Drone Applications in Concrete Paving
- 1. Concrete Paving Workshop Lincoln, NE January 22, 2019 Drone Applications in Concrete Paving Wayne, Municipal Airport
- 2. Olsson Drone Program Mike Laird PLS-KS, MO, CFedS BS – GIS/Remote Sensing Part 107 Remote Pilot Private Pilot License NextEra - San Francisco
- 3. Agenda • Olsson’s UAV Program • Concrete Paving Construction Applications • Construction Project Examples • Additional Drone Services • Future Services
- 4. Olsson’s UAV Program • Safety and Reputation • Early Adopter • Diverse Client and Project List • Streamlined Field Procedures & Post Processing • 4-Years of Professional UAV Services • Premiere Access / Connections § Airport Managers, Air Traffic Control, Law Enforcement § KC Downtown, KC International, OMA & LNK Entire Class-C § City of Lincoln, JOCO & Mesa CO Sheriffs, KU, JCCC
- 5. Clients/Travel/Challenges • DOTs/HWY: First job NDOR: Brewster, NE Streambank erosion § 100 foot sand slope • Rail: UPRR,BNSF NE, TX, WA, OR, CA, § 125 mile long corridor map – CO § 5 mile track video of Oregon from 1 mile across Columbia River in Washington • Wind/Solar: Invenergy, Nextera: NE, OK, NM, CO, MI, TN § 800 turbines. 45mph wind. 105 degrees OK dust-bowl. 12 hrs continuous ops. 4 days. • Energy: Lincoln Electric H-pole inspection. 98 poles in 2 days • Google: monthly construction progress (confidential location) § Very active site. 5 cranes, tall conc stacks, electrical interference, tight security protocals • TESLA: auto loading facility: Freemont CA factory
- 6. Olsson UAV Program Strengths • Early Adopter - 2014 § Large portfolio, wide variety experience & clients § Field & Office workflows perfected § Rapid Response to a Large territory • Talented Pilots: § Environmental Scientist: GIS expert, Cutting edge research & applications § Licensed Pilot: Connections FAA, Towers, Airports, Law Enforcement § Licensed Surveyor: Understanding of ground control, accuracies/error analysis • Safety Record and Reputation § Spotless Record of Safe operations at sensitive sites § airports, hospitals, urban, spinning turbines, industrial sites
- 7. Equipment • Draganflyer X4-ES • Phantom 4 Pro • Inspire Pro • Matrice 600 Pro-LIDAR* • FlightWave Edge* *Coming Soon! *Coming Soon!
- 8. Concrete Paving Construction Applications • Stock Pile Inventories • Survey and Mapping • Pavement Crack Mapping • Site management & Documentation • Environmental Compliance • Pre/Post Project Documentation
- 10. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto-Rail Facility
- 11. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto-Rail Facility
- 12. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto-Rail Facility
- 13. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto-Rail Facility
- 14. Engineering Design Survey: Stream Bank Stabilization | Nebraska Department of Roads | Brewster, NE
- 15. Engineering Design Survey: Stream Bank Stabilization | Nebraska Department of Roads | Brewster, NE
- 16. Concrete Pavement Survey: Sony A7R III 42MP
- 17. Concrete Pavement Survey: Denver, CO
- 18. Concrete Pavement Survey: Roadway
- 19. Concrete Pavement Survey: Street
- 20. Airport Taxiway Survey: Wayne, NE
- 21. Airport Taxiway Survey : Airport
- 22. Airport Taxiway Survey : Airport
- 23. Concrete Pavement Survey: Memphis, TN
- 24. Concrete Pavement Survey: Rail Intermodal
- 25. Concrete Pavement Survey: Rail Intermodal
- 27. Crop Damage MappingCrop Damage Mapping -Before Development
- 28. Crop Damage Mapping -After Development
- 29. Crop Damage Mapping -Acreage 29.0 Acres Soybeans
- 30. Red Bed, OK 25 Sections 30 linear miles
- 34. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding Construction Progress Documentation
- 35. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding Construction Progress Documentation
- 36. Engineering Design Survey: TESLA Auto to Rail Loading Siding Construction Progress Documentation
- 38. Document complex operations: training video, public release.
