Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Power-line Interference Immunity of Inspection UAVs
EF 2016-17
Résumé
Mountain View Helicopters is a helicopter services and training company which has joined forces withCanadian UAVs, a leading Canadian supplier of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solutions for energy andagricultural assets. The company is planning to expanding its UAV inspection services for more industries andsectors, including the utilities sector. UAV inspections can obtain detailed, high-resolution images of electricaltransmission lines which are subject to various types of degradation, and this can allow for more accurateassessments of the power-line health and effective maintenance activities. However, the high electric andmagnetic field strengths around the power lines can interfere with the electronic and wireless communicationsignals of UAVs. Mountain View Helicopters (Canadian UAVs) has approached SAIT Polytechnic fortechnical assistance to build a simulated test system to investigate the performance of UAV electroniccomponents in the presence of strong magnetic and electric fields. The proposed project will identify majorsafety issues and develop related testing standards and guidelines for UAV operations near high voltage powertransmission lines.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Alberta, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
496903-2016
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
703
Area of application group en
Transportation systems and services
Area of application group fr
Services et systèmes de transport
Area of application en
Aerospace
Area of application fr
Aérospatial
Research subject code
2502
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Electromagnetics
Research subject fr
Électromagnétisme
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Power-line Interference Immunity of Inspection UAVs
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Mountain View Helicopters is a helicopter services and training company which has joined forces withCanadian UAVs, a leading Canadian supplier of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solutions for energy andagricultural assets. The company is planning to expanding its UAV inspection services for more industries andsectors, including the utilities sector. UAV inspections can obtain detailed, high-resolution images of electricaltransmission lines which are subject to various types of degradation, and this can allow for more accurateassessments of the power-line health and effective maintenance activities. However, the high electric andmagnetic field strengths around the power lines can interfere with the electronic and wireless communicationsignals of UAVs. Mountain View Helicopters (Canadian UAVs) has approached SAIT Polytechnic fortechnical assistance to build a simulated test system to investigate the performance of UAV electroniccomponents in the presence of strong magnetic and electric fields. The proposed project will identify majorsafety issues and develop related testing standards and guidelines for UAV operations near high voltage powertransmission lines.
