Autonomous monitoring, analysis, and countering of air pollution using environmental drones

Rohi, Godall; Ejofodomi, O’tega; Ofualagba, Godswill

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03252

Cited by 86 publications

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“…E-drones (Environmental Drones) is a new approach, was proposed in [14] for the large-scale elimination of air pollution. The environmental drones used make it possible to independently monitor air quality, detect the presence of pollutants and measure their concentrations (in carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), etc.…”

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HMDCS-UV: A concept study of Hybrid Monitoring, Detection and Cleaning System for Unmanned Vehicles

Bella¹,

Belalem²,

Belbachir³

et al. 2021

J Intell Robot Syst

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Incidents of hydraulic or oil spills in the oceans/seas or ports occur with some regularity during the exploitation, production and transportation of petroleum products. Immediate, safe, effective and environmentally friendly measures must be adopted to reduce the impact of the oil spill on marine life. Due to the difficulty to detect and clean these areas, semi-autonomous vehicles can make a significant contribution by implementing a cooperative and coordinated response. The paper proposes a concept study of Hybrid Monitoring Detection and Cleaning System (HMDCS-UV) for a maritime region using semiautonomous unmanned vehicles. This system is based on a cooperative decision architecture for an unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor and detect dirty zones (i.e., hydraulic spills), and clean them up using a swarm of unmanned surface vehicles. The proposed solutions were implemented in a real cloud and were evaluated using different simulation scenarios. Experimental results show that the proposed HMDCS-UV can detect and reduce the level of hydraulic pollution in maritime regions with a significant gain in terms of energy consumption.

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confidence: 99%

HMDCS-UV: A concept study of Hybrid Monitoring, Detection and Cleaning System for Unmanned Vehicles

Bella¹,

Belalem²,

Belbachir³

et al. 2021

J Intell Robot Syst

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“…Analyzing the objective reasonableness study of this question, it should be noted that the basin of Aksu river due to the singularity at the geological-geomorphological and hydrogeological, soil-Botanical conditions is of great interest due to the prevailing complex environmental conditions of lake Balkhash and Balkhash, in which parameters of the river due to certain factors as one of the main, which carry their waters into the lake, remain the center of attention of the scientific society of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as studies from other countries (Godall et al, 2020).…”

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The Level of Soil Pollution in the Aksu River Basin as a Result of Anthropogenic Impact

Urymbaeva¹,

Bazarbayeva²,

Mukanova³

et al. 2021

J. Ecol. Eng.

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As the main purpose of this article, the authors consider the level of soil pollution in the Aksu River basin as a result of anthropogenic impact, in which factors of anthropogenic transformation of soils in different zones play an important role, as well as processes occurring in soils as a result of their impact. This article highlights the research of the main analyses carried out, which showed that the anthropogenic transformation of soils within the surveyed territory is multifactorial and complex. As an assumed result, the validity of which is analyzed in this article, it can be considered that the degree and forms of manifestation of anthropogenic transformation of foothill soils depend on their use, as one criterion of which is considered the use of such soil for arable land, including irrigated arable land, in which the degradation of mountain soils is mainly associated with pasture loads during a certain period. As a research question, it remains to be considered whether this is really the case or whether the present territory is subject to a different anthropological impact.

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“…Although numerical simulations allow for convenient approximations of the phenomena occurring in ABL [ 34 ], the use of drones now makes it possible to verify and expand research in many other areas from agriculture to energy [ 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 ]. Drones allow for high-resolution measurements, the measurements of vertical profiles of PM 2.5 concerning air humidity [ 44 ], measurements on the impact of aerosols on surface ozone concentration [ 19 ], and the spatial distribution of aerosols in specific location and time [ 45 , 46 ], like mountain valleys [ 47 ], rural riverside areas [ 48 ], and temperature [ 49 ].…”

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Developing of Low-Cost Air Pollution Sensor—Measurements with the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Poland

Pochwała

Gardecki

Lewandowski

et al. 2020

Sensors

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This article presents the capabilities and selected measurement results from the newly developed low-cost air pollution measurement system mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The system is designed and manufactured by the authors and is intended to facilitate, accelerate, and ensure the safety of operators when measuring air pollutants. It allows the creation of three-dimensional models and measurement visualizations, thanks to which it is possible to observe the location of leakage of substances and the direction of air pollution spread by various types of substances. Based on these models, it is possible to create area audits and strategies for the elimination of pollution sources. Thanks to the usage of a multi-socket microprocessor system, the combination of nine different air quality sensors can be installed in a very small device. The possibility of simultaneously measuring several different substances has been achieved at a very low cost for building the sensor unit: 70 EUR. The very small size of this device makes it easy and safe to mount it on a small drone (UAV). Because of this device, many harmful chemical compounds such as ammonia, hexane, benzene, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide, as well as flammable substances such as hydrogen and methane, can be detected. Additionally, a very important function is the ability to perform measurements of PM2.5 and PM10 suspended particulates. Thanks to the use of UAV, the measurement is carried out remotely by the operator, which allows us to avoid the direct exposure of humans to harmful factors. A big advantage is the quick measurement of large spaces, at different heights above the ground, in different weather conditions. Because of the three-dimensional positioning from GPS receiver, users can plot points and use colors reflecting a concentration of measured features to better visualize the air pollution. A human-friendly data output can be used to determine the mostly hazardous regions of the sampled area.

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Autonomous monitoring, analysis, and countering of air pollution using environmental drones

Cited by 86 publications

References 38 publications

HMDCS-UV: A concept study of Hybrid Monitoring, Detection and Cleaning System for Unmanned Vehicles

HMDCS-UV: A concept study of Hybrid Monitoring, Detection and Cleaning System for Unmanned Vehicles

The Level of Soil Pollution in the Aksu River Basin as a Result of Anthropogenic Impact

Developing of Low-Cost Air Pollution Sensor—Measurements with the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Poland

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