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Product Introduction
The current development projects of TWFV include: Taiwan Flying Vehicle (TFV-C3A), Loitering UAV (TFV-TS1C/D) and Flying Artillery Projectile (TFV-RT1A/B)
Flying CAR -- TFV-C3A
Taiwan’s Flying Vehicle TFV-C3A is a three-seater manned aircraft with foldable wings during takeoff and landing, which occupies a space slightly larger than an existing car parking space. It can operate in vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) helicopter mode without runway assistance, and can fly at high speed in fixed-wing aircraft mode (Level High-speed Flight).
- LENGTH：6.50 Meters
- HEIGHT：1.70 Meters
- WING SPAN：7.00 Meters ( After Folding：3.00 Meters)
- Net. Weight：350 Kg (with battery pack)
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Top Speed：450 Km/hr (Airplane mode)
Cruising Speed：400 Km/hr (Airplane mode) - Endurance：2.5~3.0 hr
- Range：1000~1200 km
- Weight：180 kg
- Motor Weight：25 kg
- MTOW：750.0 kg (VTOL)
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Top Speed：180 km/hr(Helicopter mode)
Cruising Speed：150 km/hr(Helicopter mode) - Max. Payloads：240 kg (or 3 persons)
- Max. height：4,000 Meters
- FUEL WEIGHT：160 kg (200 L.)
- Estimate Price：US$ 800 ~1000 Thousands
- Powertrain：One rotary engine, each producing a maximum power of 450 hp, each weighing 55 kg; 3 sets of ring-shaped propellers with a total weight of 90 kg and a total maximum thrust of 800 kg
TWFV has applied for multiple invention patents in Taiwan, China and the United States based on the design concepts of UAV and flying cars, to challenge the drone market, and then advance to multi-person aircraft. It will lead Taiwan’s related industries in manufacturing components and establish a complete supply chain of independent production not only can improve the level of domestic production technology; but also become a production base for small flying vehicles to supply over the world.
Comparison of Flying Cars
Loitering UAV -- TFV-TS1D
TFV-TS1D is a tail-sitter type of aggressive UAV with three motors. It is capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) rapid climb and level-flight into a fixed-wing high-speed flight mode.
- LENGTH：1.50 Meters
- HEIGHT：0.50 Meters
- WING SPAN：1.63 Meters
- NET WT.：6.0 Kg ( bettery included )
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TOP SPEED：350 Km/hr( Airplane mode)
Crusing Speed：300 Km/hr (Airplane mode ) - Endurance：20~30 Minutes
- Range：100~150 Km.
- Weight：2.00 Kg
- Motor Wt. : 0.75 kg (batteris included)
- MTOW：10.0 kg ( VTOL )
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TOP SPEED：120 Km/hr (Helicopter mode)
Crusing Speed : 100 Km/hr (Helicopter mode) - Max Payloads ：3.5~4 .0 kg
- Most Height：1,000 Meters
- Batteries Wt.：2.10 Kg. (3 Packs)
- Est. Price：US$ 30 Thousands
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Powertrain：2 propellers (motor driven), each producing a maximum thrust of 2.5 kg, weight 0.15 kg (x2)
1 fan tube thruster (motor driven), each producing a maximum thrust of 9.5 kg, weight 0.85 kg
Flying Artillery Projectile -- TFV-RT1A
The TFV-RT1 series is a rocket-concept vertically launched flying equipment powered by vector-controlled EDF. It is divided into a wingless simple type (A type) and a retractable wing (B type) vehicle.
- LENGTH：1.05 Meters(excluding tripod)
- HEIGHT：0.14 Meters (Diameter of Cabin)
- WING SPAN：No (A Type)
- NET WT.：4.5 Kg(Battery Included)
- TOP SPEED：450 Km/hr
- Endurance：20~30 Min.
