Cooperative use of standoff and UAV sensors for CBRNE detection

Marinelli, William J.; Schmit, Thomas; Dupuis, Jérôme; Mulhall, Phil; Croteau, Philly; Manegold, David; Beshay, Manal; Lav, Marvin

doi:10.1117/12.2177023

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“…Among commercially available portable IMS detectors that do not adopt radioactive sources as an ionization method, the SMITH Detection LCD3.3 instrument was deemed a suitable solution. In a previous study, this technology was used to assess the diffusion of methyl salicylate in air [9]. The LCD3.3 was powered by an AA battery and performed continuous air sampling and analysis [61].…”

Section: Ion-mobility Spectrometry (Ims)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Different approaches have been compared for gas release localization with mobile platforms, and gas sensing systems have been developed and tested specifically for Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOC) [2] and Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs) [3] localization and mapping. Numerous other applications have demonstrated the drones' suitability to be equipped with gas sensors for environmental monitoring and surveillance operations [4,5], [6][7][8][9][10][11] and also for radiation monitoring after a nuclear disaster [12][13][14]. Hence, this study aimed at evaluating a drone sensor platform to increase first responders' safety during early survey missions and improve monitoring activities in critical contexts.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Design of Miniaturized Sensors for a Mission-Oriented UAV Application: A New Pathway for Early Warning

Giovanni¹,

Fumian²,

Chierici³

et al. 2021

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In recent decades, the increasing threats associated with Chemical and Radiological (CR) agents prompted the development of new tools to detect and collect samples without putting in danger first responders inside contaminated areas. A particularly promising branch of these technological developments relates to the integration of different detectors and sampling systems with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). The adoption of this equipment may bring significant benefits for both military and civilian implementations. For instance, instrumented UAVs could be used in support of specialist military teams such as Sampling and Identification of Biological, Chemical and Radiological Agents (SIBCRA) team, tasked to perform sampling in contaminated areas, detecting the presence of CR substances in field and then confirming, collecting and evaluating the effective threats. Furthermore, instrumented UAVs may find dual-use application in the civil world in support of emergency teams during industrial accidents and in the monitoring activities of critical infrastructures. Small size drones equipped with different instruments for detection and collection of samples may enable, indeed, several applications, becoming a tool versatile and easy to use in different fields, and even featuring equipment normally utilized in manual operation. The authors hereby present the design of miniaturized sensors for a mission-oriented UAV application and the preliminary results from an experimental campaign performed in 2020.

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Section: Ion-mobility Spectrometry (Ims)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design of Miniaturized Sensors for a Mission-Oriented UAV Application: A New Pathway for Early Warning

Giovanni¹,

Fumian²,

Chierici³

et al. 2021

IJSSE

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“…In several previous studies, this configuration has been proven to give the right balance between flight duration, payload and stability [1][2][3][4][5]. Few studies have been conducted on the use of gas sensors mounted on a drone [6] or have been developed and tested for the localization and mapping of VOC [1] or used for environmental monitoring and surveillance operations [2,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Development and performance testing of a miniaturized multi-sensor system combining MOX and PID for potential UAV application in TIC, VOC and CWA dispersion scenarios

et al. 2021

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The development of a tool to reduce the exposure of personnel in case of intentional or accidental toxic chemicals dispersion scenarios opens the field to new operational perspectives in the domain of operator safety and of critical infrastructure monitoring. The use of two sensors with different operating principles, metal oxide and photo-ionization detector, allows to confirm the presence of specific classes of chemicals in a contaminated area. All instruments are expected to be integrated into the payload of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and used for different purposes such as critical infrastructure surveillance focused on the volatile organic chemical and chemical warfare agents (CWA) detection and the post-incident of contamination level monitoring. In this paper, the authors presented the hardware set-up implemented and the test realized with CWAs simulants and will discuss the results obtained presenting advantages and disadvantages of this system in an application such as a UAV for the detection of chemical substances.

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“…Data in [16] indicates that similar low ppm concentration of a different chemical was achieved from a rotary wing aircraft, however its response time was significantly slower at 15 s.…”

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“…Development and successful field test of "low-cost" expendable rotary wing micro-UAVs to aid in the early warning for dangerous chemical detection in military applications is reported in [16]. Limited data is presented on the micro-UAV carrying two types of loosely-integrated sensor payloads into controlled-release chemical plumes in an open field environment.…”

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Autonomous Chemical Vapour Detection by Micro UAV

et al. 2015

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Abstract:The ability to remotely detect and map chemical vapour clouds in open air environments is a topic of significant interest to both defence and civilian communities. In this study, we integrate a prototype miniature colorimetric chemical sensor developed for methyl salicylate (MeS), as a model chemical vapour, into a micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and perform flights through a raised MeS vapour cloud. Our results show that that the system is capable of detecting MeS vapours at low ppm concentration in real-time flight and rapidly sending this information to users by on-board telemetry. Further, the results also indicate that the sensor is capable of distinguishing "clean" air from "dirty", multiple times per flight, allowing us to look towards autonomous cloud mapping and source localization applications. Further development will focus on a broader range of integrated sensors, increased autonomy of detection and improved engineering of the system.

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Cooperative use of standoff and UAV sensors for CBRNE detection

Cited by 7 publications

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Design of Miniaturized Sensors for a Mission-Oriented UAV Application: A New Pathway for Early Warning

Design of Miniaturized Sensors for a Mission-Oriented UAV Application: A New Pathway for Early Warning

Development and performance testing of a miniaturized multi-sensor system combining MOX and PID for potential UAV application in TIC, VOC and CWA dispersion scenarios

Autonomous Chemical Vapour Detection by Micro UAV

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