From the earthquake in Türkiye, how to select small and medium-sized UAVs - Glo

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The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Türkiye on February 6 caused a large number of casualties. As of February 13 local time, the earthquake had caused more than 35000 deaths in Türkiye and Syria. China was also the first country to send out a search and rescue team. We all know that the role of drones in disaster relief is beyond doubt. In recent years, in Dashui, Henan Province, drones can also be seen. However, for disaster relief, in the face of a wide variety of pods, how can we choose the appropriate pods to play a greater role?




A pod is a streamlined short segment that is installed with certain airborne equipment or weapons and suspended under the fuselage or wing. In recent years, with the continuous development of military and civil technology, UAVs have gradually become the protagonist from a supporting role. Compared with manned aircraft, UAVs are often more suitable for those tasks that are more "dirty or dangerous". UAVs can play a good role in aerial photography, agriculture, environmental protection, disaster relief, police monitoring and other aspects. To maximize the value of UAVs, Choosing a different Gimbal camera becomes particularly important.



The Gimbal camera for unmanned aerial vehicles is based on inertial navigation technology, which can effectively isolate the angular motion interference caused by carrier motion on photoelectric sensors. According to the interface output, it can be divided into single light, dual light, and three light, and can be divided into two axes and three axes according to the type. According to different application scenarios and customer needs, appropriate pods are selected. Moreover, due to the relatively light volume of the drone, for the Gimbal camera, Weight is also a factor that must be considered.



For the earthquake relief in Türkiye, the first thing to choose a suitable pod is to clarify the task. I think there are two key points. The first is to quickly obtain high-resolution photographic images or videos, and then transmit the information obtained to the rescue command center. The second is to find survivors in the ruins. In this case, The pod needs to have a good large magnification of visible light zoom and relatively high-definition thermal imaging capabilities. TOPOTEK's KIP30S4KG613 and KIP30S4KG619 are very consistent with the above standards. Both have 30 times optical zoom+640 thermal imaging, with visible light pixels reaching 8 million. However, the former has a focal length of 13 mm, and the latter has a 19 mm. The all-metal shell ensures its robustness in performing disaster relief tasks, and its weight is only 980 grams, It is very suitable for the disaster relief environment of medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles.



However, we also found that in some fixed areas of disaster relief, small drones are needed to follow up and search for survivors under buildings. TOPOTEK's SIP640G13 is more suitable, which is a 13 mm focal length single thermal imaging 640 * 512 resolution network output thermal imaging three-axis small pod. Its low weight can make it well adapted to various types of small unmanned aerial vehicles, not only increasing its endurance, but also providing high-resolution thermal imaging, which can keep it in working condition for a long time. It can dynamically display the thermal imaging of people trapped under the ruins in real-time, facilitating the rescue team to correct the rescue methods, and providing valuable time for rescuing survivors.



As we all know, there is a saying for earthquake disaster relief, which is "golden 72 hours of life rescue",



On the first day (i.e. within 24 hours), the survival rate of the rescued personnel is around 90%;



On the second day, the survival rate was 50% - 60%;

On the third day, the survival rate was between 20% and 30%.

In the future, there is only a 5 to 10 percent chance of survival.



The role of UAVs in the golden 72 hours is very critical, and the most important part of this is that users should be able to select appropriate and reliable UAV pods. TOPOTEK's Gimbal camera, as the core module of UAVs, has now occupied most of the UAV market in the zoom industry. In Türkiye, many rescue teams equipped with TOPOTEK pods from various countries also frequently appeared at the disaster relief site, Creating miracles.