- Range：150~200 Km
- WEIGHT：1.80 Kg
- Motor Weight：0.85 Kg( Battery Included )
- MTOW：8.0 kg ( VTOL )
- CRUISING SPEED：400 km/hr
- Max. Payload：3.5 kg (Explosive Dynamite)
- HIGHEST Altitude：1,000 Meters
- BATTER WEIGHT：1.50 Kg ( 2 Packs)
- Estimated Price：US$ 15 Thousands
- Powertrain：An Electric Ducted-Fan thruster( also called EDF), generating a maximum thrust of 9.5 kg and weighing 0.85 kg
Uniqueness
In recent years, multi-rotor drones have become a product that is consumed crazily around the world. Although this type of vehicle has many advantages, it hides a key problem that cannot break through the bottleneck of payload and endurance, making it difficult to apply in practical applications. At present, multi-rotor aircraft powered by lithium poly (LiPo) batteries have a maximum payload of about 10 kg and a flight time of less than 30 minutes. The number of batteries or the number of axes (six-axis, eight-axis) may be increased to a limited extent in the design. axis), weight and flight quickly produce a saturation effect that prevents linear growth. In addition, the rotorcraft must rely entirely on rotational power to obtain lift for flight. Compared with fixed-wing aircraft, the rotorcraft will consume more energy to maintain flight, and the efficiency of converting the power source into flight performance is low.
The Taiwan Aircraft UAV (TFV-U) launched by our company can solve the above problems. TFV-U uses a linear rotary engine/Fuel Cell Hybrid hybrid engine/simple H2 gas + Fuel Cell as the main power. Taking advantage of its energy/weight ratio, the energy density of fuel is more than 4.4 times that of batteries. The energy density of hydrogen fuel cells is With higher energy density, it will also be able to obtain greater power and longer-lasting airborne capabilities to meet the payload and endurance requirements.
TFV-U covers very excellent flight performance, with features such as high payload (>100kg), long endurance (>2hr), fast flight (>300km/hr), long distance (>500km), etc., and has many patents of our company What makes TFV-U unique and completely different from other UAVs is that TFV-U can directly perform vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) from a stationary state. In addition, it can also transform into a horizontal high-speed flight mode at any time. The unique house-shaped wings (Roofing Wing) can provide lift during high-speed horizontal flight. It is made of lightweight carbon fiber composite materials. It uses an aviation fuel engine and a precision mechanical transmission system to rotate the fan tube thruster to generate large vertical lift and forward thrust. Not only the endurance and range are increased, but also the load capacity can be increased. Therefore, the company is confident that if we enter the market with TFV-U, we will achieve substantial commercialization.
In the future, the main commercial competitors of Taiwan Aircraft UAVs may be large-scale UAVs. Currently, DJI in mainland China occupies the main consumer market and does not have specific products focusing on large-scale, high-payload, long-endurance products. In the UAV market, other UAVs from various companies around the world have shortcomings of endurance and short range. The Taiwan Aircraft UAV (TFV-U) has the characteristics of vertical take-off and landing and high-speed horizontal flight, and its load capacity is between 60 -200 kg, I believe TFV-U can lead the market in the future.
SWOT
市場分析
美國NASA及DARPA(The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)都在開發新一代垂直起降飛機與無人機，酬載能力及速度範圍都大幅改 進過去對無人機的印象，至數百公斤酬載及數百公里的速度，中國大陸也發表一系列垂直起降無人機，不過都還停滯在小型、輕量、短航程的精緻型載具。不論是GL-10、鷹射線或V-22，價格都在航空器的範圍，每架約值新台幣5~10億元。
我們可以看到類似蜂鳥無人機或個人型載人機的發展，2019年止，小型電動垂直起降無人機的發展比較成熟，混合動力或燃油動力的無人機或個人型載人機，都處於研發階段，尚無具體的產品問世。
飛行背包(Jetpack)的廣告，單人型載人機在市場上有反應但尚無熱度，市場需求與價位水平只能從反應的狀況來概估。以飛行背包為例，售價大約在35萬美元，或新台幣約1000萬元，目前行銷鎖定高消費休閒族群，阿拉伯國家及歐美市場為主。未來蜂鳥單座載人機(HB-C1)的價格定位在25~30萬美元之譜，或約新台幣750~900萬元之間。三款電動系統，價格都在20~25萬美元之譜，約新台幣600~750萬元，無法作長續航飛行，定位上已設為遊樂器材，無法與Jetpack或HB-C1所具備的載具特性相抗衡。
