英国军方已经通过了雷卡·艾博特（Leica Aibot）AX20的步伐

The Ministry of Defence has extensively tested the Leica AX20 Aibot aerial surveying copter, via a specialist unit which oversees the development and innovation of cutting-edge remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs).

“这对我们来说是不寻常的，因为这是我团队所研究的第一批调查无人机 - 但它通过V＆V流程，现在已在ModNet上列出。现在，由每个武装部队决定他们如何充分利用AX20的调查功能。”
- MOD lead for the AX20 V&V test

该测试的第一部分涉及在瑞士Leica Geosystems的生产设施上进行Mod类型的适航局（TAA）审计。这评估了无人机的制造和其传感器技术的整合，从而进行了详细的综述。

第二部分是为期一周的“验证和验证”（V＆V）练习，该练习是在英国的MOD空军基地进行的。Leica Geosystems派出了一支专业团队，其中包括该公司瑞士总部的专业飞行员，与MOD的实验单位一起工作。

The Leica AX20 Aibot is now listed in the MOD’s RPAS database, which is available to wider MOD departments (including the Royal Navy, the British Army, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Marines) for independent comparison/assessment against requirements as well as for procurement.

军事应用包括河流和土地侦察（侦察），土地勘测，国防事故调查，国防后管理，军事空气事故调查以及高分辨率摄影等。

The tests found that the AX20 took just 3 minutes 34 seconds to set up and 2 minutes 37 seconds to tear down. It exceeded its stated ‘maximum endurance without a payload’ (26 minutes rather than 24) and flew at just over 56kmph.

“The AX20 Aibot flies very well – all basic functions operated to an excellent standard and it remained stable during gusts… The main feature is the ability to capture highly accurate surveys and 3D orthographics. A good aspect is how quickly the images are captured.”
- V&V report

根据MOD的测试引线，尤其是Geo Fence测试进行得很好。无人机能够提前预先避开地理围栏并相应地调整其速度（即在边界之前自动放慢爬行）。安全和保障方面涉及飞机进入安全/隔离领空或不安全区域的可能性和严重性，例如，在人群之上。

Remote-piloted aircraft systems play an increasingly important role across all of Britain’s armed forces, from very small, commercially available drones which fit in a backpack via larger, exclusively military RPASs used for surveillance and intelligence-gathering through to large weaponised UAVs.

About the Leica Geosystems AX20

The Leica Aibot SX intelligent aerial surveying solution captures a digital data set in less time, via a fully integrated UAV survey workflow. It uses drone technology to capture, process, model and analyse millions of data points gathered from above. It fits in with Leica’s existing tools and technology in the reality-capture space, completing the picture from above in 3D and providing reliable, accurate 3D survey results on demand. That data can be combined with other survey technologies such as TPS, GPS, and laser-scanning to provide more complete information.

AX20仅需几分钟即可调查非常大的站点，从而使项目能够快速且具有成本效益，而人为较少的干预措施。模块化设计使AX20在几分钟内易于设置和部署，并且可以携带一系列传感器有效载荷。