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Chapter 355 Future Trends in Aerospace

When Guo Yuan and the three of them were almost finished eating, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and with a finger-length scar on his face came over carrying boiled meat slices.

"Lao Li, is this your new student?" the middle-aged man asked as he sat down.

"No, you came just in time. Lao Guo will introduce you. This is Guo Yuan, the president of Future Technology, and this is his secretary Cheng Shuqing.

Guo Yuan, this is Guo Dongfang, the chief engineer of the launch center. We all have the surname Guo. It’s unclear whether we were still the same family 500 years ago! "

"Guo Yuan? This name sounds familiar! Did you come up with the latest posture balance algorithm on our rocket?"

"Yes."

"It turns out it's you! I've admired your name for a long time, and your posture balance algorithm has helped us solve a lot of problems." After speaking, Guo Dongfang reached out and shook Guo Yuan's hand.

"Lao Guo, your family is also very interested in aerospace. He has just founded his own aerospace company."

"Really? Guo Yuan, what are the future products of your aerospace company?" Guo Dongfang asked this question very well. For a professional like Guo Dongfang, it can be seen from the products that Guo Yuan is very interested in the future development of the company. positioning.

Guo Yuan organized his language and replied: "What I want to do is to first develop a launch vehicle, even a small-capacity rocket, and then provide payload launch services to users.

"Then your business scope is actually no different from other companies today!"

Guo Yuan felt keenly that when Guo Dongfang said this, he obviously had no interest in Guo Yuan's aerospace company.

Guo Yuan was not angry, he continued: "The future business scope will be the same, but the development process will be different. Our company does not need to engage in all kinds of hype, and we also count on this to increase the stock price.

What makes us different from other companies in the country is that I have my own company that continues to provide cash flow.

Future Technology has its own advantages in artificial intelligence and mechanical manufacturing, which will help with the establishment of subsequent rocket factories and rocket control.

So I am very confident in myself. I have sufficient funds and skills. As long as I keep working hard in this industry, I will eventually achieve results. "

When Guo Yuan said this, his tone was very calm, as if he was not talking about his own company, but the company of a passerby.

This attitude stunned Guo Dongfang. Although Guo Yuan said it simply, the determination in his eyes still moved Guo Dongfang. Unlike the young people he had seen before, the Guo Yuan in front of him seemed to have decided on the aerospace industry. the way.

Guo Dongfang was born in April 1970. As soon as he heard his name, he knew it was related to Dongfanghong No. 4.

Many children born in April of that year and later had names related to Dongfanghong No. 4.

Perhaps because of the influence of this name, Guo Dongfang has been interested in aerospace since he was a child, and he has devoted almost his entire life to the aerospace industry.

Guo Yuan's indifferent but firm attitude made Guo Dongfang seem to see his former self, but he couldn't react for a while.

Guo Dongfang secretly glanced at Guo Yuan and thought: "This young man is not simple! Is it true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers? Or does Guo Yuan really have this confidence?"

Guo Dongfang didn't know much about future technology, so Guo Dongfang turned to Li Qingxi and asked: "Old Li, this young man is interesting. Do you want to invite him to join us by bringing him with you?"

"That's right! I just reached an agreement with Guo Yuan, and he is now considered a non-staff member of our project."

"Oh? Can you tell me more about it?"

Li Qingxi smiled slightly when he heard this and said, "It's time for you two bumpkins to understand what's going on outside.

Guo Yuan's company held a seminar some time ago. At the opening ceremony of the seminar, Guo Yuan demonstrated their company's best image recognition technology.

Coupled with their company's artificial intelligence module, it can support the intelligence of our lunar rover.

Moreover, the robotic arm developed by Guo Yuan is also industry-leading. Today he also brought me a motor that is also industry-leading. We have mainly reached cooperation on robotic arms and motors. "

"Robotic arms and motors? They are indeed technologies that we are in short supply at the moment, so the one we are cooperating with is Guo Yuan's aerospace company, right?"

