Sensing and Sampling Drone for Water Quality Monitoring

本提案旨在探索自主或半自主无人机对水质进行传感和采样的能力。特别是，这将通过开发一种创新的传感和采样系统来实现，该系统可以在无人机上实施水质测量。无人机将能够通过图像处理检测水，并在水面上导航，同时进行传感和采样。该系统将能够检测水环境的变化，如pH值、营养物质、污染物、温度等，从而可以辅助各种应用，如水产养殖[1]、饮用水[2]、水生栖息地[3]等，这些应用对社会经济活动有很大影响。本项目将采用嵌入式系统、机电一体化系统、图像与信息处理、通信等技术，构建适合在无人机上实现的传感与采样系统。该项目的成果是生产一种创新的水监测传感和采样系统，可以在无人机上实施，并开发和实施一种导航算法，允许地表水勘探，传感和采样

This proposal is to explore the capability of an autonomous or semi-autonomous drone for sensing and sampling water quality. In particular, this will be achieved through the development of an innovative sensing and sampling system for water quality measurements that can be implemented in a drone. The drone will be capable to detect water via image processing, and to navigate over water while sensing and sampling. The system will be able to detect changes in the water environment such as pH level, nutrients, contaminants, temperature, etc. so that it can assist various applications like aquaculture [1], drinking water [2], aquatic habitats [3], etc. which have great impact in socio-economical activities. This project will adopt embedded systems, mechatronic systems, image and information processing, and communication technologies to build a sensing and sampling system suitable for implementation on a drone. The outcome of this project is to produce an innovative sensing and sampling system for water monitoring that can be implemented in a drone, and to develop and implement a navigation algorithm that allows for surface water exploration, sensing and sampling