Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have shown great potential for data collection and monitoring of areas. Sensors such as LiDARs and cameras can be used on UAVs for high-resolution data collection and used for various applications like Digital Surface Models (DSM), photogrammetry, inspection systems, and maintenance applications. This paper describes the design and implementation of a sensor payload for UAVs using a LiDAR sensor, camera, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), and Global Positioning System (GPS). The payload collects data that can be used to georeference LiDAR and camera data, which can later be used to generate a georeferenced map and perform object detection and classification.
Reference:
Purdon, K., Van Niekerk, T., Phillips, R. & Marais, S.T. 2023. 3D mapping and photogrammetry sensor payload for unmanned aerial vehicles. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13644 .
Purdon, K., Van Niekerk, T., Phillips, R., & Marais, S. T. (2023). 3D mapping and photogrammetry sensor payload for unmanned aerial vehicles. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13644
Purdon, Kyla, T Van Niekerk, R Phillips, and Stephen T Marais. "3D mapping and photogrammetry sensor payload for unmanned aerial vehicles." RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa, 30 October – 2 November 2023 (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13644
Purdon K, Van Niekerk T, Phillips R, Marais ST, 3D mapping and photogrammetry sensor payload for unmanned aerial vehicles; 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/13644 .
