Mapping and measuring aeolian sand dunes with photogrammetry and LiDAR from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and multispectral satellite imagery on the Paria Plateau, AZ, USA

Schistosomiasis, or “snail fever”, is a parasitic disease affecting over 200 million people worldwide. People become infected when exposed to water containing particular species of freshwater snails. Habitats for such snails can be mapped using lightweight, inexpensive and field-deployable consumer-grade Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. Drones can obtain imagery in remote areas with poor satellite imagery. An unexpected outcome of using drones is public engagement. Whereas sampling snails exposes field technicians to infection risk and might disturb locals who are also using the water site, drones are novel and fun to watch, attracting crowds that can be educated about the infection risk.

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Processing Updated Imagery for Use in Dismounted Mission Planning on NETT Warrior

Industrial and Systems Engineering Review ◽

10.37266/iser.2015v3i2.pp91-97 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 91-97

Author(s):

Gene Fogh ◽

Chris Gramling ◽

Mitch Hansen ◽

Ella Mason ◽

Davie Chennault ◽

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Keyword(s):

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽

Real Time ◽

Satellite Imagery ◽

Short Range ◽

Mission Planning ◽

Large Area ◽

Small Unit ◽

Aerial Vehicles ◽

Effective Manner ◽

Mobile Maps

Small unit leaders need real time images to aid in planning missions and making decisions. Currently, this ability partially exists through the use of short range Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) like Raven and Shadow, which provide unprocessed imagery. There is a limited capability to gather imagery for a large area, process it into a useable format, and deliver the product to the small unit leader. Android-based platforms like Nett Warrior currently use older, primarily satellite, imagery to depict the battle space. We are creating a process that takes up to date satellite and UAV imagery in a format that is available as an offline map and use the Nett Warrior platform to deliver this imagery to small unit leaders. This enhanced imagery will allow leaders to plan missions in a more effective manner due to the updated imagery and the benefits mobile maps provide.

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Real-time Geo-localization Using Satellite Imagery and Topography for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

10.1109/iros51168.2021.9636705 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Shuxiao Chen ◽

Xiangyu Wu ◽

Mark W. Mueller ◽

Koushil Sreenath

Keyword(s):

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽

Real Time ◽

Satellite Imagery ◽

Aerial Vehicles

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Development of thickened semi-synthetic engine oil M-5z / 20 AERO for four-stroke gasoline engines aircraft piston of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

World of OIL Products the Oil Companies Bulletin ◽

10.32758/2071-5951-2020-0-6-44-47 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 06 ◽

pp. 44-47

Author(s):

A.A. Moykin ◽

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A.S. Medzhibovsky ◽

S.A. Kriushin ◽

M.V. Seleznev ◽

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Keyword(s):

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽

Engine Oil ◽

Motor Oil ◽

Gasoline Engines ◽

State Research Institute ◽

Technical Requirements ◽

Aerial Vehicles ◽

State Research ◽

Industrial Batch ◽

The Russian Federation

Nowadays, the creation of remotely-piloted aerial vehicles for various purposes is regarded as one of the most relevant and promising trends of aircraft development. FAU "25 State Research Institute of Chemmotology of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation" have studied the operation features of aircraft piston engines and developed technical requirements for motor oil for piston four-stroke UAV engines, as well as a new engine oil M-5z/20 AERO in cooperation with NPP KVALITET, LLC. Based on the complex of qualification tests, the stated operational properties of the experimental-industrial batch of M-5z/20 AERO oil are generally confirmed.

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