scholarly journals Research on small lightweight electromagnetic interference measurement system based on patrol unmanned aerial vehicle

2021 ◽  
Vol 2108 (1) ◽  
pp. 012011
Author(s):  
Pingyuan Liu ◽  
Nian Wu ◽  
Junwen Yao ◽  
Xianbin Ke ◽  
Shiguang Bie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Line ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Electromagnetic Interference ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
Observation Methods ◽  
Interference Measurement ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Infrared Cameras

Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been widely used in power system inspection. Most of the existing UAVs are equipped with visible and infrared cameras for fast full spectrum photography and fault monitoring of transmission lines. When the transmission line has defects such as aging, broken strand and serious corrosion, the traditional image recognition, infrared and other observation methods can not identify these defects well. In order to realize the rapid detection and judgment of broken strand, this paper analyzes the characteristics of electromagnetic interference of transmission line, and constructs the electromagnetic interference measurement system based on patrol UAV. The research results of this paper can realize the real-time detection and alarm of broken strand, and provide technical support for line inspection.

scholarly journals A monocular-based navigation approach for unmanned aerial vehicle safe and autonomous transmission-line inspection

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 172988141982994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolong Hui ◽  
Jiang Bian ◽  
Xiaoguang Zhao ◽  
Min Tan
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Line ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Spatial Distance ◽  
Vanishing Point ◽  
Transmission Tower ◽  
Flight Direction ◽  
Field Environment ◽  
Smooth Tracking ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

This article presents a monocular-based navigation approach for unmanned aerial vehicle safe and continuous inspection along one side of transmission lines. To this end, a navigation model based on the transmission tower and the transmission-line vanishing point was proposed, and the following three key issues were addressed. First, a deep-learning-based object detection and a fast and smooth tracking algorithm based on the kernelized correlation filter were combined to locate transmission tower timely and reliably. Second, the vanishing point of transmission lines was computed and optimized to provide unmanned aerial vehicle with a robust and precise flight direction. Third, to keep a stable safe distance from transmission lines, the transmission lines were first rectified by optimizing a homography matrix to eliminate the parallel distortion, and then their interval variation was estimated for reflecting the spatial distance variation. Finally, the real distance from transmission tower was measured by the triangulation across multiple views. The proposed navigation approach and the designed UAV platform were tested in a field environment, which achieved an encouraging result. To the best of authors’ knowledge, this article marks the first time that a safe and continuous navigation approach along one side of transmission lines is put forward and implemented.

Unmanned aerial vehicle for transmission line inspection using an extended Kalman filter with colored electromagnetic interference

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 322-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathaus Ferreira da Silva ◽  
Leonardo M. Honório ◽  
Andre Luis M. Marcato ◽  
Vinicius F. Vidal ◽  
Murillo F. Santos
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Transmission Line ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Extended Kalman Filter ◽  
Electromagnetic Interference ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

A three-step synthetic extraction algorithm for transmission lines

2019 ◽  
Vol 233 (17) ◽  
pp. 6218-6228
Author(s):  
Dongsheng Zhang ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Rongjuan Han ◽  
Aifen Tian
Keyword(s):  
Feature Extraction ◽  
Transmission Line ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
Step Method ◽  
Sobel Operator ◽  
Extraction Algorithm ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Line Crossing

The combination of vision and unmanned aerial vehicle is an economic and effective solution for transmission line inspection. The key in the process of transmission line inspection is real-time extraction and recognition of transmission lines regardless of the complicated background. The horizontal and vertical disturbances are numerous in the complicated natural background. At the same time, transmission line crossing and different shooting angles of unmanned aerial vehicle lead to the phenomenon of overlapping lines, which makes it more difficult to extract and track transmission lines. Therefore, a three-step synthetic extraction algorithm for transmission lines is proposed in the article. Firstly, in view of the edge extraction problem of the image, a complementary edge feature extraction algorithm combining the Sobel operator with the Log operator is proposed to solve the problems such as discontinuous and uneven edges and low-detection efficiency caused by the general Canny operator for edge detection. Secondly, in view of the line feature extraction, a coarse-fine directional optimization algorithm is proposed. The horizontal and vertical interferences of the extraction of transmission lines under complex background and the problem of line crossing in the image are eliminated. The algorithm has higher detection effect and efficiency than Hough transform. Finally, a similarity determination mechanism is proposed to merge the adjacent lines, which avoids the loss of the tracking line caused by overlapping lines in the image. A quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle is used to carry out the experiment of transmission line detection in the article. The experimental results demonstrate that the three-step method of line extraction is more effective and efficient than the current algorithms.

