Lu Heng, Fu Xiao, Liu Chao, Li Longguo, Li Naiwen, Ma Lei
{"title":"Land Use Information Quick Mapping Based on UAV Low- Altitude Remote Sensing Technology and Transfer Learning","authors":"Lu Heng, Fu Xiao, Liu Chao, Li Longguo, Li Naiwen, Ma Lei","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.74475","url":null,"abstract":"Obtaining surface spatio-temporal data rapidly, automatically and accurately is an impor- tant issue in agriculture informationization and intellectualization. Samples obtained by conventional manual visual interpretation are difficult to adapt the demands of land resources information extraction. Low altitude remote sensing technology as a kind of emerging technology for earth observation in recent years. Based on this, spatio-temporal data mining technology was introduced, and knowledge transfer learning mechanism was used, a novel landuse information classification method based on knowledge transfer learning (KTLC) was proposed. Firstly, new image was segmented by improved mean shift algorithm to obtain image objects. Secondly, the vector boundary of the objects and former historical landuse thematic map were matched and nested, invariant objects were obtained through overlay analysis, and purification of invariant object was finished by spectral and spatial information threshold filtering. The historical features category knowledge of thematic map was transferred to the new image objects. Finally, current images classification mapping was completed based on decision tree, and landuse clas sification mapping results were completed by the KTLC and eCognition for landuse infor - mation mapping classification (EC). The experimental results showed that KTLC could obtain accuracies equivalent to EC, and also outperforms EC in terms of efficiency.","PeriodicalId":365317,"journal":{"name":"Drones - Applications","volume":"114 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116036188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Generalized Control Allocation Scheme for Multirotor Type of UAVs","authors":"D. Kotarski, J. Kasać","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.73006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.73006","url":null,"abstract":"Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are autonomous or remotely guided aircraft, which can potentially carry out a wide range of tasks. Multirotor type of UAV has unique ability to perform vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), a stationary and low-speed flight where certain configurations can achieve very complex and precise movements. Therefore, they are suitable for performing tasks such as delivery of first aid kit, firefighting, infrastructure inspection, aerial video, and many others. In this chapter, a generalized control allocation scheme for a multirotor UAV is presented, which des- cribes the mapping of rotor angular velocities to the control vector of the aircraft. It enables control and design of multirotor configurations with diverse geometrical arrangement and characteristics of the propulsion subsystem depending on the task, which multirotor has to carry out. The inverted scheme, which is implemented as a motor mixer, maps the control inputs into a set of aircraft actuator outputs.","PeriodicalId":365317,"journal":{"name":"Drones - Applications","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114957183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alfredo Toriz Palacios, José María Bedolla Cordero, M. R. Bello, Edgar Toriz Palacios, J. MartínezGonzález
{"title":"New Applications of 3D SLAM on Risk Management Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the Construction Industry","authors":"Alfredo Toriz Palacios, José María Bedolla Cordero, M. R. Bello, Edgar Toriz Palacios, J. MartínezGonzález","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.73325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.73325","url":null,"abstract":"Risk Management is an integral part of the Corporate Governance of the Companies, whose objective is to estimate the risks related to each line of business and to make appropriate decisions regarding the adoption of preventive measures. The construction industry, due to its peculiar characteristics about occupational risks, is a sector that must pay particular attention to this issue. Unmanned aerial robots are part of a generation of new technologies, which are emerging in the attempt to develop robust and efficient algorithms capable of obtaining 3D models of structures under construction, to support the assessment of the situation in case of an eventuality, before the direct human intervention. This article pro-poses to develop a risk management strategy for the construction industry based on obtain- ing 3D models of work environments using drones, which will allow safe evaluation of risks present in construction zones.","PeriodicalId":365317,"journal":{"name":"Drones - Applications","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130442061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. S. Pranoto, Ari Sugeng Budiyanta, Gunawan SetyoPrabowo
{"title":"Small to Medium UAVs for Civilian Applications in Indonesia","authors":"F. S. Pranoto, Ari Sugeng Budiyanta, Gunawan SetyoPrabowo","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.76426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.76426","url":null,"abstract":"Indonesian government needs a well-built, easy to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to perform various civilian missions as UAS are a well-known platform for dirty, dull, and dangerous missions. Hence, the Indonesian government has an organization that performs research and development of UAS, named as Aeronautic Technology Center. This organization is placed underneath Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space. The UAS developments in this institute are primarily driven by civilian uses; therefore, the UAS size, sensor types, and mission payload are optimized for civilian mis- sions. In order to produce the decent to the best quality of the aerial image, which is the essential product for various civilian missions, the UAS regularly flies under the cloud. For this reason, the Aeronautic Technology Center is only developing the LASE (low altitude, short-endurance) and the LALE (low altitude, long endurance) UAS type as of now. The UAS development was begun with LSU-01, followed by LSU-02, LSU-03, and LSU-05. The LSU-01, LSU-02, and LSU-03 are in the operational phase, while the LSU-05 is in the experimental Phase. In this chapter, the specification of the platforms and the sensor capabilities that are relevant with the demands of users in the civilian sector are