Wednesday, August 15. 2007

Student-built UAV Does Thermal Imaging for Ground Water

Five UW-Madison mechanical engineering student refitted the plane for use in remote sensing for the UW-Madison Water Resources Institute.

The plane was designed to fly a selected route on autopilot while snapping thermal infrared photos of the terrain below. These low elevation photos provide much more detail than satellite imagery at a significantly lower cost than sending a piloted plane to do the same job. The thermal photos will help map areas where cold groundwater springs enter surface streams, an important first step toward implementing the state's new groundwater protection law, 2003 Wisconsin Act 310.

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we are trying to build a uav that can fly 100 miles how can we do that? and how moch could it cost use
cuz we where thinking that a 12ft wing span would do it with 8ft body let me know if you can thanks matt

#1 matt gossett (Link) on 2007-09-09 15:34 (Reply)

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