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Introducing a New Way to Survey: Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
RIEGL VUX-1
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• New&genera2on&of&aircraZ&opening&a&variety&of&new,&complex&surveying&situa2ons.&
• While&various&types&of&unmanned&aircraZ&(UAS&/&RPAS)&are&ready&and&about&to&enter&civil&airspace,&it&is&2me&for&a&surveyhgrade&LiDAR&solu2on.&
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• RIEGL&has&provided&the&airborne&and&terrestrial&LiDAR&markets&for&almost&20&years&with&innova2ve,&state&of&the&art&laser&scanners&.&&
• RIEGL&provides&a&complete&portolio&of&sensors&for&all&airborne&surveying&missions.&
• RIEGL&is&familiar&with&surveyors‘&expecta2ons&concerning&data&quality.&
• RIEGL&is&ready&to&meet&with&new&UAS&demands&and&has&introduced&the&world‘s&first&laser&scanner&specifically&designed&for&UAS,&the&RIEGL)VUXF1)
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A)new)class)in))Laser)Scanning)
A)new)class)in))Laser)Scanning)
RIEGL VQ-480-U • Op. altitude up to 2,450 ft AGL • Laser PRR up to 550 kHz • Eye safe Laser Class 1 • Lightweight: approx. 7.5 kg
RIEGL VQ-820-GU • Compact Hydro/Topo scanner • Measurement rate 520kHz • Fast 200 lines/sec scan rate • Littoral zone design • ull-waveform output
RIEGL VUX-1
• measurement rate 500,000 (@550kHz PRR & 330° FOV)
• Operating Altitude >1,000 ft • Compact 225x180x125mm • Very lightweight: 3.85 kg • Internal 240 Gbyte SSD Memory • Eye safe Laser Class 1
RIEGL)VUX®F1)
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• )) )Very)lightweight)(approx.)3.85)kg))• && &Highhaccuracy&ranging&based&on&echo&&&&&&&&digi2za2on&and&online&waveform&processing&
• &&& &High&laser&pulse&repe22on&rate&&&up&to&550)kHz)for&fast&data&acquisi2on&
• &&& &Opera2ng&flight&al2tude&up&to&more)than)1,000)W)
• &&& &Surveyhgrade&measurement,&&&&&&&&accuracy/precision&25)mm)
• &&& &Fast&scan&speed&up&to&200)scans)/)sec.)• && &Field&of&view&up&to&330°)enabling&data&acquisi2on&&&&&&&&in&narrow,&complex&environments&
• ))) )Easily)mountable)to)professional)UAS/RPAS)
• &&& &Flexible&IMU&integra2on&op2ons&
• && &Internal)data)storage)capability&(240&GB&SSD)&&&&&&&for&several&hours&of&data&acquisi2on&
NEW&
Ranging performance
Range Measurement Performance
&&&&&&Example:&&� PPR&=&&&&&550&kHz &maximum&measurement&range&of&300)m)(~&980&Z),&@&60)%&
& & &maximum&measurement&range&of&170)m&(~&560&Z),&@&20)%)))
# &maximum&point&density&of&57)points)/)m²)is&obtained&at&nadir&direc2on&
AGL&=&&&&&100&m&(330&Z)&Speed&=&30&kn&(~15.5&m/s)&&
Range Measurement Performance
)))57)pts/m²)
30)kn)
PRR&=&550kHz&
Flight Altitiude AGL = 100 m
Field of View
FoV,&valleys& FoV,&urban&canyons&
Multiple Time Around
Multiple Target Capability
Set-up ULS LiDAR system
• Easily&mountable&to&professional&UAS&• Remote&control&and&autonomous&opera2on&using&&
RIEGL‘s&RiACQUIREhEmbedded&
RiACQUIRE General overview
RiACQUIRE:&A&key&tool&for&kinema2c&data&acquisi2on&
– system&integra2on&– sensor&configura2on&– system&ground&check&– system&&&acquisi2on&&
data&monitoring&– project&expor2ng&&
• Smooth&transi2on&to&RiPROCESS&• Expor2ng&project&data:&scan&data,&image&data,&IMU/GNSS&data&&
