"Thank you for helping us out." Zhang Jun said to the young man next to him.
"You're welcome, Mr. Yuan also expected this, so he asked me to come over quickly. Let me introduce myself, my name is He Jun." He Jun extended his hand to the two of them.
"Wu Hao, Zhang Jun!" The two of them shook hands with He Jun, who had a good impression, and were full of affection for Mr. Yuan, whom they had not yet met.
"By the way, the Mr. Yuan we are going to meet..." Wu Hao said curiously.
"Mr. Yuan is the deputy general manager of Cainiao Technology, a subsidiary of Alibaba, and is also the person in charge of the drone project. This time..." He Jun introduced to the two of them,
With He Jun's continuous introduction, Wu Hao also roughly knew what happened. Cainiao Technology also participated in this exhibition, so Mr. Yuan came here with his big boss.
Originally he was just accompanying his boss as a follower, but Wu Hao and the others' demonstration surprised him. That's why he was so eager to ask He Jun to pick them up after the demonstration.
He Jun took the two of them to a teahouse not far from the convention and exhibition center, and walked into the private room. A middle-aged man in his forties wearing a white shirt immediately stood up and said enthusiastically to the two of them: "Here we come. Sit down quickly, this is the new Mingqian Longjing this year, I just brewed it, try it."
After asking the two of them to sit down, Mr. Yuan poured them a cup of tea and then said enthusiastically: "Let me introduce you to me, Yuan Siming. The drone demonstration you just performed really amazed me, so I can't wait. I want to meet you two.
On the one hand, as a technician, I also have some experience in drone technology. It's rare to meet a close friend today, so naturally I want to have a good communication and discussion.
On the other hand, I am very optimistic about your technology and hope to have more cooperation with you. "
Seeing that the two of them were a little reserved, Yuan Siming nodded slightly. It was decided to start with the technical aspects and let the two of them relax: "Well, I don't quite understand how you can achieve high-density cluster array flight control of a hundred drones in such a small space. of.
You know, such a dense cluster, in such a small space, may completely collapse if you are not careful. "
Hearing Yuan Siming's question, Wu Hao smiled and shook his head: "Actually, there is not much difference in principle from those drone cluster technologies on the market, but we use different ideas in the algorithm. Let the entire flight control system The algorithm is more accurate, concise and fast.
These three points seem simple, but are actually complex, and they are also closely related to each other. In order to achieve these three points, we have also experienced countless failures. "
"Indeed, for those of us who work in technology, the simpler things seem to be, the more complex they are. I am also working in this area of technology, so I naturally know how difficult these three points you mentioned are in practice.
So let’s talk about it one by one, how you achieve high-precision spatial positioning between fleets in such a small space. "
Speaking of this, Yuan Siming apologized and said: "Sorry, I'm too interested. If there are any core technologies involved, please don't tell me."
Wu Hao shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter. As you said, the simpler things seem to be, the more complex they are actually. Although our technology is not rare, it will not be easily imitated.
In fact, anyone who has used Beidou or GPS knows that the more navigation satellites in the sky, the more accurate the positioning will be.
Similarly, for those of us who are doing clustering technology, the more coordinate points there are, the more accurate the spatial location points will be.
However, in a fixed-site demonstration, the coordinate base points we can arrange are very limited, which is not conducive to precise positioning in space.
So can we do the opposite and use these drones to counter-position these coordinate base points? Or, in other words, these drones are originally coordinate base points.
By using these coordinate base points to position each other, we will get an accurate spatial coordinate point.
Similarly, the greater the number of drones, the more coordinate base points that can be used for positioning. This is what I mean by being able to break through the number limit and expand the size of the entire cluster array to N. "
"But such a huge coordinate system will inevitably produce large-scale data calculations. How do you achieve both speed and accuracy? I watched your cluster flight control demonstration and the whole process was very smooth. It's exactly what you said. , are these drones themselves carriers of computing?" Yuan Siming immediately raised a new question after listening to his explanation.
Wu Hao smiled and picked up the tea cup, took a sip and moistened his throat and said: "Yes, the key is the algorithm. Due to their size, these drones can carry a very small load.
How to implement massive information operations under limited hardware levels involves in-depth optimization of algorithms. "
Hearing his answer, Yuan Siming could no longer hold back the excitement in his heart, and said excitedly to Wu Hao: "Wu Hao, come to our company. Come with your technology, and I promise to give you a satisfactory price." .
As long as you and your partners come, everything can be discussed. I can even let you form a team independently and let you play freely.
In terms of conditions and resources, you can rest assured that we have enough strength to meet everything you need.
In terms of life, you can rest assured that a house or a car is not a problem, nor is an annual salary of one million.
But compared to these, I think you need a good platform to realize your ambitions. "
Hearing Yuan Siming's words, Wu Hao and Zhang Jun looked at each other, then smiled slightly and said: "Sorry, Mr. Yuan, we have our own goals. Thank you for your kindness."
Seeing his refusal, Yuan Siming couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. She stared at him for a while, then shook her head at him and said, "That's right, a genius like you really won't be willing to be inferior to others. I was too excited just now, and some love is what I really want, so please forgive me."
Wu Hao shook his head and smiled lightly: "I can understand, thank you for taking care of me."
Yuan Siming waved his hand, and then said sternly to him: "I am very interested in your technology. I wonder if you have registered a patent in this area?"
Of course, in addition to the core code, there are sixteen items in total. According to the latest revision of the patent law, relevant patent licenses should be obtained soon [Note 1].
That's it. Yuan Siming nodded, and then said to him: "I am very interested in your technology, so whether you are willing to sell this technology or not, the price can be easily determined."
[Note 1: Regarding the issue of patent application, I am not unaware of the relevant legal provisions in this regard. However, in order to speed up the pace of the plot, the patent application review and publicity period is shortened, and the patent protection period remains unchanged.
Among them, the application review and publicity period for invention patents has been shortened from the actual two to three years to six months. Utility patents and shape design patents are shortened to three months.
In fact, I think the actual review time for patent applications should also be shortened. After all, the environment when this law was originally formulated was very different from what it is now.
In the past, messages could only be delivered by fax, mail, or phone call, which was slow and inefficient, so it took a long time.
Nowadays, Internet communication technology is developed after all, and information acquisition and communication are convenient after all. Therefore, the application review time should be shortened, which is conducive to the incubation of patents. 】
