Development and applications of fixed-wing water-landing (FWWL) Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in marine and freshwater conservation

固定翼水上着陆（FWWL）无人机（UAV）在海洋和淡水保护中的开发和应用

• 批准号: 2468437
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Loughborough University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2468437
• 关键词: Development; applications; fixed; wing; water

This PhD is a multidisciplinary project combining spatial ecology, conservation science, policy and management, design and engineering. Methods will be developed for the application use of FWWL UAVs for effective fisheries surveillance, the identification of spatial and temporal patterns of megafauna distribution, and for the detection and quantification of plastic pollution. Marine and freshwater systems present considerable challenges for resource management and wildlife conservation, in order to achieve food security. Understanding the fine scale distribution of megafauna, fishing activity and pollution can help in identifying wildlife vulnerability, assess fisheries resource status and mitigate human pressures. Using case studies in Lake Victoria, Seychelles, UK and BIOT this project will conduct trials and systematic surveys addressing 3 areas of global conservation concern: 1) fisheries surveillance, 2) megafauna distribution, and 3) plastic pollution. The drone will be designed using a systems engineering approach identifying software and image processing protocols, in order to establish standards of use and for applications by marine protected area and fisheries managers.

本博士项目是一个结合空间生态学、保护科学、政策与管理、设计与工程的多学科项目。将开发应用FWWL无人机的方法，以进行有效的渔业监测，确定巨型动物分布的时空格局，以及检测和量化塑料污染。为了实现粮食安全，海洋和淡水系统对资源管理和野生动物保护提出了相当大的挑战。了解大型动物的精细分布、捕捞活动和污染有助于确定野生动物的脆弱性、评估渔业资源状况和减轻人类的压力。通过对维多利亚湖、塞舌尔、英国和BIOT的案例研究，该项目将针对全球保护关注的三个领域进行试验和系统调查：1)渔业监测，2)巨型动物分布，以及3)塑料污染。该无人机将采用系统工程方法设计，识别软件和图像处理协议，以便建立使用标准，并供海洋保护区和渔业管理人员使用。