然而HB-C1擁有嶄新的飛行概念，將以酬載能力、續航能力、飛行速度來突破舊有思維，性能高於目前所有同級飛行器。過去小型飛行器礙於性能不足，只能執行有限範圍小型任務。若採用較大的遙控直升機做為載具，最大航程也不過40km或1小時範圍，其服務能力十分有限。如何讓服務範圍擴大到百公里以上，酬載從數十增至百公斤，飛行器性能變得至關重要，蜂鳥飛行器就佔了性能卓絕的優勢。
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Strength 優勢
- 蜂鳥無人機能以垂直起降模式轉態進入水平飛行模式，適合高酬載、長續航特 殊應用，安全性高、機身輕巧靈活、容易操控、動力充足、自主系統管理等優 點。
- 有創新飛行型態設計，使用小型航空發動機，具有特殊的動力匹配設計，風 扇管推力器和特殊機翼設計以及多項發明專利，可引領全新應用商機。
- 相較同類產品，體型較小、飛行風險低，可發展成不同型態應用之長程遙控無人機，挑戰市場競爭。
- 可以針對客戶任務需求，客製化服務。
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Weakness 劣勢
- 單位價格高，無法與小型多軸機抗衡做小區域的應用。
- 新創技術研製、需經產品認證及新技術宣揚推廣，爭取認同。
- 市場開發重新開始，整體需求要開發推廣，需探索市場潛力與研擬行銷策略。
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Opportunity 機會
- 蜂鳥無人機具備高酬載、長續航力，可以安裝特殊儀器設備與酬載執行各種航測及航照任務，適合大陸型、多島型、沼澤型、草原型、大範圍空域與交通不便地區使用。
- 可應用於航空物流、醫療快遞、農林業調查、防救災、警備偵察、軍事巡狩、空中通訊中繼等任務。
- 爭取我國海軍艦載無人機的發展計畫提供解方案。
- 馬來西亞、印尼、菲律賓等國國際合作，針對廣大森林偏遠地區或多島嶼海域的提供高性能新穎無人機技術支援方案。
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Threat 威脅
- 類似高酬載、長續航之載人機可以參與競爭，初期發展不易翻身。
- 在需求開發尚未成型前，其他小型無人機之競爭壓力較大。
Safety
Once the power system is detected malfunction, the main control system is immediately to switch to safe mode and tried to slow down the craft with searching a suitable location for emergent landing, regardless of whether the aircraft is in helicopter mode or high-speed horizontal flight mode. At the same time, the backup motor is activated to drive the fan tube booster (FTB) to achieve a speed reduction effect so that the aircraft can land safely.
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Backup Power Supply and Fan Tube Booster (FTB): The backup battery pack provides power for the aircraft’s safety devices and additional power for landing.
For safety reasons, once the engine fails, the backup battery will be activated immediately to drive the FTB to reverse operation. The FTB will provide enough lift to make the aircraft descend at a slower speed. At the same time, the system will automatically search for a suitable landing site nearby to achieve a safe landing.
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Parachute: We are developing a parachute that can open within 0.6 seconds, with a safe height of less than five meters and a load-bearing capacity of 500kg.
Once a crisis occurs, the system ensures that the total weight is within a safe range (under 500kg) and abandons the payload when necessary to ensure that the parachute can safely open under a safe altitude quickly. Through edge AI monitoring and calculation, the system made the best operation to slow down the craft to make a safe land in a fine and safe area.
Applications
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Commuting Equipment
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The Taiwan Flying Car TFV has a folding wing, which is currently slightly larger than a car parking compartment to take off and land, and can safely transport you to your destination without a driver.
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Air Taxi
Air Taxi is similar to commuting equipment but no need to purchase the flying car. The passenger(s) is/are only make a reservation of the trip through phone call or internet, the service provider will take you through the flight as easy as you take a cab in the ground.
When you make a reserve to the Air Taxi operator for a trip after paying enough insurance and cost, no matter where the operator can deal with the Air-Control Center to provide a convenience trip for you.
Imagine you have a very urgent meeting on the 80th floor of the skyscraper “Taipei 101” from 100 miles away. No matter how you take the MRT or other ground transportation, even take a helicopter cannot provide enough landing space, but the Air Taxi with TFV-C3A can let you reach the top floor of 101 in a very short time, and get you to this important place in time.
