From the Autonomous Systems @ OSU conference. http://research.oregonstate.edu/unmanned-systems-initiative

1. • High societal interest
• Complex oceanography problem
• High spatial variability
• Full of visible signatures
UAVs at the Beach
Rob Holman
SECNAV/CNO Chair in Oceanography

2. Oregon State University
Argus cameras in lighthouse
Optical Measurements From Fixed Platforms
(The Argus Program)
Palm Beach, Australia

3. Oregon State University
Year-long Time Exposure Movie
(Palm Beach, Australia)
Sandy
beach
Sand
bar
Deep
water

4. Oregon State University
cBathy – Bathymetry From Wave Speed
• 2-year test
• 16 surveys
• global bias 0.19 m
• global rmse 0.51 m
Ground truth Remote sensing
estimate

5. NATO Experiments with UAV
(2006, Spain and Sardinia)
• Issues related to transition to
moving UAV,
• Using Raven A, standard DOD
UAV,
• Image quality NOT an issue,
• image navigation, dwell and
record gaps ARE problems.
Oregon State University

6. Quadcopter Experiments,
(The Netherlands, 2015)
• Phantom V2P
• VERY stable
• 17 minute dwell on station
• Studying characteristics,
photogrammetry, imaging
physics
Oregon State University
VERY Powerful Platforms and
easy to use