Drones are referred to as "unmanned aerial vehicles" (UAVs), unmanned aircraft that are operated using radio remote control devices and self-contained program control devices. It is an aerial robot that can replace aerial work by humans. It can also be used in combination with imaging equipment to expand the application scene. UAVs can be divided into military and civilian applications according to their application areas.
With the continuous upgrading of economical efficiency, safety, and ease of operation of drones, the demand for drones in civilian applications has become increasingly strong in recent years. Small drones can be widely used in disaster prevention. Disaster reduction, search and rescue, nuclear radiation detection, traffic supervision, resource exploration, land and resources monitoring, border defense patrols, forest fire prevention, meteorological exploration, crop estimation, pipeline inspection, etc. Due to the aviation characteristics of small UAVs and the characteristics of large area inspections, they have special advantages in real-time monitoring and assessment of natural disasters such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, and forest fires.
Drones have become one of the most promising and fastest-growing industries. We have also ushered in the “big bang†era of drones.
According to estimates of the China Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, China currently has at least 400 civilian UAVs, including R&D, production, and operations, and employs more than tens of thousands of people, of which about 160 are large-scale companies. Completely equipped with R & D, manufacturing, sales and service system. In 2015, Chinese companies accounted for half of the UAV exhibition area at the CES Consumer Electronics Show in the United States. Of the 10 UAVs sold worldwide, 7 are made in China. These well-known Chinese drone companies include DJI, AEE-Electricity Technology, Zero Depth, Billion Airlines, Corbett, and Yiwat, among which the most well-known non-Shenzhen-based DJI Innovation Co.
(There are 3 Chinese companies in the global TOP5 list of civilian UAVs.)
According to statistics, of the 400 UAV R&D and production companies in China, more than 300 are in Shenzhen. In 2015, the volume of UAV exports in Mainland China increased by 427.2% year-on-year, and Shenzhen became the global civilian UAV production and research base.