Patrol
It continues. It has its own record.
Industrial sites and ports
On an alarm, the image decides, not a guess.
Large sites are guarded from one centre. When an alarm goes off the drone is on the spot within a minute and the operator decides whether to send a response. They need to know they see now.
Needs: Fleet from one centreControl from a centreEvidence after the flight
Illustrative case study
A night patrol and an alarm at once
This is not a customer and not a flight that happened. It is a description of how this area would read if the image carried its age.
A site with halls, an illustration
At night a patrol flies between halls. A fence sensor launches a second drone. An operator in another city must know which image belongs to which sensor.
Metal and halls break the signal over a short stretch. In the example that stretch jumps over the target. The alarm stays open until there is a valid image or a patrol.
In the morning the report shows stretches where the image repeatedly lost freshness. It is not an insurance claim.
Alarm
Its own age, its own pack.
Decision
Only from Valid.
Night lights depend on the drone. AKIZU has not verified them.
Image age through the example
The chart requires JavaScript.
The chart is a simulation. Move the slowdown and see when the example stops being under the 50 ms target. The target is not a measured result.
Deployment schematic
Where everything stands and how the image travels
The schematic is not to scale and is not a design for a specific site. It shows where the drone is, which two networks carry the frame and where the decision is made.
Numbers in the schematic
- 1A station on the site. Two drones.
- 2Between halls metal breaks the signal. Fence sensor S launches the second drone.
- 3Both networks for each drone separately.
- 4Platform holds the patrol and the alarm as two records.
- 5An operator in another city sees which image belongs to which sensor.
- 6The alarm stays open until there is a valid image.
Symbols in the schematic
- BStation or launch point
- DDrone with AKIZU Brain
- S1 · S2Two mobile networks at once
- PAKIZU Platform: fleet and pack
- OAKIZU Direct: operator and image state
Red and blue beacons: police, state, the military in training. Orange: everyone else. The blink is only on screen. Schematic, design. The list beside it explains the codes in the drawing. The beacon is a payload from another maker, not an AKIZU product.
Concrete case
Minute by minute
The same illustrative case as above, written out in time. The times are an example. It is not a record of a flight that happened.
- 22:00The night patrol launches. A route between halls.
- 23:41Sensor S on the fence. The second drone launches.
- 23:42The stretch by the hall jumps over the target. The alarm stays open.
- 23:43The image at the sensor is valid. The operator decides by their own procedure.
- 23:50The second drone returns. The patrol continued throughout.
- 06:00Morning report: stretches where the image repeatedly lost freshness.
An illustration, not a deployment record. N
Use options
Everything it can be used for in this area
Each row is a separate use. The Parts column says which AKIZU parts it would involve. Status N is a design, C is a target, U is unknown.
| Use | Who uses it | What AKIZU supplies | Parts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A night site patrol | Plant security | Age on every stretch of the route | Brain, SIM, Platform | N |
| An alarm from a sensor | Operations centre | Its own age and pack for the alarm | Brain, Platform, Direct | N |
| A port and a container yard | Port operator | Stretches among metal named before the flight | Brain, SIM | N |
| A check after a leak | Operations | An image with age before a person goes in | Brain, Direct | N |
| Verified night lights | — | Depends on the drone, not verified | — | U |
None of these uses is deployed today. A row is not an offer and not an authorisation to fly.
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The problem today
01
Metal and halls disturb the signal
Cranes, containers and halls reflect the signal. The link fluctuates over short stretches.
02
The centre is far away
The image travels over the network to a monitoring centre, sometimes in another city. Delay is invisible.
03
Insurers and police want a record
After an incident you need to show what the operator saw, when and how old the image was.
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Patrol and alarm at once
Two drones on the site. The operator must know which image belongs to which sensor.
Without AKIZU and with AKIZU
The same situation, different information on the screen. Proposed behaviour, to be verified in a pilot.
| Situation | Without AKIZU | With AKIZU |
|---|---|---|
| The image is late | The image looks live; the pilot does not know how old it is. | Frame age is on the screen and the state changes to Reduced freshness. N |
| Several drones, one team | The operator does not know which image is current. | Every drone has its own age and state. An old image is not treated as confirmation. N |
| The pilot is in a centre far from the drone | Latency changes and the pilot cannot see it. | The deadline guard warns when a command arrives late. N |
| You need to explain what happened | Video without exposure time and without commands. | Evidence package with image age, states and commands. N |
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How it would work
- AlarmA site sensor triggers a flight from the station.
