UAS Regulations, Standards, and Guidance

Marshall, Douglas M.

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“…The developed For comprehensive strategic management of miconia on Maui, we are developing complementary UAS detection and treatment systems better suited for areas near the urban/wildlife interface. With the lifting of regulatory barriers, UAS have gradually seen a greater use in pest management [21][22][23]. The use of UAS for aerial application of pesticides originated in agricultural cropping systems [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34].…”

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Herbicide Ballistic Technology for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

2022

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Miconia is a highly invasive plant species with incipient plants occupying remote areas of Hawaiian watersheds. Management of these incipient plants is integral to current containment strategies. Herbicide Ballistic Technology (HBT) has been used for 8 years from helicopters as a precision approach to target individual plants. We have developed a prototype HBT applicator integrated onto an unmanned aircraft system, HBT-UAS, which offers the same precision approach with a semi-automated flight plan. Inclusion of the HBT payload resulted in statistically significant deviations from programmed flight plans compared to the unencumbered UAS, but the effect size was lower than that observed for different stages of flight. The additional payload of the HBT-UAS resulted in a large reduction in available flight time resulting a limited range of 22 m. The projectile spread of the HBT-UAS, within a 2–10 m range, had a maximum CEP of 1.87–5.58 cm. The most substantial limitation of the current prototype HBT-UAS is the available flight time. The use of larger capacity UAS and potential for beyond visual line of sight operations would result in a substantial improvement in the serviceable area and utility of the HBT-UAS for containment of invasive plants.

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Herbicide Ballistic Technology for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

2022

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Performing low-altitude photogrammetric surveys, a comparative analysis of user-grade unmanned aircraft systems

Mugnai

Longinotti²,

Vezzosi³

et al. 2022

Appl Geomat

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This paper shows results of comparing performances of four unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in terms of photogrammetric survey’s quality. This study aims to investigate what is the more suitable UAS for specific applications considering the required scale factor, such as for architectural, environmental, and restoration purposes. A series of photogrammetric surveys were conducted in a hilly area of about 5 ha using Phantom 4 Adv, Mavic 2 Pro, Mavic Air 2, and Mavic Mini 2. These unmanned aircrafts are commercial user–grade systems used mainly by private professionals. Several photogrammetric reconstructions were performed by varying essential parameters, such as flight altitude and cameras of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), applying structure-from-motion (SfM) algorithms to the images taken from the UAS. The surveys’ quality was analyzed by comparing the ground targets’ coordinates extrapolated from the point clouds to those measured on the field with indirect georeferencing through GNSS technology. Fifty targets were installed and arranged following a reasonably regular mesh. The boundary conditions were maintained the same for each flight mission, flight trajectories, and the ground control point distribution on the ground. For each survey made by each of the four UAS, altimetric and planimetric residuals were reported and compared. Average residuals from Phantom 4 Adv, about 15 mm, almost disappear compared to the other UASs; the discrepancy is one order of magnitude. With a regular grid geometry of ground targets, the Mavic Mini 2 led to an error average of about 5 cm. Remembering that the Mavic Mini 2 is an ultralight drone (does not require a pilot's license), it could significantly reduce cost compared to the other systems.

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A Comparative Analysis of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Low Altitude Photogrammetric Surveys

Mugnai

Tucci

2022

Remote Sensing

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Comparing photogrammetric performances of four user-grade unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is the main aim of this paper. This study investigates what is the more suitable UAS for specific applications considering the required scale factor, such as for architectural, environmental and restoration purposes. Some photogrammetric surveys were conducted in a 5 ha area using a Phantom 4 Adv, Mavic 2 Pro, Mavic Air 2 and Mavic Mini 2. These unmanned aircrafts are commercial systems used mainly by private professionals. Some photogrammetric reconstructions were carried out by varying flight altitude and camera settings of the 4 UAS. Structure-from-motion (SfM) algorithms were applied to the images taken from the UASs. The surveys’ quality was analyzed by comparing the ground targets’ coordinates measured on the field with indirect georeferencing through global navigation satellite system (GNSS). Fifty targets were installed and arranged following a kind of regular grid. For each photogrammetric flight, the boundary conditions were maintained the same, as well as the flight trajectories and the ground control point distribution. Altimetric and planimetric residuals were reported and compared for each photogrammetric survey. Using a regular grid of ground targets, the result obtained from Phantom 4 is one order of magnitude better than the ones obtained from the other UASs. Mavic Mini 2 leads to an error average of about 5 cm. Remembering that the Mavic Mini 2 is an ultralight drone (it does not require a pilot’s license), it could significantly reduce costs compared to all the others.

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UAS Regulations, Standards, and Guidance

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Herbicide Ballistic Technology for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Herbicide Ballistic Technology for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Performing low-altitude photogrammetric surveys, a comparative analysis of user-grade unmanned aircraft systems

A Comparative Analysis of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Low Altitude Photogrammetric Surveys

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