The Gas Sensing Drone with the Lowered and Lifted Measurement Platform
A serious factor that limits the environmental applications of drones is the disturbance of the air pollution concentration field by the drone propulsion system. This work presents a gas-sensing drone offering measurements that are unaffected by this phenomenon. The novel development was based on th...
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| author | Andrzej Szczurek Dawid Gonstał Monika Maciejewska |
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| description | A serious factor that limits the environmental applications of drones is the disturbance of the air pollution concentration field by the drone propulsion system. This work presents a gas-sensing drone offering measurements that are unaffected by this phenomenon. The novel development was based on the idea that, during measurements, the sensing device should be spatially separated from a zone influenced by the drone’s rotors. To attain this goal, special equipment was designed that allows one to undock and lower the sensing device for measurement, lift it and dock for flight. The field experiments demonstrated the full functionality of the developed system and its superiority compared to a sensing platform mounted at the bottom of the drone. Higher measurement sensitivity and resolution were attained by lowering the sensing platform to the measurement point. This solution minimizes the rotor flow effect, ground effect, and pollution concentration field flattening. The test in real conditions confirmed that the designed construction assures drone stability. The presented technology may be an important step in developing effective mobile measurement tools that allow one to reach poorly accessible or dangerous places and perform measurements at a low cost and with high efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de9a32316def47c088970efd62094a7b2023-11-16T17:58:22ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-01-01233125310.3390/s23031253The Gas Sensing Drone with the Lowered and Lifted Measurement PlatformAndrzej Szczurek0Dawid Gonstał1Monika Maciejewska2Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, PolandWroclaw Centre for Networking and Supercomputing, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, PolandFaculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, PolandA serious factor that limits the environmental applications of drones is the disturbance of the air pollution concentration field by the drone propulsion system. This work presents a gas-sensing drone offering measurements that are unaffected by this phenomenon. The novel development was based on the idea that, during measurements, the sensing device should be spatially separated from a zone influenced by the drone’s rotors. To attain this goal, special equipment was designed that allows one to undock and lower the sensing device for measurement, lift it and dock for flight. The field experiments demonstrated the full functionality of the developed system and its superiority compared to a sensing platform mounted at the bottom of the drone. Higher measurement sensitivity and resolution were attained by lowering the sensing platform to the measurement point. This solution minimizes the rotor flow effect, ground effect, and pollution concentration field flattening. The test in real conditions confirmed that the designed construction assures drone stability. The presented technology may be an important step in developing effective mobile measurement tools that allow one to reach poorly accessible or dangerous places and perform measurements at a low cost and with high efficiency.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/3/1253gas sensingair qualityenvironmental monitoringUAV |
| spellingShingle | Andrzej Szczurek Dawid Gonstał Monika Maciejewska The Gas Sensing Drone with the Lowered and Lifted Measurement Platform Sensors gas sensing air quality environmental monitoring UAV |
| title | The Gas Sensing Drone with the Lowered and Lifted Measurement Platform |
| title_full | The Gas Sensing Drone with the Lowered and Lifted Measurement Platform |
| title_fullStr | The Gas Sensing Drone with the Lowered and Lifted Measurement Platform |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Gas Sensing Drone with the Lowered and Lifted Measurement Platform |
| title_short | The Gas Sensing Drone with the Lowered and Lifted Measurement Platform |
| title_sort | gas sensing drone with the lowered and lifted measurement platform |
| topic | gas sensing air quality environmental monitoring UAV |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/3/1253 |
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