Title :
Architecture of a UAV for volcanic gas sampling
Author :
Caltabiano, Daniele ; Muscato, Giovanni ; Orlando, Angelo ; Federico, Cinzia ; Giudice, Gaetano ; Guerrieri, Sergio
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria Elettrica e dei Sistemi, Univ. degli Studi di Catania
Abstract :
This paper describes the architecture of a UAV designed to study the composition of gas inside volcanic plumes. The main aim of the system is that of flying inside the plume (volcanic cloud) to directly analyze the concentration of the main components of the fumes. The system must be capable of flying autonomously at up to 4000m altitude with a payload of 5Kg using electric motors, to avoid contaminations with the gas sampling system, at a cruise speed of 40km/h. The complete architecture is presented together with the HMI: this can be used both for path planning and for navigation
Keywords :
electric motors; geochemistry; geophysics computing; path planning; remotely operated vehicles; sampling methods; volcanology; UAV architecture; electric motors; path planning; unmanned aerial vehicle; volcanic gas sampling; Clouds; Humans; Pollution measurement; Remotely operated vehicles; Robots; Sampling methods; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Vents; Volcanic activity; Volcanoes;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 2005. ETFA 2005. 10th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Catania
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9401-1
DOI :
10.1109/ETFA.2005.1612599