From 'knowing' cleaning to 'smart' cleaning, Shenzhen Airport& Zhihui Technology's apron cleaning robot makes a heavyweight debut

Can be cleaned, watered, and assist with safety management... Recently, Shenzhen Airport; The apron cleaning robot project jointly innovated by Zhihui Technology has successfully completed application testing and will replace manual cleaning and sanitation in specific areas (aprons) in the future, achieving the goal of saving manpower and improving cleaning efficiency, marking the entry of Shenzhen Airport apron cleaning into a new era of intelligence.

The apron cleaning robot is working

　　The apron cleaning work is tedious and heavy. Currently, manual cleaning is the main method for apron cleaning, requiring staff to work in shifts 24 hours a day to timely clean metal, stones, luggage parts, and other FODs on large areas of the apron. Once the cleaning is not in place, FOD may damage the aircraft and even be sucked into the aircraft engine, causing serious malfunctions and flight delays, affecting passenger travel.

　　As a large international aviation hub, Shenzhen Airport ranks among the top in the world in terms of passenger and cargo throughput. In 2019, the annual passenger throughput of Shenzhen Airport reached 52.932 million people; The annual cargo and mail throughput reached 1.283 million tons, and both passenger and freight operations entered the top 30 in the world. A total of 370200 flights were guaranteed to take off and land. In the future, the number of flights will continue to increase, and the frequency of parking space usage will continue to increase, which puts higher demands on the cleanliness and protection of the apron.

　　Project manager Yang Shengge introduced: "After the apron cleaning robot is put into use, it will effectively alleviate the pressure of apron cleaning work at Shenzhen Airport and greatly improve the FOD control level of parking stands. ”This apron cleaning robot integrates many functions such as autonomous positioning, cleaning task planning, and intelligent obstacle avoidance. The maximum endurance time can reach 8 hours, and the ideal cleaning efficiency is not less than 3000 square meters per hour. The continuous operation time is not less than 3 hours. Integrating multiple sensors such as LiDAR, camera, GNSS module, IMU module, etc., this robot has centimeter level high-precision navigation. It can automatically recognize and avoid obstacles, achieve intelligent cleaning with automatic steering and collision avoidance. In addition, while implementing highly intelligent unmanned driving functions, considering the complexity of apron cleaning, apron cleaning robots can also switch between unmanned and manned modes, providing dual protection for cleaning work.

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　　In order to achieve intelligent cleaning and maximize the liberation of workers, Zhihui Technology has developed an unmanned cleaning task management system for apron cleaning robots, which enables real-time detection of the operating status of apron sweeping robots and task scheduling of cleaning vehicles. The system can achieve real-time inspection and visualization of the cleaning vehicle status, including real-time detection of vehicle position, vehicle speed, remaining power, task status and other information, intelligent planning of driving routes, autonomous intelligent planning and completion of cleaning, watering and other work, and improve cleaning efficiency.

　　In the cooperation between Shenzhen Airport and Zhihui Technology, the apron cleaning robot has set a precedent in the industry. The unmanned cleaning task management system can be integrated with the flight system and can receive information such as the status of aircraft positions sent by the flight system. The apron cleaning robot intelligently plans cleaning tasks based on the flight information of the parking position, and achieves free shuttle between service scenarios through information exchange, easily completing cleaning tasks.

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　　Zhihui Technology, with the mission of "making machines more intelligent to serve the world", is creating a new era with an unprecedented forward attitude. Adhering to the vision of "becoming a leading enterprise in the intelligent unmanned system industry and using technology to create a better life for customers and employees", we are able to identify opportunities in social changes and take the lead in innovation for industry development. This joint innovation project between Zhihui Technology and Shenzhen Airport's apron sweeping robot, Zhihui Technology provides intelligent robot platform solutions for apron cleaning with its deep technical accumulation and close integration with new industry application scenarios. Together with Shenzhen Airport, they have developed cleaning and safety assurance processes that meet industry standards, which is of great significance for comprehensively improving the digital management and operation level of airport services.

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