Remotely piloted aircraft system and ground penetrating radar investigation and development for aerial data collection

Sensors & Software Inc.是一家创新的探地雷达（GPR）仪器和软件开发商和制造商。自20世纪70年代以来，测量人员和其他人一直使用车载GPR进行地下成像。S&S的pulseEKKO®探地雷达技术是第四代探地雷达技术，仍然是测量人员的首选产品。操作者通常在感兴趣区域上以网格模式行走推车，这可能是耗时的，并且造成操作者安全风险。有些情况下，如粗糙的表面，夜间搜索和救援，以及前雷区，构成操作员的危险。为了减少推车的限制，危险，并实现空中机会，S&S希望调查使用遥控飞机系统（RPAS）所需的新技术流程和发展，也称为无人机来收集空中GPR数据。随着探地雷达系统远离地面，空中探地雷达将面临数据质量和可靠性的挑战。莫霍克学院无人驾驶和遥感创新中心拥有RPAS安装传感器系统、RPAS技术、飞行和数据分析方面的专业知识，可以在该项目上进行合作。S&S和学院团队将调查这些挑战，包括将GPR系统安装到RPAS;数据质量;和地理定位;从GPR到地面的较大空气间隙。这些小组将解释探地雷达的基本功能和数据输出，以及RPAS飞行和绘图，以确定用RPAS空中收集的高质量探地雷达数据所需的新技术发展。2018年，加拿大建筑业产值约为2910亿美元（B），预计2023年将达到3040亿美元（B）。该项目的研究结果将支持建筑测量及其他领域创新技术的发展。

Sensors & Software Inc. is an innovative developer and manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) instrumentation and software. Surveyors and others have used cart-mounted GPR for subsurface imaging since the 1970s. S&S' pulseEKKO® GPR technology is in its fourth generation, and remains the product of choice for surveyors. An operator typically walks the cart in a grid pattern over the area of interest, which can be time-consuming, and pose operator safety risks. There are circumstances such as rough surfaces, nighttime search and rescue, and former minefields that pose operator danger. To reduce cart limitations, dangers, and enable aerial opportunities, S&S would like to investigate the new technical processes and developments required to use a remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS), also known as a drone to collect aerial GPR data. Aerial GPR will have data quality and reliability challenges with the GPR system further from the ground. The Mohawk College Unmanned and Remote Sensing Innovation Centre has expertise with RPAS-mounted sensor systems, RPAS technology, flying, and data analysis to collaborate on the project. The S&S and College teams will investigate the challenges, including mounting the GPR system to an RPAS; data quality; and geo-positioning; the larger air gap from the GPR to the ground. The teams will interpret the underlying functioning of the GPR and data outputs, and the RPAS flying and mapping to determine new technology developments required for quality GPR data collected aerially with an RPAS. In 2018, the output value of the construction industry in Canada was approximately $291 billion (B) USD, and it is forecasted to reach $304 B in 2023. The project findings will support the development of innovative technology for construction surveying and beyond.