Enhanced Lidar data acquisition using a semi-autonomous UAV system

萨斯喀彻温省理工学院的自然资源技术项目在资源管理应用的无人机(UAV)技术开发方面处于领先地位。萨斯喀彻温省理工学院于2015年收购了一套安装在无人机上的移动激光雷达系统。购买了一架手动驾驶无人机，但它需要高级培训才能操作，而且由于电池容量和有效载荷的飞行时间限制，它的使用受到了影响。萨斯喀彻温省理工学院正在努力获得DJI Matrice600 Pro，这是一种半自动无人机。DJI Matrice 600 Pro将使萨斯喀彻温省理工学院的研究人员更容易接触到激光雷达，并能够进行系统和可重复的地面测量；这是科学研究的关键组成部分。它还将在安全性和可靠性方面进行升级，因为它配备了一个三重冗余飞行控制器和三个独立的全球导航卫星天线用于地理定位。DJI Matrice电池还符合航空公司对危险物品的限制，从而允许在遥远地点进行研究，并且电池管理系统确保在电池阵列中的一个元件发生故障时安全着陆。升级后的LiDAR平台将有助于未来以行业为导向的研究和我们学生的应用学习。在犯罪现场调查、农业、工程和运输领域，流动激光雷达调查正在出现新的机会，萨斯喀彻温省理工学院致力于保持其支持这一扩张的能力。

Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Natural Resource Technology Program is a leader in the development ofUnmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology for resource management applications. SaskatchewanPolytechnic acquired a mobile UAV-mounted LiDAR system in 2015. A manually piloted UAV waspurchased, but it requires advanced training to operate and its use is compromised by flight-time restrictionsowing to battery capacity and payload. Saskatchewan Polytechnic is working toward obtaining the DJI Matrice600 Pro, a semi-autonomous UAV. The DJI Matrice 600 Pro will make LiDAR more accessible toSaskatchewan Polytechnic researchers and has the ability to conduct systematic and repeatable ground surveys;a key component of scientifically defensible research. It will also be an upgrade in terms of safety andreliability since it is equipped with a triple redundancy flight controller and three separate global navigationsatellite antennae for geo-positioning. The DJI Matrice batteries also comply with airline dangerous goodsrestrictions, thus allowing research opportunities in distant locations, and the battery management systemensures a safe landing if one element of the battery array should fail. An upgraded LiDAR platform wouldcontribute to future industry-driven research and the applied learning of our students. New opportunities formobile LiDAR surveys are emerging in crime scene investigations, agriculture, engineering, and transportationand Saskatchewan Polytechnic is committed to maintaining its ability to support that expansion.