Future drone will be able to "charge"

Although drones are now being used in more and more areas, how to obtain longer battery life has become a key issue for long-distance flight. To this end, MIT researchers are now beginning to find solutions to this problem. In the experiment, the researchers used a fixed-wing drone so that it could inhabit the charging line and use the generated magnetic field for charging.

Although flexible rotorcraft drones are better able to inhabit objects on a certain day than fixed-wing drones, the latter has faster flight speeds and higher energy efficiency, so researchers eventually chose fixed-wing drones. It is reported that the main challenge for researchers is to find a way to allow drones to pause, stagnate, and hook onto power lines.

Thus, the researchers thought of eagles, pigeons, and other birds, hoping to find solutions from them. At present, they have developed a small glider made of foam material, which can achieve the goal of hooking the power cord.

In fact, not only MIT is seeking answers to this question. The University of Illinois, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, the University of California, San Diego, and the Aviation Environment Corporation are also conducting similar research and development.

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