Publication Date:
2017-04-04
Description:
This paper presents an overview of the Volcan Project, whose goal is the
realization of an autonomous aerial system able to perform aerial surveillance of
volcanic areas and to analyze the composition of gases inside volcanic plumes. There
are increasing experimental evidences that measuring the chemical composition of
volcanic gases can contribute to forecast volcanic eruptions. However, in situ gas
sampling is a difficult operation and often exposes scientists to significant risks. At
this aim, an Unmanned Aircraft System equipped with remote sensing technologies,
able to sense the plume in the proximity of the crater, has been developed. In this
paper, the aerial platform will be presented, together with the problems related to
the flight in a hard scenario like the volcanic one and the tests performed with the
aim of finding the right configuration for the vehicle. The developed autonomous
navigation system and the sensors unit for gas analysis will be introduced; at the end,
several experimental results will be described.
Description:
Published
Description:
471-494
Description:
1.2. TTC - Sorveglianza geochimica delle aree vulcaniche attive
Description:
JCR Journal
Description:
reserved
Keywords:
Unmanned aircraft system
;
volcanic plume sampling
;
04. Solid Earth::04.02. Exploration geophysics::04.02.01. Geochemical exploration
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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