scholarly journals Monitoring of compliance with fuel sulfur content regulations through unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) measurements of ship emissions

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 6113-6124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Zhou ◽  
Shengda Pan ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Xunpeng Ni ◽  
Bowen An
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Sulfur Content ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Yangtze River Delta ◽  
Exhaust Gas ◽  
Ship Emissions ◽  
Chemical Examination ◽  
Airborne Measurements ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

Abstract. Air pollution from ship exhaust gas can be reduced by the establishment of emission control areas (ECAs). Efficient supervision of ship emissions is currently a major concern of maritime authorities. In this study, a measurement system for exhaust gas from ships based on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was designed and developed. Sensors were mounted on the UAV to measure the concentrations of SO2 and CO2 in order to calculate the fuel sulfur content (FSC) of ships. The Waigaoqiao port in the Yangtze River Delta, an ECA in China, was selected for monitoring compliance with FSC regulations. Unlike in situ or airborne measurements, the proposed measurement system could be used to determine the smoke plume at about 5 m from the funnel mouth of ships, thus providing a means for estimating the FSC of ships. In order to verify the accuracy of these measurements, fuel samples were collected at the same time and sent to the laboratory for chemical examination, and these two types of measurements were compared. After 23 comparative experiments, the results showed that, in general, the deviation of the estimated value for FSC was less than 0.03 % (m/m) at an FSC level ranging from 0.035 % (m/m) to 0.24 % (m/m). Hence, UAV measurements can be used for monitoring of ECAs for compliance with FSC regulations.

Power Transmission Lines Inspection using Properly Equipped Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros Zormpas ◽  
Konstantia Moirogiorgou ◽  
Kostas Kalaitzakis ◽  
George A. Plokamakis ◽  
Panayotis Partsinevelos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Power Transmission ◽  
Power Transmission Lines ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

Study of Blind Source Separation on Transmission Line EMI

2013 ◽  
Vol 846-847 ◽  
pp. 493-499
Author(s):  
Zi Hua Li ◽  
Chun Yan Xiao ◽  
Shuai Gao
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Line ◽  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Electromagnetic Interference ◽  
Electromagnetic Compatibility ◽  
Spectral Characteristics ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Fast Independent Component Analysis ◽  
Fastica Algorithm ◽  
Interference Signals ◽  
Emc Design

The transmission line is an important part of electrical system. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) signals can be picked up by transmission lines in a way of conduction or radiation, and interfere the sensitive devices located in the power source end and the load end, so it is important and necessary to separate and identify the EMI source signals coupling to the transmission lines in order to guide the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) design and the further EMI diagnosis and suppression. Fast independent component analysis (FastICA) algorithm is studied and programmed, and its feasibility and separation performance are validated via simulation of BSS of three mixed signals and the average signals to interference ratio (SIR) is approximately 30 dB. The model of crosstalk of transmission lines is built and simulated, the interference signals are separated by the FastICA algorithm, and the average SIR is over 20 dB. Periodicity and spectral characteristics of the separated interference signals are analyzed, and the identification of interference signals is realized.

Research on Digital Baseband Converting Methods in Interference Measurement System

2014 ◽  
Vol 716-717 ◽  
pp. 978-982
Author(s):  
Xiao Min Hou ◽  
Shao Jie Wei ◽  
Xin Lian
Keyword(s):  
Measurement System ◽  
Phase Structure ◽  
Filter Bank ◽  
Parallel Structure ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
Phase Filter ◽  
Interference Measurement ◽  
Mixing Method ◽  
Digital Baseband

Focused on DBBC(digital baseband converter) which is used in interferencemeasurement system, two typical digital baseband converting methods are introduced. Using parallel structure and poly-phase structure to improve the orthogonal mixing method, the method based on parallel conversion is proposed. Combining the efficient PFB(poly-phase filter bank) channelization with theflexible orthogonal mixing , the method combining PFB channelization with the orthogonal mixing is proposed. This method can realize full spectrum received.Considering the efficiency and power, the method combining PFB channelization with the orthogonal mixing is better.

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