- 40. T&D Line Inspection: Lincoln Electric 98 H-poles in 2 days
- 41. LES Inspection
- 42. Rapid Response & Asset Documentation
- 44. Drone Application for Environmental Services • Siting and Design § Wetlands Assessment and Design § Document environmental compliance: erosion fencing, silt runoff, etc.
- 45. Additional UAV Services • Aerial Scouting: Micrositing • Construction Damage Documentation before/after. Acres damaged • Traffic Study Surveys: continuous video traffic problems • Post Project Marketing Photography • FAA Surveys (Instrument Approach,1-A, and 2-C, Certifications) • Measure height of structures: Transmission line route
- 46. FAA Part 107.39 Operation Over Human Beings No person may operate a small UAV directly over a human being unless that person is: (a) Participating in the operation; (Think: Construction Site) -or- (b) Located under a covered structure or inside a stationary vehicle that can provide reasonable protection from a falling small unmanned aircraft.
- 47. FAA Part 107.37 Operation Near manned aircraft (a) Must give way to all manned aircraft. May not pass over, under, or ahead unless well clear.
- 48. FAA Part 107.41 & .43 Operation in vicinity of airports (a) Class B, C, D, E-surface: requires prior authorization from Air Traffic Control (b) No person may operate a UAV in a manner that interferes with manned aircraft operations.
- 49. Coming Soon: UAV LIDAR • 200 pts per square meter, 1 cm accuracy • 5 laser pulse returns - Penetrate vegetation to bare earth • Specializes in Long corridor mapping • Low light capability • Game-changer
- 50. Lincoln Airport – Runway 36 200’ x 12,900’ • 200 pts per square meter at 1 cm accuracy • Altitude: 250’ • Swath width: 200’ • Speed 11mph = 1,000 feet per minute • Map a 12,000’ runway in 12 minutes FAA Compliance: • 15 minute Clearance from control tower
- 51. I-80 through Omaha 10 lanes - 200’ wide • 200 pts per square meter at 1 cm accuracy • Swath width: 200’ • 1,000 fpm = 5 miles on one 25 minute flight Safety & FAA Compliance: • Temp lane closures • Fly at 2am - FAA night waiver • LIDAR is active sensor. No light required 200feet
- 52. Review • Stock pile management/volumes • Paving Areas/Quantities • Pre/Post Project Documentation • Asset Inspection & Documentation • Environmental Observation • Aerial Scouting
- 54. Traffic Study: Texas-Mexico Border
- 55. Project Progress: Rattlesnake Creek Windfarm | Northeast, NE
- 56. Post Project Marketing Photography: Golden Hills Windfarm | San Francisco, CA
- 57. FAA Surveys: Instrument Approach Moundridge, KS Airport
- 58. Structure Heights From Point Clouds. FAA Surveys: Instrument Approach Moundridge, KS Airport
- 59. Volumetric Survey: North Platte Public Power & Irrigation District
- 60. Volumetric Survey: North Platte Public Power & Irrigation District
- 61. Volumetric Survey: North Platte Public Power & Irrigation District
- 63. Looking Ahead: • Fixed Wing UAV (2hr-45min / 6 mile range) • Onboard RTK • Onboard LiDAR • Point Cloud Classification: Delete Vegetation • Dedicated Inspection UAV • Tethered Ground Based Power System
- 64. Coming Soon: Q1 2018 • Vertical Takeoff-Land (VTOL) • 2hr 45min endurance (Solar Wings) • 6 mile FPV range • 58mph Cruise then Circle or Hover • 46mph wind tolerance, Waterproof to 1 meter • Map 1 sq. mile per flight (60MP, 1cm pixel resolution) • “Sustained aerial presence for high-wind applications” • Game-changer for wind & solar applications