• Comprehensive&project&report&and&log&file,&e.g.,&operator’s&interac2on&and&component&messages&
system&integra2on&
system&integrator&
mission&planning&
surveyor&
ground&check&
operator&
system&&&data&monitoring&
operator&
project&transfer&
ground&staff&
Set-up ULS LiDAR system • RiACQUIREhEmbedded&
– running&on&RIEGL#VELine&Scanner,&e.g.&VUXh1&– stores&all&raw&data&on&lean&data&recorder,&e.g.,&SSD&disk&
– controls&image&acquisi2on&and&2me&stamping&
– prepares&monitoring&data&for&data&transfer&– listens&to&and&executes&commands&from&groundhbased&RiACQUIRE&
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• RiACQUIRE&&– acts&as&master&– transfers&data&via&lowhbandwidth&interface,&e.g.,&radio&link&
– usual)interfaces)and)feedback)to)operator)on)the)ground)
RiACQUIRE&running&on&the&groundhbased&operator‘s&PC&
Sethup&ULS&LiDAR&system&
RIEGL&VUXh1&laser&scanner&running&RiACQUIREFEmbedded))(including)internal)data)storage))
IMU&GNSS&
(op2onal)&camera&
low-bandwith interface (e.g. radio link)
RiACQUIRE-Embedded
IMU&GNSS&camera&lean&data&
storage&
&RiACQUIREhEmbedded&&– running&on&RIEGL#VUXh1&– stores&all&raw&data&on&lean&DR&– controls&image&acquisi2on&– prepares&monitoring&&trajectory&and&scanner&data&for&data&transfer&
– listens&to&and&executes&commands&from&groundhbased&RiACQUIRE&&
&RiACQUIRE&&– acts&as&master&– transfers&data&via&radiohlink&– usual)interfaces)and)feedback)to)operator)on)the)ground)
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System Set-Up (1) Flying-Cam, Belgium
Example:&planned&integra2on&of&RIEGL&VUXh1&with&FlyinghCam&SARAH&3.0&©&
System Set-Up (2) Aeroscout, Swiss
Example:&planned&integra2on&of&RIEGL&VUXh1&with&AeroScout&B1h100&UAV&helicopter&©&
System Set-Up (3) Bygg Control AS, Norway
Example:&planned&integra2on&of&RIEGL&VUXh1&with&Camflight&X8&©&
System Set-Up (4) (Preliminary)
Example:&preliminary&system&sethup&together&with&the&RIEGL&VUXh1&
Bopom&view&Top&3D&view&
Environmental Monitoring
www.riegl.com
Shrub layer & Deadfall
Layers of Information
Lidar data
Terrain Model
Ground Conditions
Vegetation
Growth Monitoring
Lidar data Ground Conditions Vegetation Growth Monitoring & Tree Height Model Terrain Model / Erosion Shrub layer & Deadfall
Example Applications
Application: Topography in Open-Pit Mining Areas
Application: Power Line Inspection & Infrastructure Monitoring
Example Applications
Application: Topography in Open-Pit Mining Areas
Application: Power Line Inspection & Infrastructure Monitoring
Application: Forestry
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Powerlines&
Power&plants&&
Archeological&sites&
Complex&industrial&plants&
Agricultural&land&
Narrow&urban&areas&&
Traffic&accident&scenes&
Architecture&&h&cultural&heritage&Danger&areas&
Wind&parks&
Offshore&oil&rigs&
Flood&zones&&
Valleys&
Bridges&Forests&
Gas&lines&
Port&facili2es&
Open&pit&mines&
Golf&courses&
Wildlife&refuges&
Aquaducts&
Substa2ons&
Caves&
Cliff&overhangs&
Canyons&Pipelines&
Racetracks&
&#VUX+1: &The&world‘s&first&UAS&based&
&LiDAR&sensor&enabling&laser&&scanning&in&professional&&surveying&quality&for&an&&emerging&market&
))ULS.: &the&innova2ve&link&between&
&airborne,&mobile&and&terrestrial&&&laser&scanning&
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Recap&
Thank&you&for&your&kind&apen2on!&
