Survey and Evaluation of Sensors for Overhead Cable Detection using UAVs

Nicolaj Haarhoj Malle; Frederik Falk Nyboe; Emad Ebeid

doi:10.1109/ICUAS51884.2021.9476724

Survey and Evaluation of Sensors for Overhead Cable Detection using UAVs

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Abstract

Inspecting overhead cables using autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is an affordable and promising future solution for providing a clear picture of the energy infrastructure. However, most of today’s UAVs for powerline inspection are designed to use the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to follow the power pylons which compromises the detection accuracy. In this paper, we provide an overview of the current state-of-the-art in sensors that can be used to remotely detect power lines using UAVs. The work compares 20+ low-cost, low-power, and light-weight sensors. The performance of 6 different kinds of sensors is evaluated thoroughly in a real outdoor powerline test setup using a custom UAV. The sensor data is obtained and analyzed using Robot Operating System (ROS) and is provided openly.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2021
Forlag	IEEE
Publikationsdato	15. jun. 2021
Sider	361-370
ISBN (Elektronisk)	978-1-6654-1535-4
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS51884.2021.9476724
Status	Udgivet - 15. jun. 2021
Begivenhed	2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2021 - Athens, Grækenland Varighed: 15. jun. 2021 → 18. jun. 2021

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Konference	2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2021
Land/Område	Grækenland
By	Athens
Periode	15/06/2021 → 18/06/2021

Navn	Proceedings of International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
ISSN	2373-6720

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Funding Information:
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 861111, Drones4Safety.

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© 2021 IEEE.

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 861111, Drones4Safety.

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Power Line Perception on Aerial Robots for Autonomous Cable Landing and Recharging
Malle, N. H., 12. okt. 2023, Syddansk Universitet. Det Tekniske Fakultet. 107 s.
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Inspection Drones for Ensuring Safety in Transport Infrastructures
Ebeid, E. S. M. (Koordinator), Lindberg, A. (Projektleder), Malle, N. H. (Ph.d.-studerende) & Nyboe, F. F. (Ph.d.-studerende)
01/06/2020 → 31/05/2023
Projekter: Projekt › EU

Survey and Evaluation of Sensors for Overhead Cable Detection using UAVs: Sensor Evaluation Dataset
Malle, N. H. (Ophavsmand), Nyboe, F. F. (Ophavsmand) & Ebeid, E. S. M. (Ophavsmand), Zenodo, 18. jun. 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4563991, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4563990
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Malle, NH , Nyboe, FF & Ebeid, E 2021, Survey and Evaluation of Sensors for Overhead Cable Detection using UAVs. i 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2021. IEEE, Proceedings of International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, s. 361-370, 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2021, Athens, Grækenland, 15/06/2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUAS51884.2021.9476724

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2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2021. IEEE, 2021. s. 361-370 (Proceedings of International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems).

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