The international lead of some projects in Zhongguancun’s first science and technology integration of defense and civilian technologies special competition exceeded expectations.
Light military diesel generator set, new fiber materials, high-pass wheeled unmanned platform, static code analysis technology, high-efficiency secondary power conversion technology … On December 6th, a batch of cutting-edge technologies meeting military needs were unveiled at the final of the 2nd China Innovation Challenge and the 1st Zhongguancun Science and Technology integration of defense and civilian technologies Special Competition. All the high-tech products and creative designs with innovative and application prospects were the "debutants" of this competition.
"If you want to challenge, come!" "No scope, no threshold, no definite form", two easy-to-understand but seductive slogans make the contest gather as soon as it is unveiled. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Aerospace Science and Industry, Ordnance Industry Group and other "national teams" undertaking major national projects have come, as have teams from universities such as Peking University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University and Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, as well as scientific and technological elites and folk experts from overseas returnees.
"We have no experience to follow in hosting the integration of defense and civilian technologies Challenge." Zhang Xiaoming, director of integration of defense and civilian technologies Innovation Department of Zhongguancun Management Committee, said frankly that hosting this competition is more like finding stones and throwing them into the river.
"There are authoritative experts here, here is the platform for exhibition, and here you can find the discerning Bole …" Many contestants told reporters that they don’t value material rewards, and they can have the opportunity to show themselves in Zhongguancun, which can make many rare military experts feel the pulse.
According to Chen Wenqi, deputy inspector of Zhongguancun Management Committee, "the service-oriented purpose of the competition has been widely recognized by the participating enterprises and teams, initially forming a integration of defense and civilian technologies in the organizational structure and operation mechanism of the competition, laying a good foundation for exploring the establishment of an innovative model of science and technology integration of defense and civilian technologies".
Build a challenge platform:
Blend in innovation
63 military and land projects, corresponding to 109 specific programs. Zhang Xiaoming breathed a sigh of relief when he learned these two figures.
Speaking of the initial stage of the preparations for the Games, Zhang Xiaoming was very emotional. "integration of defense and civilian technologies, the most difficult thing is’ trust’, and deep integration must first solve the problem of’ cars on the same track, books with the same language’".
On the one hand, most military research and design can’t be made public, and people in military units dare not show their needs. Even if there is real demand, they have doubts about whether the competition can harvest the expected "results"; On the other hand, local enterprises often take a wait-and-see attitude, fearing that the road of "people joining the army" is difficult to take, which is far from the needs of the military. Some enterprises are also worried that once the "real guy" comes out, others will even steal patents.
How to get things done and satisfy both the military and the people? Zhang Xiaoming believes that demand, personnel, capital, market, etc. are all elements that integration of defense and civilian technologies needs. If these elements are gathered through the challenge, the interaction will bring about the integration of scientific and technological innovation and military and civilian.
Focusing on the concerns of the contestants, the organizing Committee specially invited experts in the industry to take the lead, focus on the military needs accurately, and issue competition questions according to the needs. In the final finals, the scoring focuses on four aspects: the innovation or originality of the solution; What is the international or domestic level of the solution, or whether it fills a gap in a certain field; Maturity of key technologies at the core of the solution; Fit between solution and requirement.
The service-oriented competition finally made both the "military" and the "civilian" happy. After the preliminaries, 41 of the 109 solutions advanced to the final, and 18 solutions participated in the final competition. The expert committee of 78 military and civilian experts integrated services such as demand docking, accurate promotion, guidance and cultivation, offline counseling and policy interpretation into the whole process of the competition.
Open up channels for military and civilian scientific and technological transformation;
Develop in integration
"Are there any difficulties? What are your thoughts on developing in Beijing next?" "You draw up a development plan and we will help the docking." "The existing space is enough? We can help you find a venue if you need it. "
Before the final, Zhai Lixin, director of Zhongguancun Management Committee, came to the exhibition stage early to "seek gold". He was so excited by the original achievements that he frequently threw olive branches to the participating enterprises.
Luo Lifeng, the chief designer from Shanghai Pujian Aviation Technology Co., Ltd., told the reporter: "This competition released the demand for a 3000-watt miniaturized and miniaturized generator set. The generator set built with our’ air bearing’ technology can meet the requirements of miniaturization, miniaturization and lightweight."
"I hope that the expert judges will provide valuable suggestions on our technology and products, and at the same time, please pay attention to and support us from investors and resources who share a common vision. I hope that like-minded friends will join us and make the cake in the field of’ low-altitude economy’ bigger." As the first player to enter the finals, Che Guofeng expressed his demands to the judges.