- TransitBrain sends the image over two networks. Direct shows the age of every frame.
- CheckThe operator controls the camera and the drone. The drone does not execute commands based on an old image.
- ReportPlatform stores the evidence pack with the alarm.
- Two flightsThe patrol continues; the alarm drone has its own age and its own pack.
The flow is illustrative. AKIZU is in development.
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Mission scenario
How many metres further the drone is than the image shows. Pick a scenario or set the speed and image age.
The interactive calculation requires JavaScript.
Scenario speeds are examples. 87.4 ms is the p99 measured internally over WiFi with a phone as transmitter, not on a drone.
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Requirements and answers
| Requirement | How AKIZU answers it | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Image for a remote centre | Image age and three states in Direct | N |
| Signal between halls and cranes | Two networks at once, switching without image loss | N |
| Record of an incident | Evidence pack attached to the alarm | N |
| Night operation | Camera and lights depend on the drone, not verified by AKIZU | U |
- Zmeasured internally
- Mmanufacturer data, not verified by AKIZU
- NAKIZU design
- Ctarget
- Pplan
- Odesign estimate
- Unot yet known
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Who works with it
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Monitoring operator
Knows whether they see the situation now and decides on the response.
02
Security manager
Has a record of every alarm for insurers and police.
03
Site operations
Sees the segments where coverage needs improving.
What we will measure in the pilot
- Image age at alarm≤ 50 ms p99 C
- Alarms with an evidence pack100 % C
- Image outages on network switch0 C
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What you get after every flight
- Image age at every alarm
- Time in Valid on patrol routes
- Map of segments with reduced freshness
- Evidence pack for the incident
- Patrol and alarm kept apart in the record
Recommended products
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Context
Station-based drones fly beyond line of sight
In September 2025 Aker Solutions obtained European certification for beyond-line-of-sight flights for inspections of platforms, yards and plants.
Source: Smart Maritime Network
Remote control is approved in several states
Percepto reports approvals for remotely operated flights in Italy and Portugal.
Source: Percepto
How does image age differ from latency?
Network latency is only part of the journey. Image age is the time from frame exposure on the drone to its display to the operator. VERA attaches the exposure time to every frame and the station verifies it before display.
Does it work without a mobile network?
The AKIZU design is built around LTE and 5G. According to the manufacturer, the Starling 2 Max base platform also supports Wi-Fi and Microhard. Our internal measurement was done over WiFi.
Can I have the image age on my drone measured?
We plan to offer AKIZU Verify measurement once optical measurement is validated. If you are interested, write to us and we will put you on the early list.
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What the operator sees
The three image states in this area. Proposed behaviour, to be verified in a pilot.
The operator can decide on a response.
They know the image is late and do not treat it as live.
The alarm stays open until there is a valid image or a patrol.
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How the fleet is laid out
Illustrative layout. Drone and station counts are an example, not an offer.
Patrol drone
Station on the site
A regular route between halls.
Alarm drone
Second station
Flies to the sensor. Its image has its own age.
Monitoring centre
Another city
One screen, several drones, none without a state.
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How a response runs
Times are an example. They show when image age decides.
- nightPatrolAge along the site segments.
- alarmLaunchThe nearest station.
- checkDecisionOnly from Valid.
- morningReportSegments with reduced freshness.
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What we do not do in this area
Not a guard company
AKIZU does not send a response team.
Not site insurance
The pack is evidence, not a claim.
Night lights
Camera and lights depend on the drone. AKIZU has not verified them.
A pilot in this area
On an alarm, the image decides, not a guess.
We are looking for first partners. The application is pre-filled for this area.
Other areas
Example deployments are illustrative. AKIZU is in development and does not replace a BVLOS authorisation.
In more detail
Before a meeting on a site
A patrol and an alarm are two records. They are not mixed.
Metal and halls break the signal over a short stretch. That stretch should be named before the flight, not inferred from an average.
The alarm stays open until there is a valid image or a patrol. It is not an insurance claim.
Bring to the meeting
- Where the signal drops.
- Who holds the alarm.
- Whether the patrol flies at night, and with what light.
This is not
- An insurance payout.
- A guard service.
- Verified night lights.
Explore
Explore every area and the other sections
Twelve solution areas and the sections that belong with them. The case studies are illustrations, not completed deployments.
Solutions
01Public safety02Infrastructure inspection03Drone manufacturers04Defence and resilience05Logistics and medical transport07Crisis management and civil protection08Mobile operators09Corridors and convoys10Search and rescue11Public events12Perimeters and airports