Hundreds of drones lost control and crashed into buildings. Are programmers to blame?

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The crash of a drone may not be unusual, but the crash of dozens or even hundreds of drones into a building is too "spectacular". According to netizens, on the evening of January 25, hundreds of drones in Chongqing Raffles Square lost control and crashed into a building during a performance test, and a large number of drones fell to the ground or the river .

Those at the scene said, "Drone bodies and debris were everywhere on trees, roofs, bridge piers, and in the water."

According to insiders, dozens or even hundreds of drones crashed, and the cause of the accident was the crash of the control host . The drone manufacturer stated: The drone was being tested at the time, not a flight show, and no one was injured. The cause of the accident is being investigated .

In addition, a staff member from the News Section of the Publicity Department of the Yuzhong District Committee also stated that Raffles is currently verifying the relevant situation .

Generally speaking, drone performances require very complex algorithms and simulations, and the reasons for the failure of drone performances are nothing more than the following:

There are bugs in the program, signal interference, hardware problems, operator errors , etc.

This Chongqing drone "crash" incident is not the first time that a drone show has made mistakes: on May 1, 2018, a formation show of 1,374 drones in Xi'an was embarrassed by the appearance of "garbled characters"; in October last year, the drone flight show for Tianjin University's 125th anniversary celebration failed to be successfully held as scheduled due to poor signals.

However, the sight of hundreds of drones collectively losing control and crashing into a building is rare, and netizens are also discussing this:

Some netizens took a "spectacular" attitude towards this.

Some netizens wondered if this was another programmer's fault. Netizen @copper107 said:

This is the fault of programmers and engineers. They did not calculate the core computing power, the peak computing power required, the peak heat dissipation required by the supporting cooling facilities, and the peak bandwidth required by the network facilities. They thought that as long as there was a computer that could run their programs, it would be enough. They did not pay attention to details and did not focus on talents. It was only a matter of time before something went wrong.

Some netizens speculated on the cause of the accident.

Some netizens also complained about the drone show itself.

Indeed, compared to performance and entertainment, drones are more valuable in other areas. Whether military or civilian, drones have a wide range of applications: aerial photography, forest fire prevention, agricultural plant protection, emergency communications, drone logistics, and so on.

Although Liu Bin, a veteran in the field of drones in China, has pointed out without hesitation that China’s drone technology ecosystem is not perfect at present, and in the fields of micro, light and large drones, China’s drone technology is far from as powerful as the media claims. However, under the epidemic, China has cleverly used drones on the “cutting edge”:

Transport small anti-epidemic supplies; support the construction of medical facilities; conduct aerial spraying and disinfection; patrol and take aerial photos of epidemic prevention; publicize anti-epidemic information; transport daily necessities for quarantined people...

So, what do you think about this drone crashing into a building? Welcome to leave a message in the comment section~

okhxyyo

The hard worker waved his hand and said it was not my fault anyway.

lehuijie

okhxyyo posted on 2021-1-27 16:21 The hard worker waved his hand, it’s not my fault anyway

The battery interference is not done well, the hardware is to blame

dcexpert

The fried rice scene is usually spectacular.

wintonson

Are they using Windows 10 operating system? Lol The result is automatic system update

littleshrimp

wintonson posted on 2021-1-27 17:27 Are they using the Windows 10 operating system and the system automatically updates as a result?

Very likely

qwqwqw2088

Fortunately, it was a performance test.

philips_lu

It's the fault of the system architect, and of course the programmer is also at fault. When the system command is not received or an exception occurs, there should be an emergency response, such as hovering on the spot or returning to the designated location. I can only say that the tuition fee is a bit expensive

btty038

This software and hardware needs to be discussed and analyzed again. Is it yours or mine? Finally, we each tested it and found no problem.

heningbo

Crossing a river by feeling the stones is bound to get your shoes wet. The emergence of new things will definitely require tuition fees. This is a collective matter, not a problem for that one or a few people.