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NAUKA I TEKHNOLOGICHESKIE RAZRABOTKI (SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL

DEVELOPMENTS), ISSN: 2079-5165, eISSN: 2410-7948, DOI: 10.21455/std; https://elibrary.ru/title_

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UAV PROTOTYPE FOR GEOPHYSICAL MISSIONS

I.M. Aleshin^1,2, S.D. Ivanov¹, V.N. Koryagin¹, F.V. Perederin¹, K.I. Kholodkov¹

¹ Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

² Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Corresponding author: K.I. Kholodkov, e-mail: keir@ifz.ru

Highlights

The article covers problems that appear during measuring the magnetic field using unmanned aircraft and their troubleshooting methods
Detailed technical parameters of unmanned aerial vehicle prototype suitable for carrying out magnetic surveys are provided
The “proof-of-concept” method of measuring the magnetic field using the unmanned aerial vehicle prototype is described
Prototype test flights are performed, some results are provided

Abstract. Unmanned aerial vehicles become a substantial part of modern fieldwork. Constant innovations, functionality expansion of UAVs as well as reduction of their costs create new opportunities for drones to be used in geophysical research. Hard terrain conditions are no longer a catch. UAVs allow to carry out magnetic surveys faster than using portable magnetometers that are carried on foot, they also use much less resources than manned aviation. There is a need for UAV, which is designed to perform such tasks. Created prototype includes equipment needed for programming, operating the vehicle for conducting geophysical research and collecting received data. It has been tested under different conditions in order to define optimal technical parameters of the UAV. Detailed technical descriptions of the prototype, different stages of conducted experiment, and operation procedures for controlling the prototype are described in the article.

Keywords: UAV, magnetic surveys, drone, magnetometers, prototype

Cite this article as: Aleshin I.M., Ivanov S.D., Koryagin V.N., Perederin F.V., Kholodkov K.I. UAV prototype for geophysical missions, Nauka i Tekhnologicheskie razrabotki (Science and Technological Developments), 2019, vol. 98, no. 3, pp. 20–31. https://doi.org/10.21455/std2019.3-2

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About the authors

ALESHIN Igor Mikhailovich – Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Leading researcher, Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth RAS. 123242, Moscow, ul. Bolshaya Gruzinskaya 10, stroenie 1; N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research. 163000, Arkhangelsk, Severnoj Dviny Emb., 23. Tel.: +7(499) 254-89-97. E-mail: ima@ifz.ru

IVANOV Stanislav Dmitrievich – Candidate of Technical Sciences, researcher, Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth RAS. 123242, Moscow, ul. Bolshaya Gruzinskaya 10, stroenie 1. Tel.: +7(499) 254-89-97. E-mail: f0ma@ifz.ru

KORYAGIN Vladimirr Nikolaevich – Leading researcher, Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth RAS. 123242, Moscow, ul. Bolshaya Gruzinskaya 10, stroenie 1. Tel.: +7(499) 254-89-97. E-mail: crash@ifz.ru

PEREDERIN Fedor Viktorovich – researcher, Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth RAS. 123242, Moscow, ul. Bolshaya Gruzinskaya 10, stroenie 1. Tel.: +7(499) 254-89-97. E-mail: crash@ifz.ru

KHOLODKOV Kirill Igorevich – Candidate of Technical Sciences, Senior researcher, Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth RAS. 123242, Moscow, ul. Bolshaya Gruzinskaya 10, stroenie 1. Tel.: +7(499) 254-89-97. E-mail: keir@ifz.ru