"Innovation in challenges and integration in innovation. Through this’ complementary’ competition, everyone can gain something." An expert who participated in the evaluation told the reporter, "Many contestants’ solutions have many bright spots and are very practical."
The portable seawater desalination emergency "water cup" used for sea rescue and extreme weather can complete seawater desalination by manual push and pull, and the drinking water quality reaches the standard of direct drinking, and the drinking water quantity can be guaranteed for 15 days in extreme weather; A bag of 100 grams of "white powder" and a pot of water can provide 200 watts of power for one and a half hours. In the aviation field, there is even a hydrogen fuel cell that produces 100 liters of hydrogen in one minute. The ultra-light diesel engine with small volume and high power can provide horsepower comparable to the engine with four times its size, and its technical indicators have reached the leading level in the world …
"The challenge, as its name implies, is to achieve technological innovation breakthroughs, rather than taking existing technical products to the’ draft’, with the aim of opening up channels for the mutual support and transformation of technology and products between the military and the people." An expert said.
"This challenge has found a number of innovative and subversive technologies, and some projects are leading domestically and even internationally." The result of the contest made Zhang Xiaoming full of confidence. "Not only did it meet expectations, but it simply exceeded expectations."
Exploring the New Path of integration of defense and civilian technologies;
Break through in development
Eighteen solutions in seven final areas, including navigation and communication, perception and identification, unmanned system, network and information security, electric energy and power plant, new concept and mechanism, and application scenario design, were reviewed by 15 experts from scientific research institutions such as China Academy of Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Science and Technology Committee of Military Commission, Academy of Military Sciences, Army, Navy, Air Force, etc. In turn, the fierce competition atmosphere permeated the whole final venue.
Li Lifang, one of the judges of the contest and a senior engineer of the Naval Research Institute, pointed out that the first thing integration of defense and civilian technologies should do is the integration of "people". This competition not only allowed the "personnel" of the military and civilians to interact on the same stage and communicate face to face, but also showed the demand, market, investment willingness and other aspects, which enhanced mutual trust.
"The challenge has collected a large number of high-level technical solutions and achievements, which are very much needed by the military. Especially in the field of application scenario design, the solutions to advance to the finals, such as the man-machine collaborative intelligent attack and defense training system, are very useful to the military. The original individual training exercise method can now be combined with artificial intelligence to make people confront machines that can’ learn’ independently, thus improving their actual combat ability. " Li Lifang said.
"One of the problems of how to dock with the military is that people’s enterprises don’t know the way. According to the military needs provided by the organizers, we can make the most useful products with limited funds. " Zhong Yanning, deputy general manager of Beijing Mingfeng Technology Co., Ltd. said, "This competition is a good opportunity for us to show our technical strength to the military and enhance our popularity. We can compete on the same stage with scientific research institutions and military enterprises such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Aerospace Science and Industry Group and Beijing Institute of Technology, which fits the theme of the competition’ integration of defense and civilian technologies’."
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, opinions and plans on the integrated development of economic construction and national defense construction have been issued at the national level one after another, clearly demanding that the advantages of scientific and technological innovation in Zhongguancun Demonstration Zone be brought into play to promote the innovative development of integration of defense and civilian technologies. The thematic competition is a beneficial attempt to implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and promote the development of science and technology integration of defense and civilian technologies, and has initially explored new ways in platform construction, demand mining and docking service.
In Zhang Xiaoming’s view, integration of defense and civilian technologies’s road is accessible, but communication is not smooth due to the lack of understanding between the military and civilians or the different angles of understanding. He likened the road in integration of defense and civilian technologies to a canal. "Water can flow through it, but there are many weeds in it, which makes the water flow slowly.". What integration of defense and civilian technologies should do is to gradually eliminate these "weeds", such as poor information, high threshold and lack of trust, followed by "revolving door" and "glass door".
It is understood that as a part of the follow-up service of the event, this year’s award-winning projects will also receive a series of support policies, such as: giving priority to participating in Zhongguancun-related exhibitions and promotion activities, and displaying and promoting them in the special event official website; It will be pushed to the military and military-related units, and priority will be given to participating in military-civilian docking; Excellent entries will be given priority in Zhongguancun integration of defense and civilian technologies Characteristic Park and enjoy relevant policies of Zhongguancun Demonstration Zone. (Li Jianrong Jiang Xiujuan)