described.","PeriodicalId":365317,"journal":{"name":"Drones - Applications","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114795397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Smart Arduino Sensor Integrated Drone for Weather Indices: Prototype","authors":"H. Mao, O. K. Paul, N. Yang, Lin Li","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.76872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.76872","url":null,"abstract":"Mostly, the conditions within an ecosystem as well as weather of a field affect crop pro - ductivity greatly. Different weather conditions produce different effects and different impact on the quality of the crop field or the ecosystem. Weather elements form a chain reaction, as the atmosphere is not the only one being affected. Atmospheric air tempera -ture, vapor pressure and relative humidity or moisture content can act together and form diverse effects on crops. These diverse effects turn to reduce radiation which is neces sary for plants, or increase rainfall patterns. Consistent high temperatures can increase the heat transfer to local bodies of water in addition to heating the air. Monitoring the climate and the weather conditions are important not only as an environmental baseline, but to maintain quality working conditions, marine studies and recreational safety. The parameters of climate are measurable, for example, atmospheric vapor pressure, temper - ature, precipitation and solar radiation, can be captured and recorded daily on the Smart Arduino Sensor Integrated Drone. Means and extreme datasets, maximum and minimum weather trends with deviations of lengthy time series would be calculated for each of these climate parameters which were considered in this study. These results are a simple form of climate indices, as they already describe changes in climate. All the readings and datasets are recorded on a cloud platform, as well as, in an installed microchip on the drone. Data synchronization is done with MAT-LAB and Arduino Programming Rule.","PeriodicalId":365317,"journal":{"name":"Drones - Applications","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130917338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Półka, S. Ptak, Łukasz Kuziora, Aneta Kuczyńska
{"title":"The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Urban Search and Rescue Groups","authors":"M. Półka, S. Ptak, Łukasz Kuziora, Aneta Kuczyńska","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.73320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.73320","url":null,"abstract":"In the case of natural or man-made disaster, the top priority of urban search and rescue (USAR) groups is to localise the victim as quickly as possible. Even minutes might play a crucial role in the victim ’ s survival. A number of standard operating procedures may be applied to achieve best performance. Rescue dogs are trained to search for alive victims; special inspection cameras are used, before heavy equipment is being implemented. To improve the effectiveness of USAR group operations, innovative technologies might be implemented. The most recent solution is currently designed in MOBNET project, founded by EU under the Horizon 2020 programme. The scope of the project is to combine both cellular technology and early Galileo services to localise the smartphones of potential victims. Integration tests give some promising outcomes. The following chap- ter looks at typical applications, real needs of public services as well as the performance of the novel system.","PeriodicalId":365317,"journal":{"name":"Drones - Applications","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130224653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lei Ma, Gaofei Yin, Zhenjin Zhou, Heng Lu, Manchun Li
{"title":"Uncertainty of Object-Based Image Analysis for Drone Survey Images","authors":"Lei Ma, Gaofei Yin, Zhenjin Zhou, Heng Lu, Manchun Li","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.72332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.72332","url":null,"abstract":"With the recent developments in the acquisition of images using drone systems, object- based image analysis (OBIA) is widely applied to such high-resolution images. There-fore, it is expected that the application of drone survey images would benefit from studying the uncertainty of OBIA. The most important source of uncertainty is image segmentation, which could significantly affect the accuracy at each stage of OBIA. Therefore, the trans-scale sensitivity of several spatial autocorrelation measures optimizing the segmentation was investigated, including the intrasegment variance of the regions, Moran ’ s I autocorrelation index, and Geary ’ s C autocorrelation index. Subse-quently, a top-down decomposition scheme was presented to optimize the segmented objects derived from multiresolution segmentation (MRS), and its potential was exam-ined using a drone survey image. The experimental results demonstrate that the pro- posed strategy is able to effectively improve the segmentation of drone survey images of urban areas or highly consistent areas.","PeriodicalId":365317,"journal":{"name":"Drones - Applications","volume":"179 12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129663598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unmanned Aerial Systems for Magnetic Survey","authors":"S. Cherkasov, Dmitry Kapshtan","doi":"10.5772/INTECHOPEN.73003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5772/INTECHOPEN.73003","url":null,"abstract":"Placing a magnetometer on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) seems to be an easy task as the sensor is rather lightweight in comparison with other geophysical sensors. But, the realization of an unmanned aeromagnetic system (UAMS) faces multiple technical com- plications, and, as a result, very few of many attempts to build a UAMS have succeeded. Even less projects have produced results of real magnetic survey. Different platforms (helicopters, multirotor, and fixed wing UAVs) and different kinds of magnetometers for UAMS have different pros and cons for the purpose. For the quality of magnetic survey, the most important is the issue of a platform’s (UAV) magnetic noise and its influence on a magnetic sensor. Workbench experimental studies as well as results of magnetic surveys with multirotor UAMS in Leningrad region, Republic Sakha-Yakutia, and Kazakhstan demonstrate solutions facilitating state-of-the-art high-quality measure - ments of magnetic anomalies for geological, archeological, and other purposes.","PeriodicalId":365317,"journal":{"name":"Drones - Applications","volume":"2216 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130172977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}