Civilian Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for remote sensing, surveillance, and aerial imagery.
Uncrewed aircraft can provide critical information that piloted aircraft currently provide, related to forest fire management, surveillance, insect detection, vegetation control, and other services. The uncrewed aircraft in the lab can be used to automate the tasks for natural resource management. The technologies will save time, money, and most importantly lives, because human operators will not have to stay in harm's way if we use autonomous Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and robots for dangerous tasks.
Remote sensing, autonomous Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV), UAV control, data collection, image processing, natural resource management, aerial imagery
- Aerospace and satellites
- Defence and security industries
- Environmental technologies and related services
- Forestry and forest-based industries
Specialized labs and equipment
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle | The equipment includes a fixed-wing Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV), autopilot, onboard computer, and ground control station with payload sensors such as cameras and navigation sensors. The civilian UAV and payload sensors can be used for automated missions for various applications. The fixed-wing UAV with onboard sensors can be used to collect aerial images. The software can be used to automatically process the data. Collected forestry data are transmitted and processed on the ground control station. The ground crew can conduct missions using the ground control station. |
Private and public sector research partners
- Forest Protection Limited
- Moncton Flight College
- New Brunswick Aerospace and Defence Association
- Defence Research and Development CORA
- ING Robotic Aviation
Additional information
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| Flight Test | http://www.ece.unb.ca/COBRA/quadrotor.htm |
| NB Drones Get Up Close to Fight Pests | http://nbif.ca/en/blog/nb_drones_get_up_close_to_fight_pests/ |