Intel Editorial: Professional-Grade Intel Falcon 8+ System Offers Advanced Performance for Business-Critical Flights
May 09 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Intel Commercial Drone System Is Ramping
Production for the North America Market
The following is an opinion editorial provided by Anil Nanduri,
vice president and general manager of unmanned aviation systems in
the Perceptual Computing Group at Intel Corporation:
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The Intel Falcon 8+ drone is an advanced,
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for professional use. It
delivers the best performance and weight-to-payload ratio on the
market, the highest stability in harsh conditions, and
best-in-class safety. (Credit: Intel Corporation)
The ability to capture data with drones has inspired businesses
to disrupt traditional workflows in the pursuit of improved safety,
cost savings and enhanced insights. Drones are especially adept at
capturing large amounts of business-critical inspection and mapping
data over a short period. Incorporating drone technology as a tool
to complement existing professional workflows is not only a
strategic business move, but allows companies to gain a competitive
edge, increase efficiency and heighten productivity.
As part of Intel’s focus to pursue innovative technologies in
the commercial drone space, my team and I are proud to announce the
Intel© Falcon™ 8+ System is ramping production for the North
America market.
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Outfitted for industrial inspection and close mapping
applications, the Intel Falcon 8+ drone is designed with safety,
performance and precision in mind. By integrating advanced
technologies into UAVs, like the Intel Falcon 8+ drone, they become
indispensable tools, to be used in ways that will truly transform
businesses and even help save lives.
Conventional methods of inspecting or surveying sites typically
result in hours of downtime, revenue loss, delayed work and
sometimes even an increased risk of injury when inspectors or
surveyors need to access unusual or hard-to-reach places, such as
cell towers, bridges and wind turbines, just to name a few.
Deploying a drone to capture aerial data for the same purpose is
safer and more effective – allowing the job site to continue in
full production – and can take as little as 15 minutes. Because of
its ease of use, drone technology can deliver high ROI from the
first flight.
For example, oil rig inspections can be extremely dangerous,
costly and time-consuming. By incorporating the Intel Falcon 8+
System into an oil rig inspection, businesses are able to transform
dozens of critical tasks including aerial surveying/mapping,
inspection, progress reporting, and collecting liability evidence,
while increasing productivity and helping make their employees
safer than before.
The Intel Falcon 8+ System sets a new standard for
commercial-grade drones. It is stable and rugged enough to work in
high winds, is able to adjust for magnetic field interference for
accurate data capture, and features electronic system redundancy,
including autopilot and battery redundancies. The system also
provides detailed images down to millimeter resolution, providing
operators with tremendous opportunities to efficiently generate
valuable aerial precision data – what businesses have come to
expect.
Intel is working to evolve and broaden the use of drones via
technology to make them smarter and more aware, to evangelize drone
policy and regulation, and to demonstrate how drones can be used in
productive and exciting ways – making the most amazing experiences
of the future possible.
For more information on the Intel Falcon 8+ System and Intel’s
work in the drone industry, visit Intel’s “The Airborne Revolution”
site.
More on the Intel Falcon 8+ System:
- Falcon 8+ Fact Sheet
- Falcon 8+ Product Information
Anil Nanduri is a vice president and general manager of unmanned
aviation systems in the Perceptual Computing Group at Intel
Corporation.
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