Warehouse inventory has become a major pain spot for more and more warehouse managers. In addition to the temporary inventory, there is a lot of preparation work to be done before each periodic or large-scale inventory. Besides the huge potential safety risks facing when climbing to a high position or kneeing to a low position, no matter how careful the works are, there will still have various careless mistakes, especially in the cross-counting, which is more likely to cause errors during inventory. However, the UAV's data processing capability of "where you are is what you get" can help collate trillions of data in an intelligent, convenient, and efficient way.

With the fuselage dimensions of 58.5×59.5×21 cm and battery-included weight of 2.33 kg, a small, exquisite, unconspicuous "little one" — United Aircraft's TA-Q4 warehouse patrol mini UAV is quietly circling in a large warehouse of 20,000 square meters in Singapore. It can complete the inventory of the entire warehouse in only 1 day and classify the statistics, while the same workload will take up to 16 days for a single person.

Smart Patrol and Inspection, One-Key "Awakening" Startup

It is no exaggeration to say that TA-Q4 warehouse patrol mini UAV is the "gospel" for warehouse personnel. After measuring the dimensions of aisles and shelves, the operator plans the flight path and configures the flight missions for the UAV. Then, it's the show time of the UAV. There is no need to move the goods and no need to manually categorize the goods. TA-Q4 UAV can carry out multi-dimensional autonomous inspection, independent inventor, and automatic classification and filing. TA-Q4 warehouse patrol mini UAV carries diversified sensors, enabling it to perform real-time 3D navigation, storage position marking, and intelligent scanning of goods pallet data. It can still operate efficiently without any obstacles even in an environment without GPS signal.

What is more gratifying is that under the premise that the shelf position remains unchanged, the operator does not need to repeatedly set the patrol path and assign tasks. With the infinite one-key "awakening" start function, the UAV can repeat the patrol and inspection continuously.

Distinctive and Ultra-Precise Identification

The visual environment of warehouse is always dark, and lack of light is a common status of most warehouses. But for TA-Q4, there is no need to worry about such a problem because it carries the LED light of 2,400 lumens to provide sufficient light, and thus no ambient lighting is required. With the multi-label processing capability, the scanning recognizer of TA-Q4 warehouse patrol mini UAV can decode the goods ID in real time at 45 FPS in 100% ultra-accurate reading rate. Meanwhile, it can identify the accurate shelf positioning and type information and transmit such information to the associated software, completing information collection of warehouse goods much more efficiently and accurately. This help shorten the traditional manual work from 4 hours to 15 minutes.

Such a capable TA-Q4 warehouse patrol mini UAV is also configured with the intelligent "self-protection" function. It uses laser SLAM technology to observe environment, determine its own motion trajectory, and form an ambient map to realize perfect autonomous obstacle avoidance and ensure its own safety.

"What You See Is What You Get" — Real-Time Goods Recording and Online Generation

The compact and flexible TA-Q4 UAV can shuttle back and forth between shelves up to tens of meters. With the binocular visual and laser radar and high-resolution camera of 4208×3120 connected with the control center, it can automatically generate the inventory sheet and upload data, including date, time, height, number of columns, position, pallet No., status code, and goods status. Staff in the control center can check whether goods on shelves are correctly placed according to the data or goods color transmitted back from the UAV.

In this manner, the staff can not only quickly count and query for goods, but also timely find out whether goods are misplaced or placed disorderly. This help enable fixed-point report and avoid wasting of a lot of manpower to verify one by one.

As shelves are ever higher and labor cost is increased due to labor shortage, the traditional warehousing industry is currently being impacted by the global e-commerce, high-speed supply chains, same-day delivery commitments, and huge cost pressure. Digital transformation is no longer just a popular concept but urgently needs the support of unmanned aerial technologies. More and more signs manifest that the warehouse UAV industry is taking off, and United Aircraft has seized the opportunity to make one step ahead and launched TA-Q4 warehouse patrol mini UAV. It leads the warehousing industry into the new digital era with the internationally top-notch "cutting-edge technology"!