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

传感器和软件公司是一家创新型的探地雷达（GPR）仪器和软件的开发商和制造商。自20世纪70年代以来，勘测人员和其他人员就开始使用车载GPR进行地下成像。S&S的pulseEKKO®GPR技术已进入第四代，仍然是测量师的首选产品。作业人员通常会沿着目标区域的网格模式移动作业车，这既耗时又会给作业人员带来安全风险。有些情况下，如粗糙的表面，夜间搜索和救援，以及以前的雷区，对操作员构成危险。为了减少运货车的限制和危险，并提供空中机会，S&S希望研究使用遥控飞机系统（RPAS）（也称为无人机）收集空中GPR数据所需的新技术流程和发展。随着GPR系统离地面越来越远，空中GPR将面临数据质量和可靠性的挑战。莫霍克学院无人机和遥感创新中心拥有安装在RPAS上的传感器系统、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College团队将调查挑战，包括将GPR系统安装到RPAS；数据质量;和地理定位;探地雷达与地面之间的气隙越大。这些小组将解释探地雷达的基本功能和数据输出，以及探地雷达的飞行和制图，以确定用探地雷达在空中收集高质量探地雷达数据所需的新技术发展。2018年，加拿大建筑业的产值约为2910亿美元(B)美元，预计到2023年将达到304亿美元。该项目的研究成果将为建筑测量及其他领域的创新技术的发展提供支持。

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.