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Article

Experimental Design of a Mobile Landing Platform to Assist Aerial Surveys in Fluvial Environments

by
David Borreguero
†,
Omar Velasco
† and
João Valente
*,‡
System Engineering and Automation Deparment, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 28911 Leganés, Madrid, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
‡
Current address: Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University & Research, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(1), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/app9010038
Submission received: 20 September 2018 / Revised: 17 December 2018 / Accepted: 19 December 2018 / Published: 22 December 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor-Based Integrated Mechatronic Systems)
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Abstract

Sampling aquatic ecosystems is a laborious and expensive task, especially when covering large areas. This can be improved using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with various remote sensing sensors. However, the UAV performance and autonomy may vary due to external factors when it is operated outdoors. In some cases, an emergency landing maneuver is necessary to avoid an accident, since in fluvial environments, the UAV control landing becomes a difficult operation. Therefore, it is important to have a backup platform on the water to fix this problem. This paper presents the design and development of a custom-built unmanned surface vehicle using open-source tools and with two types of operation—remotely piloted and autonomous—to support remote sensing practices with UAVs in fluvial environments. Finally, part of the software developed within this project was released in an open-source repository.
Keywords: field robotics; mechatronics; fluvial environments; unmanned surface vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicles field robotics; mechatronics; fluvial environments; unmanned surface vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicles

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Borreguero, D.; Velasco, O.; Valente, J. Experimental Design of a Mobile Landing Platform to Assist Aerial Surveys in Fluvial Environments. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9010038

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Borreguero D, Velasco O, Valente J. Experimental Design of a Mobile Landing Platform to Assist Aerial Surveys in Fluvial Environments. Applied Sciences. 2019; 9(1):38. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9010038

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Borreguero, David, Omar Velasco, and João Valente. 2019. "Experimental Design of a Mobile Landing Platform to Assist Aerial Surveys in Fluvial Environments" Applied Sciences 9, no. 1: 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9010038

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Borreguero, D., Velasco, O., & Valente, J. (2019). Experimental Design of a Mobile Landing Platform to Assist Aerial Surveys in Fluvial Environments. Applied Sciences, 9(1), 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9010038

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