PyeongChang Olympics, Intel's Drone Simultaneous Control Technology, 1,218 Drones Launched
Published2018.02.10 11:13Intel took flight with 1,218 drones at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, adding even more splendor to the opening ceremony.
Intel's Shooting Star drone, which began in 2016, is based on Intel's own sensor technology, RealSense, and drone simultaneous control technology. After simultaneously flying 100 drones in Germany in 2015 and 500 drones in 2017, Intel launched 1,218 drones at this year's PyeongChang Olympics, breaking the existing Guinness record.
During the opening ceremony, the drones that took to the sky created snowboarding performances, then descended together with the Olympic athletes and recreated the Olympic rings, the symbol of the Olympics.
The appearance of Intel's Shooting Star at this PyeongChang Olympics, where 5G technology through AR/VR real-time streaming technology was fully mobilized, demonstrated that drones can be widely applied not only in the aviation field but also in the artistic field.
Drones are aerial vehicles utilizing communication technology. Stable flight in environments like the Olympic opening ceremony, where various radio interference can occur, demonstrates the stability of Intel's communication technology. In particular, the simultaneous control technology for 1,218 drones requires fast and accurate calculations and communication because it constructs space in 3D and applies actual sensing values of physical sections in real-time. The configuration of 1,218 communication channels and the bandwidth technology to control them in real-time represents the 5G technology application that makes this Olympics what can be called an IT Olympics.
Additionally, GPS-based positioning technology to maintain consistent performance on the ground and individual motor power balance control technology for 1,218 drones to overcome wind variables are important IT technologies that are invisible to the eyes of non-engineers.
According to Intel, the simultaneous control of 1,218 drones was actually piloted by a single computer and one operator.
Intel, participating as a TOP partner company of the PyeongChang Olympics alongside KT, is responsible for joint marketing of drones and VR during the PyeongChang Olympics period, and is contributing to 5G communication stability by providing its own 5G infrastructure.
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