Aeryon Scout Demonstration at the Technical University Federico Santa María
Aeryon Scout is a sophisticated flight team oriented recording and live image, transforming it into an ideal tool for research, surveillance and reconnaissance.
A complete demonstration of its operation was presented at the Technical University Federico Santa María, Aeryon Scout, the unmanned aircraft system that specializes in recording and live imaging, remote sensing and use of sensors, qualities that place him well as an attractive tool for reconnaissance and surveillance to industrial, commercial, military, geographical and natural resource exploration and environmental.
This initiative is part of a working meeting organized by the Centre for Environmental Technologies (CETAM) and the U.S. Embassy, where doctors attended Gerald Bawden of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Gregory Walker, director of the Poker Flat Research Range, Space Physics and Aeronomy, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF); Francisco Cereceda, Director of CETAM, Osvaldo Sarabia, Director of Aeronautical Science Academy (ACA ) and Rodrigo Suarez, Head of the Technical Department of the Center for Aerospace Applications (CAA), along with Drs. Thomas and Fernando Arredondo Auat, both the Department of Electronics.
As detailed Cereceda, the main objective of this meeting was to discuss the possibility of establishing a partnership between the participating institutions, in order to develop joint projects, encourage the exchange of researchers and students, as well as donating an unmanned aerial system ( UAV) by the UAF, which would lay the foundation to begin developing multiple investigations and applications with emphasis on the environmental area.
“Having one of these aircraft (UAV) would allow us to do a full environmental analysis in areas of difficult access, such as glaciers, volcanoes or places where it might be risky human participation. Moreover, we can also think about industrial applications, flying facilities and production facilities, allowing us to monitor various physical and / or chemical and atmospheric gases and aerosols (including particulate matter), “he said.
U.S. Representatives visited CETAM facilities and the Department of Electronics (ELO) University and met with their academics to discuss the possibility of a joint project for the implementation of this new technology in the exploration and change glaciological global climate project that would complement the research in this area led by Dr. Cereceda in CETAM, extending to collaboration with colleagues from the ACA and ELO.
“The use of UAVs in this type of research would be an excellent addition to the study that we’re doing on the influence of air pollution (urban) and natural (volcanic) taking place on the glaciers in the Andes and its effects on global climate change, “explains Cereceda.
The Aeryon Scout or Raven (both UAV) provides its operators finding objects, field reconnaissance and data log for analysis. It also uses a configuration-based interface control via GPS specially designed for use which increases its stability and facilitates image registration. It is powered by a rechargeable battery that lets you fly about 25 minutes and has a low visual impact.
Additionally, Sarabia and Cereceda agreed that collaboration with the USGS and the U.S. UAF, will reinforce the idea to realize the dream of having a scientific plane manned, equipped as a laboratory, equipped with all kinds of sensors and other devices that allow analysis , for example, to collect information on environmental pollution problems at different scales. This aircraft would be open to develop scientific research in all areas of science and technology at the University and even other education institutions.
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