Resource Monitoring Using UAV
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Monday, 19 September 2011
An Autonomous multipurpose aerial platform for monitoring natural resources using pilotless aircraft.
Go to http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/pg/students/esrkan/otherprojects/uav/ for details on the project
Platform can be used for:
- Wildlife conservation activities
- Forest conservation
- Weather monitoring and recording
- Monitoring riots for instance by security organs
- Research institutions such as KARI for outputs such as weather, and others
- Agricultural activity or for fumigation
- Monitor land related issues such as land use.
- Aerodynamics research
- Flight training schools to complement their lessons with advanced flight simulation coupled with real time data from the aerial platform
- Fire department for quick response to fire threats
- Emergency services such as ambulance for quick transfer of patients to hospitals
- Marine biologists for marine conservation
- Media Houses to capture real time events
... to make readings and measurements including
- Temperature and pressure readings
- Video and Image photography
- Infrared imaging
- Sound and Radio range determination (RADAR & SONAR)
- 3D scanning and waypoint mapping
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