THE POTENTIAL OF LIGHT LASER SCANNERS DEVELOPED FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES – THE REVIEW AND ACCURACY

Modern photogrammetry and remote sensing have found small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to be a valuable source of data in various branches of science and industry (e.g., agriculture, cultural heritage). Recently, the growing role of laser scanning in the application of UAVs has also been observed...

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Published in:International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. remote sensing and spatial information sciences., 2016-10, Vol.XLII-2/W2, p.87-95
Main Authors: Pilarska, M., Ostrowski, W., Bakuła, K., Górski, K., Kurczyński, Z.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Airborne lasers
Airborne sensing
Computer simulation
Cultural heritage
Cultural resources
Global navigation satellite system
Lasers
Lidar
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Measurement
Missions
Model accuracy
Navigation
Navigation satellites
Photogrammetry
Remote sensing
Satellites
Scanners
Scanning
State-of-the-art reviews
Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Summary:Modern photogrammetry and remote sensing have found small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to be a valuable source of data in various branches of science and industry (e.g., agriculture, cultural heritage). Recently, the growing role of laser scanning in the application of UAVs has also been observed. Laser scanners dedicated to UAVs consist of four basic components: a laser scanner (LiDAR), an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver and an on-board computer. The producers of the system provide users with detailed descriptions of the accuracies separately for each component. However, the final measurement accuracy is not given. This paper reviews state-of-the-art of laser scanners developed specifically for use on a UAV, presenting an overview of several constructions that are available nowadays. The second part of the paper is focussed on analysing the influence of the sensor accuracies on the final measurement accuracy. Mathematical models developed for Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) accuracy analyses are used to estimate the theoretical accuracies of different scanners with conditions typical for UAV missions. Finally, the theoretical results derived from the mathematical simulations are compared with an experimental use case.
ISSN:2194-9034
1682-1750
2194-9034
DOI:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W2-87-2016