Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
UAV Fibre Inventory
FY 2016-17
Summary
Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac), a large pulp producer located in Northern Alberta, is seekingtechnical assistance from SAIT Applied Research and Innovation Services (ARIS) to explore the feasibility ofusing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to survey fibre inventory. Al-Pac currently estimates its log and chipfibre inventories using ground survey methods, which do not provide very accurate measures. The applicationof UAVs is believed to be able to improve the inventory accuracy. In the proposed project, SAIT will conductsurveys of Al-Pac's fibre inventories using the current survey methods and the UAV method, and will evaluatethe results of the UAV-based inventory estimates. The project results will be very useful to Al-Pac'simplementation of a UAV-based fibre inventory system in the future.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
499788-2016
Name nom
Tofani, Rick
Department département
Applied Research and Innovation Services
Organization id
10
Institution établissement
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
503
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Wood, wood products and paper
Area of application fr
Bois, produits du bois et papier
Research subject code
1004
Research subject group en
Civil engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie civil
Research subject en
Survey engineering and remote sensing
Research subject fr
Génie de l'arpentage et télédétection
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
UAV Fibre Inventory
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac), a large pulp producer located in Northern Alberta, is seekingtechnical assistance from SAIT Applied Research and Innovation Services (ARIS) to explore the feasibility ofusing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to survey fibre inventory. Al-Pac currently estimates its log and chipfibre inventories using ground survey methods, which do not provide very accurate measures. The applicationof UAVs is believed to be able to improve the inventory accuracy. In the proposed project, SAIT will conductsurveys of Al-Pac's fibre inventories using the current survey methods and the UAV method, and will evaluatethe results of the UAV-based inventory estimates. The project results will be very useful to Al-Pac'simplementation of a UAV-based fibre inventory system in the future.