"Yes! When I heard Guo Yuan say that he wanted to engage in aerospace, I thought he would have great achievements, so I chose to cooperate with him."

After listening to Li Qingzhao's words, Guo Dongfang had a strange expression. The project Li Qingxi was responsible for was the intelligent operation of the lunar rover and the application of the robotic arm, which was definitely one of the key parts of the project.

Now when he heard Li Qingxi say that these all used Guo Yuan's company's technology, Guo Dongfang realized that Guo Yuan's words just now were not just nonsense. This young man really had accumulated technology and he was confident to make a career in the aerospace field.

"You are so young and promising! No wonder Lao Li values ​​you so much. It seems that I want to pay more attention to the developments outside.

But having said that, Guo Yuan, since you are so passionate about the aerospace industry, what do you think of the development of commercial aerospace?Do you think the ceiling for future development is high? "

Guo Yuan scratched his head when he heard this, and organized some speeches to summarize his knowledge: "I must be optimistic, otherwise I would not think of investing so much energy and money.

I think the transformation of the aerospace industry has already begun. It may not sound right to say it, but based on the facts I still have to say that the future development of the aerospace industry will definitely be dominated by commercial aerospace.

The best example is Musk's spaceX. Falcon 9 has been very selective in rocket recovery. Their heavy-duty launch vehicle is larger than our existing rockets in terms of weight and yield. Moreover, the other party is still trying to develop more advanced starships and wants to break through itself.

Of course, Musk's move does have the meaning of hype, but it is undeniable that Musk is indeed not bad in this regard. "

After hearing Guo Yuan's words, Li Qingxi and Guo Dongfang at the table looked a little ugly.

For the two older generation astronauts, the career they have worked hard for decades has been surpassed by a private aerospace company in Guo Yuan's mouth, which makes them unacceptable.

They also know that this is an objective fact, but no one will be convinced.

Guo Dongfang calmed down and said: "Guo Yuan, do you mean that you can achieve such a Hanfu?

Are you perhaps a little too optimistic?Aerospace technology is not as difficult as Internet companies. A good idea and some technical developers can quickly create a giant company. Aerospace is a systematic project that consumes huge resources. "Guo Dongfang expressed his point of view without mercy.

Li Qingxi also nodded beside him. The development of the domestic aerospace industry is not going smoothly in the future. It can be said that several generations of people have worked hard to achieve the current achievements.

Guo Yuan naturally knew this, but Guo Yuan did not agree with his senior's views on this topic.

“Both of you, I don’t set spaceX as a goal, nor do I have the idea of ​​benchmarking domestic aerospace.

I just don’t want satellite launches to be monopolized. You two can imagine that when spaceX’s recyclable rocket technology matures, the launch cost per unit load will drop rapidly.

At that time, our current launch technology had no competitive advantage at all.

I know that the aerospace group is currently taking orders to help some foreign organizations launch satellite payloads, but if there is a company that can provide launch services at a lower price, what will we do at that time?Are you still sticking to the old path now? "

Putting the question out, Guo Yuan saw them start to think. Guo Yuan didn't believe that these seniors in the industry had not thought about similar issues.

The reason why relevant things have not been brought out now, Guo Yuan guessed is because there are obstacles to the realization of certain technical aspects, and at the same time, the country's soil for commercial aerospace was not friendly enough.

So everyone tends to be conservative and don’t take the risk to follow this idea!
Guo Yuanyuan and the other two people had almost thought about it. They struck while the iron was hot and continued: "You two, I think that in the next 20 years, whoever can quickly send a large number of payloads to outer space will seize the opportunity of space development. This is beyond doubt. of.

If we have thousands or even tens of thousands of satellites or aircraft in outer space, then there are so many things we can do, such as communication, navigation, surveillance, military, etc. Who else on earth can compete with us at that time? . "

Guo Dongfang looked at Guo Yuan. He actually understood what Guo Yuan was talking about. In fact, the Wenchang Space Launch Center, one of the four major launch centers in China, was originally built as a commercial space launch site when it was first established.

However, due to the influence of other factors in the later period, the projects currently under construction still focus on the national launch mission.

