Low Cost and Flexible UAV Deployment of Sensors

This paper presents a platform for airborne sensor applications using low-cost, open-source components carried by an easy-to-fly unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV). The system, available in open-source , is designed for researchers, students and makers for a broad range of exploration and data-collecti...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2017-01, Vol.17 (1), p.154-154
Main Authors: Sørensen, Lars Yndal, Jacobsen, Lars Toft, Hansen, John Paulin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airborne sensing
Aircraft
Architecture
beacons
Bluetooth
drone
Drones
Extensibility
Ground stations
monitoring
multisensor
platform
Remote sensing
Sensors
Software
software framework
Technical Note
UAV
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Unmanned aircraft
Water temperature
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Summary:This paper presents a platform for airborne sensor applications using low-cost, open-source components carried by an easy-to-fly unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV). The system, available in open-source , is designed for researchers, students and makers for a broad range of exploration and data-collection needs. The main contribution is the extensible architecture for modularized airborne sensor deployment and real-time data visualisation. Our open-source Android application provides data collection, flight path definition and map tools. Total cost of the system is below 800 dollars. The flexibility of the system is illustrated by mapping the location of Bluetooth beacons (iBeacons) on a ground field and by measuring water temperature in a lake.
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s17010154