CHAPTER
M O D U L E
Concept, Tools and Applications
What is Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)?
type of aircraft
that operates
UAVs can be
without a remote UAVs are a component
human pilot controlled of an unmanned aircraft
onboard aircraft system ( UAS ) which
include a UAV, a ground-
based controller, and a
system of
communications
UAV is defined as between the two
being capable of
controlled,
sustained level are currently
used for a
flight and powered number of
by a jet or missions,
reciprocating UAV is also including
engine. reconnaissance
known as a and attack roles
drone
Tool in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System (UAVs)
Inertia measurement
Flight controller ESCS Motor Accelerometer Gyroscope unit (IMU)
UAV Applications
Classification by Range
Classification by Equipment
Classification by Size
Classification by Usage
o Consists of a rigid wing that has a o Rotary wing UAVs consist of 2 or 3 rotor
predetermined airfoil which makes flight blades that revolve around a fixed mast.
capable by generating lift caused by the o Come in wide range of setups consisting of a
UAV’s forward airspeed. minimum of one rotor (helicopter), 3 rotors
o The elevator controlling the Pitch (Lateral (tricopter), 4 rotors (quadcopter), 6 rotor
axis), ailerons controlling the Roll (hexacopter), 8 rotors (octocopter) as well as
(Longitudinal axis) and the rudder more unusual setups like 12 and 16 rotors.
controlling the Yaw (Vertical axis). o Involve greater mechanical and electronic
o Able to carry greater payloads for longer complexity which translates generally to
distances on less power allowing to carry more complicated maintenance and repair
some of the bigger (more expensive) processes thus meaning the user’s
sensors as well as twin sensor operational time can be decreased, which
configurations. can occur increases in operational costs.
Less expensive, and they don’t put
the pilots at risk when they crash.
Able to fly into the zones where it would
Less stressful environment, It is
be dangerous for the pilot, They are
used for better decision making, It
capable of flying for long periods of time.
presents safer environment. They
Can stay in the air for up to 30 hours,
can fly longer hours as long as the
doing the repetitive tasks, performing the
vehicle allows for it.
precise, repetitive raster scan of the
Can go faster, Even if the plane
region.
crashes, The pilot will be safe, They
Greatly reduce putting the military
can be used for border patrol
personnel in harm’s way or in combat,
security using the software to fly the
They have low cost.
planes, There is no need for the
qualified pilot to fly it.
A d v a n t a g e s U n m a n n e d A e r i a l Ve h i c l e
Limitations of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Low operation speed: UAVs fly at low speed
making them slower compared to manned
aircraft.enables them to provide accurate
surveillance in an area
Vulnerable to hackers: Hackers can intercept the
data link network and access control system, can
affect your monitoring in the area or even trace your
remote location
Desensitize people: Drones can be used in war zones
to automatically kill people through a switch of a
button. This can cause post-traumatic stress disorder
in people who are controlling the drones in the
killing of people in remote areas.
Cause unemployment: Wide use of drones has led to
unemployment for the aircraft pilots since drones do
not need a pilot to control them
Unfair battle: People killed by drones do not get a
chance to defend themselves and sometimes
innocent people are killed in the process
Flight Planning For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Purpose of Flight Planning
The main goal of flight planning is finding out the best fit
flight lines and camera exposure stations.
To ensure coverage of the area to be mapped at the
required scale with no gaps, and provide stereo models
by an efficient design.
A flight plan will determine the spacing between
successive photographs, locations of flight lines, and start
and end locations of each flight line
This is also important for a safety flight, reducing aerial
survey operational costs and speeding up the preparation
and execution of the photo missions and flight.
The product of a flight plan is basically a map.
Important technical details need to be considered
Flying height
Overlap
Check the distance to make sure the Sensors are key components of any drone.
battery will have enough to get there Only sensor systems with suitable
and back with time to photograph or performance give commercial drones the
video. flight characteristics they require.
Battery charger must be taking while at Types of the sensor such as Accelerometers,
site and also standby with a few more Gyroscope,Magnetic Compass,Barometer
battery to backup. Sensor and Airspeed sensor (only used in fix
wing).
Components Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
AILERON
RUDDER
Estimation of nutition
Railways track
Infrastructure
& water levels Inspection Platform
inspection
Detection of pests &
diseases
Estimation of height, Cracks, Leaks, Rails, sleepers
count, acreage & Corrosion fishplates
yield
SOFTWARE PRODUCT
Agisoft PhotoScan
Pix4DMapper
PhotoModeler
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC PRODUCT
Ortho image Digital Surface Model (DSM) Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
3D MAPPING &
MODELING CAPTURE
URBAN FLOOD MONITORING
SLOPE PALEO SEISMIC
MAPPING OF OPEN-PIT
TOPOGRAPHY ALONG FAULT
MINE AREA
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