Guo Yuanyuan and Guo Dongfang's attitude wavered, and he continued to talk about his plans without hesitation: "I think commercial aerospace should be divided into two tracks compared to ordinary aerospace.

Ordinary aerospace focuses on difficult technologies, such as landing on the moon and exploring Mars.

In general aerospace, in addition to recyclable rocket technology, efficient rocket manufacturing technology is also a top priority.

With the help of 3D additive printing technology and automated production technology, if these two technologies are perfected, only 30 rockets may be manufactured a year in the past, but now the rocket production can be increased several times.

Combined with rocket recovery technology, we can even achieve a launch frequency of one rocket a day. By then, who else can compete with us? "

As the chief engineer of the Bingzhou Satellite Launch Center, Guo Dongfang naturally understands what Guo Yuan is talking about, but he does not think that Guo Yuan's commercialization can be successful.

He smiled and said: "Guo Yuan, your idea is very good, but it is too far away from our current level of technological development.

I also know something about 3D printing technology. Today’s 3D printing is not very precise enough to make rockets or simple machines.

As for automated production, now simple assembly lines can be done without people, but slightly more complex ones, such as those at Foxconn, cannot be done without people. Your idea is too far away. "

Li Qingxi also felt that Guo Yuan was a bit strange. He still admired Guo Yuan as a young man. Now that Guo Yuan had expressed such unrealistic ideas, Li Qingxi felt that he needed to advise Guo Yuan and make him more down-to-earth. .

"Guo Yuan, it's a good thing for young people to have ideas, but they still have to be down-to-earth. Although we are in the business of looking up at the stars, we still have to be based on the present, step by step, and don't aim too high."

Hearing Li Qingxi's words, Guo Yuan was not angry, because Guo Yuan knew very clearly that his own vision would definitely come true, and what he was doing now was paving the way for the future he described.

Now that it’s all said and done, Guo Yuan simply decided to reveal more: “Seniors, I’m not just talking, I’m working hard on this myself.

Academician Li, you and Mr. Chen have a teacher-student relationship and you should know something about me. Mr. Guo, you have seen the opening ceremony of our company’s seminar and you should know something about me.

Our company has its own accumulation in artificial intelligence algorithms. It is no exaggeration to say that no country or company in the world can compare with our accumulation in artificial intelligence algorithms. Anyone who has used our company's products will know this. Especially those of Star Engine should know about it.

With the help of artificial intelligence, our company has completed a new generation of automated production line transformation cases. Two production lines in the company's production workshop have also completed automated transformation.

The person who assisted us in the transformation was team leader Huang Shenghuang. If you don't believe it, you can ask him.

Therefore, our future technology has to a certain extent already possesses the capability of full-process automatic manufacturing of complex metal equipment. "

After saying this, both Li Qingxi and Guo Dongfang looked at Guo Yuan in great surprise.

Both of them knew something about Guo Yuan, but not much. Neither of them knew that the future technology production workshop had undergone an automated production line transformation.

Moreover, Huang Sheng was in charge of this production line transformation, and they all knew Huang Sheng.

Since Guo Yuan said Huang Sheng's name, it should be true.

Thinking of this, Guo Dongfang asked curiously: "Is there any difference between automated production lines and existing so-called automated factories?"

"Of course there are differences. In the future, technology production lines will be more automated, and the tasks that require human participation in our production lines are not the part responsible for production.

This is very important, which means that the production capacity of our production line will be higher, the manufacturing precision of the production line controlled by the algorithm will be higher, and the probability of errors will be lower. "

Li Qingxi was an expert in this field. He immediately realized that if he wanted to complete such a production line, the biggest variable was definitely artificial intelligence.

Li Qingxi thought for a while and asked: "Guo Yuan, is your artificial intelligence algorithm already so powerful?"

"If you two come to our company in the future, I will show you well." Guo Yuan said confidently.

"You haven't broken through the primary artificial intelligence and reached the threshold of intermediate artificial intelligence, right?"

(End of this chapter)