously control two drones and receive video feeds from both, enabling efficient monitoring of traffic in both directions.
- Emergency Scene Surveillance: In unexpected situations like crimes or fires, aerial perspectives from drones offer comprehensive and timely on-site information. Sprintlink’s transmission not only facilitates video, data, and remote control interactions between the drone and the pilot but also allows command vehicles at the scene to receive downlink video and data, ensuring timely awareness of the situation.
- Forest Fire Patrol: Forests, often located in vast mountainous regions, present challenges for fire patrols due to their vastness, adverse weather conditions, and tough terrains. While manual patrols, lookout tower observations, aerial patrols, and satellite remote sensing have their limitations, drones, with their cost-effectiveness and ease of deployment, are increasingly being used for forest fire patrols. Sprintlink’s long-range transmission ensures real-time video data feedback during extensive forest patrols, and in complex terrains, communication relay nodes can be set up at higher points to address signal obstructions.
- Dual Controller Operation: When using drones equipped with FPV cameras and gimbal cameras for inspections, typically, one pilot controls the drone’s flight using the FPV camera feed, while another operator controls the gimbal camera for inspection. Sprintlink’s drone communication transmission offers two independent wireless channels, allowing simultaneous feedback of FPV and gimbal camera videos and concurrent control of both.
- Power Line Inspection with Multi-hop: High-voltage power transmission lines, crucial energy infrastructures, require regular inspections to ensure safety and smooth operation. Given the challenges posed by the long distances and diverse terrains these lines traverse, manual inspections are inefficient and risky. Deploying drones that autonomously patrol the entire line, hopping between drone stations for charging, offers a solution. With Sprintlink’s transmission, drones can seamlessly switch communication between stations, ensuring safe autonomous flights and timely data feedback.
Conclusion: Sprintlink’s multi-point solution supports up to seven nodes with a 20M bandwidth. Backed by a robust R&D team, they have successfully implemented a variety of application requirements beyond the cases mentioned. The potential of Sprintlink awaits further exploration and innovation in collaboration with your imagination.