Even flying vehicles are not able to provide such a compact landing range as the TFV-C3A. With the foldable wings of the TFV-C3A, it can take off and land in a space that is only slightly larger than a car parking space. .
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Aerial Sightseeing and Tours
People like Leonardo da Vinci and Nikola Tesla, imagine they can one day to fly in the space for the beauty of the sky. Now, we are so lucky to live in the era of open skies, and we now can take a fly by anyone anywhere through the technology’s developing and progress.
There are options for people to make a bird view over the sky, by a airplane (in the altitude of 6,000 through 15,000 meters height) or a balloons, gliders or small airplane in the lower altitude. Except the ballons, the other type should use runway to take off.
Now, you have another choice for a sightseeing in the sky and for a air tour by a VTOL craft, TFV-C3A. It is able to fly under 3000 meters and you can enjoy the open sky.
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Air Communication Relay with Air Sentinel
In places where the communication of the base station is interrupted on the ground, or where the communication deployment in the outlying island area is weak or lacking, the flying car can not only be used as an air base station by itself, but also the TFV-UX of Taiwan’s UAV series will be able to scatter several sub-aircraft from the belly of the aircraft to become a mesh communication network.
Especially when disasters come (such as the Tainan earthquake), drones play the role of communication relay stations, and TFV-UX is even more extensive because it has a surface Mesh deployment, which has a wider range. Through telecommunications and video, real-time images and information can be used to make the best rescue action for the command.
When serving as a communication relay mission, it can also take on the important role of an air sentinel for the bird’s-eye view and control of the area.
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Maritime Ship Supply and Personnel Transportation
TFV-Ux and TFV-CX can be used to replace the current use of cable for ship-to-ship replenishment, especially when warships need to be replenished for many years, TFV flight vehicles can provide necessary personnel or supplies for replenishment, which is not only faster, simpler and more convenient.
In terms of transportation and replenishment of commercial shipping, it is also possible to put an end to rampant extortion and hijacking by pirates. In addition, the TFV-UX can also be used as a bodyguard of the sea dart bureau to ensure the safety and smoothness of the implementation of sea transportation.
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Logistics and medical assistance in remote sites.
Taiwan’s ITRI has a very good performance in hydrogen energy multi-axis airborne delivery of drugs to alpine areas, saving the general use of manpower to drive most of the day to and from the mountains and flat land, because the payload is light, so the advent of the TFV-UX UAV series (TFV-C3A Unmanned Type), can carry 240kg of goods for logistics, material supplementation, for the improvement of remote, alpine tribes, mountain rescue and emergency medical rescue and so on to help a lot.
The TFV-C3A three-person landline for medical care can carry medical personnel and patients at the same time, and through the emergency medical equipment on board, it can be used by medical staff before the medical base flies to the emergency response center of the hospital, which is enough for the center to grasp the establishment of the required medical equipment, personnel and surgical platform through the equipment on the plane, so as to enter the preparation process of medical assistance in the fastest time.
Outlying islands and other areas often encounter a shortage of materials to be replenished, and at the same time, the outlying islands are extremely lacking in postage, cargo delivery, and emergency medical aid, and even more, in the event of a disaster, such as: The flooding of Zhuozhou under the flood in China has caused many local people to be unable to get the necessary materials, and because it is difficult and because of the safety of the large underwater, it is impossible to send the materials one by one on rubber rafts, if the appearance of TFV-Cx & TFV-C3A at this time will be able to make up for this disaster and allow the local people to get immediate rescue. It is even possible to evacuate people to safe areas one after another.
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Logistics delivery between Islands and to outlying islands
There are many countries in the world with many small islands, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, which have thousands of small islands. Due to the large size of the country, it is not possible to develop enough airstrips and airports for cargo planes to take off and land, and it will take a long time to use sea transportation to supplement such a large number of inter-island transportation.
With the advent of TFV-UX, inter-island transportation can be carried out in a very short time, which is not only efficient, but also prevents pirates from thieves and threats, and can also use the TFV-Cx manned flying vehicle to transport personnel to a safe area in an emergency. For example: Emergency evacuation of people in the event of a volcanic eruption.