US Army Corps of EngineersBUILDING STRONG®
UNCLASSIFIED
Jacksonville District Surveying and Mapping BranchUAS Program
Travis Barnett
17 March 2017
Jacksonville District UAS team
INFORMATION BRIEF
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
USACE Mission • Mission:
Deliver vital public and military engineering services; partnering in peace and war to strengthen our Nation’s security, energize the economy and reduce risks from disasters.
• Vision:Engineering solutions for our Nation’s toughest challenges.
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Bottom Line Up Front Small UAS brings additional situational
awareness capability to decision makers High fidelity data with rapid delivery from
acquisition to data products. Not a replacement for broader collection tools
such as satellites for traditional aerial collection. Logistics much easier for small sites and priority areas.. (less than 20,000 acres)
Consider all the options and select the best tools for the project requirements.
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Thanks…
THANKS to the “Team of Teams”
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
UAV - History
2005: Starts with ERDC, USGS, University of Florida (UF) and Jacksonville District (SAJ)
2006-2010: Airframe/Payload Development 2010: Transition to operations 2011: SAJ designated UAV Southeast Division
(SAD) Regional Center of Expertise. 2012: New Payload. Mosaic Solution 2012-2013: Production Environment 2014: “Metric” Payload. Gimbaled EO/TIR Video 2015: System diversification 2016: USACE Enterprise Solution
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
UAV – THE NEED• High resolution imagery for invasive species
management and environmental restoration• High temporal resolution (ability to quickly
reacquire)• Waterproof landing• Responsive to users• Sufficient payload capacity for future
development• We keep finding more uses…
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
UAS Platforms/Applications
•Pre/active/post construction monitoring•Asset/infrastructure management•Environmental restoration/compliance•Invasive species management (monitoring and biocontrol releases) •Digital Surface Models•FLIR infrared sensor
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
UAS-Fixed Wing Platforms
• NOVA wing systems• +/-17lbs • Main Mapping System• More skill required• Higher kinetic energy
• eBee Fixed Wing• <5lbs• Smaller Area Coverage• Less skill• Less kinetic energy
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
UAS-VTOL Platforms
• Mapping where FW not appropriate
• Modular payloads with NOVA platform
• More training to operate
• Phantom VTOL • Attractive Cost• Lower training to operate• Mapping or Video
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
COE UAS systems
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NOVA System Components
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NOVA - Airboat Launch
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Fully Autonomous 2.7 m Wingspan 15 lbs. w/ Payload ~1000 acres per lift @ 300m
altitude ~50 kilometers per lift @ 300m
altitude ~3.5cm @ 300m altitude Absolute spatial accuracy typically
2-4 meters (no ground control)
NOVA Specifications
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Camera Body: Rebel SL1 Sensor: APS-C CMOS 5184x3456 Single Board Micro PC Positioning: Novatel OEMStar (L1 with WAAS) eBee has point/shoot camera and nadir
video DJI Phantom-gimbaled
camera/FLIR/bugdrop, etc…
Standard Mapping Payload Details (MP22)
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
UAS Applications
•Pre/active/post construction monitoring
•Asset/infrastructure management
•Environmental restoration/compliance
•Invasive species management (monitoring and biocontrol releases)
•Digital Surface Models
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
HHD Culvert Replacements: C-16 E Side of Lake Okeechobee
Construction Monitoring
Culvert C-16Flown 21 May 2014Mosaic 23 May 2014
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Detailed Construction Monitoring
Construction surveillance and documentation
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Infrastructure/Asset Management
•NOVA Flight Close to Ground Inspection Time
•Erosion and degradation of levee identified
•Direct application for levee/dike/dam inspections
•FY13 UAV team flew 145 miles of HHD in approx 12 crew days or 12 miles/day
•Emergencies: pre and post damage assessment
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Egmont Key Beach Fill Pilot Project with ERDC
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Ascension IslandUS Air Force Base Infrastructure Mapping
Challenges- New Environment can only do so much Google Earth scouting.., ELEVATION (Florida”s Flat…), Coordinating with AFB and local gov.
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
CIR Standard Mapping Payload
Near Infrared spectrum captured useful for vegetation analysis
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Species Identification• Resolution sufficient to identify structural
properties of plants
Purple is
Cogon Grass
Orange is
Brazilian Pepper
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Species Identification/Classification
Fisheating bay native and invasive delineation
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Species Identification/Classification
• Spectral and geometric properties of objects within the image can be used to automatically identify areas of interest.
Species delineation near Lake Placid Florida.
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Soo Locks, River Rapids, Geologic Mapping
Soo Locks, Sault St. Marie, Michigan, December 2016Bedrock, Boulders, Rocks, bottom detection
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Emergency Response-South Carolina Flooding (2015)
Columbia Canal 201504
-Google Earth
Columbia Canal 20151011
-SAJ Mosaic
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Albany, GA Mission Stats
2 people: 6-9 February 2017
6 Sites 3 Debris stockpiles 3 Damage assessments Data Product- RGB
mosaic and 3D Point Cloud volume missions
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
3100 Gillionville Debris Stockpiles
1) 14962 yds 2) 17818 yds 3) 22830 yds
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
GOT DSMs?SJ1 Upland Disposal Area, St. Augustine, Florida
Sometimes the vertical relief is not readily apparent in imagery
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
GOT DSMS?Repair volume and debris removal estimation
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UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Watch Your Step…SJ1 Upland Disposal Area, St. Augustine, Florida
•~1.2 meter washout•Rapid assessment of road/levee conditions
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Point Clouds with RGB values
• RGB point clouds can be used to create three dimensional visualizations•BE model can segregate storm debris for volume estimates
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Biocontrol Release for ISM
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POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
EO and TIR Video Gimbaled Video
• Thermal Infrared spectrum can reveal “hot spots” and temperature variations
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Constraints AR 70-62 requires AWR:•Airworthiness Qualification Level (AQL) 3 •Not undergone rigorous airworthiness qualification •Avoid flying over people, roads, homes, etc.•Limited to Line Of Sight operation (LOS)•Depends on conditions, typically 1.5km
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Future
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Future: Multi-Rotor VTOL for “Everyone”
•“Turn Key”: No assembly and minimal flight planning•COTS•Optional HUD via smartphoneapp•Minimal cost ~$3K per “kit”•Minimal training (2-3 days)•Minimal flight crew
•one operator•one observer
•Think biologists, park ranges, engineers, etc.
•~20 minute flight time•300 gram capacity•Live video feedback•Water quality sampling
BUILDING STRONG®As of: 20160509
POC: Victor Wilhelm Jr
UNCLASSIFIEDJacksonville District UAS Team
Let’s Talk More
Give us a shout…Mike Hensch [email protected] Spencer [email protected] Wilhelm [email protected] Barnett [email protected]
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Our website:http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/UnmannedAerialVehicle.aspx