A Framework to Survey a Region for Gas Leaks Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
To assist gas distribution companies to effectively monitor their infrastructure and locate gas leaks, this paper considers the use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) carrying a methane sensor to survey a region for gas leaks. As the UAV collects in situ measurements, it gathers evidence regarding...
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| author | Witenberg S. R. Souza Alexander J. Hart Benedito J. B. Fonseca Mansour Tahernezhadi Lance E. Christensen |
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| description | To assist gas distribution companies to effectively monitor their infrastructure and locate gas leaks, this paper considers the use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) carrying a methane sensor to survey a region for gas leaks. As the UAV collects in situ measurements, it gathers evidence regarding the presence or absence of leaks in the region. To relate the UAV measurement to a region on the ground, we propose to use Upwind Survey Regions (USRs). If the UAV collects a measurement of high gas concentration, the USR represents a region that is likely to contain the leak. Likewise, if the UAV collects a measurement of low gas concentration, the USR represents a region that is likely to be clear of gas leaks. We propose a framework to process the measurements and produce a survey map indicating areas that can be reliably cleared of gas leaks and areas that may contain gas leaks. Our framework is composed of two steps: 1) mapping UAV measurements into USRs on the ground; and 2) fusing the various mapped USRs to produce the survey map. We discuss how USRs can be estimated and we test our framework using both simulated and real UAV flights. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3e2f41fa7f0451b83461d694877ac722024-01-05T00:04:52ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-01121386140710.1109/ACCESS.2023.334580110376350A Framework to Survey a Region for Gas Leaks Using an Unmanned Aerial VehicleWitenberg S. R. Souza0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-7958Alexander J. Hart1https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7783-6714Benedito J. B. Fonseca2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4967-4682Mansour Tahernezhadi3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1279-6862Lance E. Christensen4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8107-2732Department of Electrical Engineering, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USADepartment of Electrical Engineering, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USADepartment of Electrical Engineering, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USADepartment of Electrical Engineering, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USAJet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Pasadena, CA, USATo assist gas distribution companies to effectively monitor their infrastructure and locate gas leaks, this paper considers the use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) carrying a methane sensor to survey a region for gas leaks. As the UAV collects in situ measurements, it gathers evidence regarding the presence or absence of leaks in the region. To relate the UAV measurement to a region on the ground, we propose to use Upwind Survey Regions (USRs). If the UAV collects a measurement of high gas concentration, the USR represents a region that is likely to contain the leak. Likewise, if the UAV collects a measurement of low gas concentration, the USR represents a region that is likely to be clear of gas leaks. We propose a framework to process the measurements and produce a survey map indicating areas that can be reliably cleared of gas leaks and areas that may contain gas leaks. Our framework is composed of two steps: 1) mapping UAV measurements into USRs on the ground; and 2) fusing the various mapped USRs to produce the survey map. We discuss how USRs can be estimated and we test our framework using both simulated and real UAV flights.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10376350/Methane gas leak surveyunmanned aerial vehicleupwind survey region |
| spellingShingle | Witenberg S. R. Souza Alexander J. Hart Benedito J. B. Fonseca Mansour Tahernezhadi Lance E. Christensen A Framework to Survey a Region for Gas Leaks Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle IEEE Access Methane gas leak survey unmanned aerial vehicle upwind survey region |
| title | A Framework to Survey a Region for Gas Leaks Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| title_full | A Framework to Survey a Region for Gas Leaks Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| title_fullStr | A Framework to Survey a Region for Gas Leaks Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Framework to Survey a Region for Gas Leaks Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| title_short | A Framework to Survey a Region for Gas Leaks Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |
| title_sort | framework to survey a region for gas leaks using an unmanned aerial vehicle |
| topic | Methane gas leak survey unmanned aerial vehicle upwind survey region |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10376350/ |
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