Low-cost UAV-based thermal infrared remote sensing: Platform, calibration and applications
Document Type
Presentation
Journal/Book Title/Conference
IEEE/ASME Int’l Conference on Mechatronics and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA)
Publication Date
7-1-2010
Abstract
Thermal infrared (TIR) remote sensing is recognized as a powerful tool for collecting, analyzing and modeling of energy fluxes and temperature variations. Traditional aircraft, satellite or ground TIR platforms can provide valuable regional-scale environmental information. However, these platforms have limitations, such as expensive cost, complicated manipulation, etc. In comparison, small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have many advantages in TIR remote sensing applications over traditional platforms. In this paper, a low-cost UAV-based TIR remote sensing platform: AggieAir-TIR is introduced. AggieAir-TIR is a small, low-cost, flexible TIR remote sensing platform, which was accomplished at the Center for Self Organizing and Intelligent Systems (CSOIS) in Utah State University (USU). The detailed introduction of AggieAir-TIR remote sensing platform is provided in the paper. Furthermore, a low-cost TIR imaging camera calibration experiment is designed, and the calibration results are provided. Based on this AggieAir-TIR remote sensing platform, many remote TIR image data collection and analysis projects can be effectively implemented.
Recommended Citation
Sheng, H., C. Haiyang, C. Coopmans, H. Jinlu, M. McKee, and Y.Q. Chen. 2010. “Low-cost UAV-based thermal infrared remote sensing: Platform, calibration and applications,” Mechatronics and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA), 2010 IEEE/ASME Int’l Conference on, pp.38–43, 15–17 July 2010; doi: 10.1109/MESA.2010.5552031.
