#16 susb expo 2014 advanced concepts consulting

UAS&Data&Processing&and&Analysis &&

Advanced&Concepts&Consul2ng&Gabe&Ladd&

[email protected]&sUAS&Expo&2014&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 3&

What&is&it&I&do?&

•  Geospa2al&Engineering&&•  Geospa2al&Analysis&•  Sensor&System&Design&•  Data&System&and&Work&Flow&

– Design&–  Implementa2on&– Automa2on&

•  Why&we&fly&sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 4&

What&is&a&UAS?&

•  UAS&–&Unmanned&AircraZ&System&•  UAV&–&Unmanned&Aerial&Vehicle&•  RPV&–&Remotely&Piloted&Vehicle&•  General&Tier&Classifica2on&Concept&

– Tier&1&–&Small,&hand&launched,&foam&construc2on&– Tier&2&–&Catapult&launch,&wheeled&launch,&

& & &unimproved&surfaces&– Tier&3&–&Runway,&manned&aircraZ&payload&capable&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 5&

Where&do&they&operate&•  Satellite&

–  Al2tude:&440&miles&AGL&(landsat&7)&–  Environment:&Space&

•  Manned&AircraZ&–  Al2tude:&5,000&Z&–&80,000&Z&–  Environment:&Atmospheric&above&

the&boundary&layer&•  Unmanned&AircraZ&

–  Al2tude:&5&Z&–&20,000&Z&–  Environment:&Atmospheric&in&the&

boundary&layer&–  Not&always&easier&to&operate&–  Great&at&following&direc2ons&–  Communica2on&is&cri2cal&to&success&

&sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 6&

Differences&Between&Sensors&•  Satellite&

–  Large&Sensors&–  Highly&Engineered&

•  Power&•  Thermal&&•  Mechanical&

•  Manned&AircraZ&–  Large&Format,&Medium&Format&–  Engineered&

•  Power&•  Mechanical&

•  Unmanned&AircraZ&–  Wide&range&of&levels&of&

engineering&and&design&&

&sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 7&

A&General&Project&

Plan&

Fly/Collect&

Process&

Analyze&

Need/Idea&

Disseminate&

Understanding&or&Knowledge&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 8&

PRECISION)AG/VEG)INDEX)

Circa&2006&h&2008&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 9&

Low&Cost&sUAS&–&Circa&2006&

•  Flown:&&– MicroProb&(Color,&NIR,&IR)&– AeroBird&(Color)&– TwinCam&(Color,&NIR)&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 10&

2005&Project&Results:&Corn&Harvest&

Mosaic&map&of&corn&crop&on&ECPA&50&acre&research&plot,&Sept&8th&2005&UMES&Bozman&Corn&Harvested&Oct&2005&

Weeds)in)the)photos)appear)as)low)yield)

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 11&

Colorized&GNDVI&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 12&

Colorized&NDVI&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 13&

GNDVI&Analysis&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 14&

NDVI&Analysis&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 15&

MICROSPECTROMETER)

Flown&in&2009&–&Analyzed&in&2010&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 16&

Flight&Data&Collec2on&System&Schema2c&

Data&Capture&System&



Zenith&Spectrometer&

Nadir&Spectrometer&

Pyrometers&

In#Situ#Temp&and&Rh&



Vis&Cam&

Vis&Cam&

IMU&

GPS&

Data&integrated&

by&individual&capture&system&2me&&

Pyranometer&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 17&

Flight&Path&

Spectral&data&analyzed&for&limited&amount&of&flight&on&7/25/09&Flight&chosen&because&of&good&weather&condi2ons&and&data&set&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 18&

Flight&Profile&

Flight profile stops due to lack of positional data

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 19&

Image:&20090725_13.29.50_IMG_5454_R&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 20&

Zenith&Spectra:&5454_R&&&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 21&

Nadir&Spectra:&5454_R&&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 22&

Reflectance&Frac2on:&5454_R&&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 23&

WORK)WITH)AMERICAN)AEROSPACE)ADVISORS)INC.)

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 24&

UAS&for&Fire&Applica2ons&

•  Ac2ve&fire&– Perimeter&–  Interior&hot&spot&

•  Mop&up&– Hot&spot&– Damage&assessment&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 25&©&2014&American&Aerospace&Advisors,&Inc.&All&Rights&Reserved.&

CO&Fire&


UAS&Test&Of&DMS&Data&Products&

•  Warren&Grove&Test&Site&– 1&square&mile&at&2cm&Imagery&– Ortho&Photos&– Ortho&Mosaics&

•  Texas&Test&Flight&–  Imagery&at&various&al2tudes&– Mudflats&– Coastline&–  Intracostal&Waterway&


WGR&Data&


TX&Data&

•  March&2014&•  Single&flight&&•  Very&gusty&wind&•  Imagery&at&various&al2tudes&

•  Mudflats&•  Coastline&•  Intracostal&waterway&


TX&Base&Area&


TX&Base&Area&

•  PrehLaunch&Ground&Image&

•  Flight&Data&Ortho&


TX&Canal&


TX&Canal&–&Single&Frame&


TX&Beach&–&Single&Frame&


Area&Maps&


Ques2ons?&sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 45&

EXTRA)SLIDES)

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 46&

Hurricane&Response&

•  PrehHurricane&– Weather&– Base&imagery&

•  Post&Hurricane&– Weather&–  Impact&Assessment&– Survivor&loca2on&– Data&link&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 47&

Hurricane&Response&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 48&

SAV&Visible&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 49&

SAV&UV&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 50&

SAV&LWIR&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 51&

Texas&Mud&Flats&

sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 52&

UAS&for&Animal&Counts&

•  Animal&counts&– Caple&– Birds&

Long&Wave&Thermal& Visible&Spectrum&sUAS&Expo&5/8&–&5/9&2014& 53&

#16 susb expo 2014 advanced concepts consulting

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