247: Application Form

Oil, on the other hand, is formed when the remains of aquatic organisms decompose in an oxygen-deprived environment at the bottom of the water, then undergo a certain amount of deep burial and temperature, gradually transform, and finally crack into oil.

Although both are formed by different types of organisms deposited under differentiated geological conditions, they have one thing in common: they both require hundreds of millions of years to form.

Xu Bai didn't know if it was because the formation time in this world was insufficient, or if the environmental conditions like temperature, humidity, and pressure were unsuitable, or perhaps humans simply hadn't discovered them; in any case, coal and oil had not appeared.

Fortunately, this world has cardss. If coal can be made with cardss, then oil should also be possible. He could research it later. However, he currently had no ideas, so the airplane would have to wait.

Xu Bai shook off those thoughts he had just had; he had accidentally strayed from the topic.

“Never mind, I accidentally said too much. Let's get back to drones.”

“I've roughly divided the core structure of a drone into four parts:”

“First is the flight platform, which is its overall framework;”

“Second is the power system. This includes the battery, motor, and propellers for flight. You'll need to research the battery; I need you to improve and optimize it further;”

“Third is the control system. This aspect requires using the 'Definition Method,' which I've also taught you. You can try it then, and I'll be watching;”

“Fourth is the mission payload. This depends on what the drone is used for. Currently, we need it for attack, so we need to put weapons on it. The specific weapons need to be tested, but since the weapons need to be controlled by a remote control and not directly by a person, they will need modification.”

“Do you understand all of this?”

“Yes.”

Fang Mu was already boiling with excitement.

A weapon that could fly into the sky was simply too cool!

What would this drone look like? Would it be like those birds that fly in the sky?

Fang Mu thought it should be like that. The fact that birds could fly definitely had something to do with their appearance, so to make something fly, it must be modeled after birds; it definitely couldn't do without wings.

If Xu Bai knew Fang Mu's thoughts, he would definitely think that there were still many clever people. Didn't the first airplanes look like birds? However, drones are not modeled after birds; they are modeled after fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, a kind of combination.

Although it was possible to make it look like a bird, the wing movements of birds are quite complex, making it difficult to achieve. At the same time, the wing structure is relatively fragile and not suitable for heavy loads or harsh environments, so Xu Bai rejected it.

All in all, the final appearance of the drone would probably be different from what Fang Mu imagined... After their discussion, the two went their separate ways to research.

Fang Mu held the paper Xu Bai had given him, detailing the requirements for the drone's battery, and pondered, thinking about where to start.

The research assistant next to him quietly peeked at the paper in his hand.

Semi-solid state battery, 30-minute endurance... requires high-rate discharge capability... low and high temperature environments... Oh my goodness!

Immediately, the research assistant pulled his head back. He could understand all the words on it, but he didn't understand most of the content.

Does this child named Fang Mu need to research all of this by himself? Are children nowadays all this amazing?

ε = (´ο｀*))) Alas!

He felt that he was neither as good as the old nor as good as the young... At this time, Xu Bai was busily writing the application form for his experimental project.

Although Sun Puge said that many things were simplified in this research, Xu Bai heard that he previously had to prepare meticulously for an experiment, then pass reviews by various experts, who would ask them all sorts of questions, and only after approval could the experiment proceed.

Now, it wasn't that troublesome; he just needed to submit the application form for the required experimental project.

Because they had already been vetted before joining this laboratory, they allowed researchers to have wild ideas and provided a cost for trial and error. Only when a researcher's three consecutive research projects failed would their research qualification be re-evaluated.

Perhaps this could also be considered a form of investment, an investment in talented Card Makers.

Xu Bai was very satisfied with this. He didn't want to be pulled out for meetings halfway through his research; he'd rather spend that time on his research.

Alright, Xu Bai was now writing the application form for the drone experimental project.

In fact, he had no experience writing this, so he thought of writing down the core parts of the drone, along with the purpose and function of each part, the experimental difficulties, and the desired final experimental results.

He thought this should be acceptable. If not, he could always find someone for a reference application form.

He first rearranged the order, writing the simpler parts first, followed by the more difficult battery and engine parts at the end.

The battery section contained content similar to the paper he had just given Fang Mu.

Finally, there was the very important engine section.

Although electric vehicles also had engines before, there was still a big difference between the two.

Electric vehicle generators are mainly permanent magnet synchronous motors, requiring higher efficiency, while the most common generators for drones are brushless DC motors. Such generators have advantages such as light weight, low noise, and higher rotational speed, which allows the drone to fly at high speeds.

Therefore, Xu Bai did not intend to simply optimize the electric vehicle's generator and put it on the drone.

While writing this, Xu Bai worried a bit for Fang Mu. If the battery wasn't good, the drone's endurance would also be poor, and then it would be impossible to fly the drone directly from the city to the beast zone to attack the exotic beasts.

However, he then thought about how Fang Mu had optimized the battery to such an extent without his guidance, which showed that Fang Mu was very talented in this area, so those requirements should be achievable.

Xu Bai spent the entire morning thinking and writing the application form.

It wasn't until Fang Mu came to find him to go eat that Xu Bai put down his pen.

Looking at the content on the paper, he nodded with satisfaction, feeling that it was almost done. He planned to hand it directly to the manager after eating, so he crumpled up the paper and put it in his pocket.

Xu Bai patted his pocket, stood up, and walked towards the cafeteria with Fang Mu.

Food is like iron, a meal missed makes one hungry.

From the beginning, Xu Bai had agreed with Fang Mu not to forget to eat because of research, telling him to set an alarm and go eat when it was mealtime.

Fang Mu nodded in agreement, then took some time in the morning to make an alarm clock cards and dutifully set the alarm.