FLIR Webinar: Selecting a Drone or IR Camera for Various Applications
- 1. FLIR and Transcat UAS Webinar
- 2. Agenda • Differences between the DJI M200, M210, M210RTK airframes • What airframes are recommended for various applications • Technical details of the airframe (battery life, range, what is RTK) • Payload mounting options on the airframes • XT2 IR payload • Selecting the proper version for your application • Imagery examples from each camera • Field of View/Resolution • Solar Field Inspection Case Study
- 3. M200 V2 Airframes M200 M210 M210RTK • Airframe • 2 TB55 Batteries • Remote Control • Single Payload • 7.8” Crystal Sky Tablet (FLIR adds) • Airframe • 2 TB55 Batteries • Remote Control • 7.8” Crystal Sky Tablet • Power Onboard Devices • Dual Payload or Optional Top Payload Same as 210 Plus: • RTK Components
- 4. M200 V2 Payloads & Mounting Options M200 M210 M210RTK
- 5. Zenmuse X4S - 1” CMOS sensor with mechanical shutter to counter in-flight rolling shutter effects Super 35 sensor camera with multiple DJI DL lens options for cinema-quality image 30-times optical zoom with additional 6 times digital zoom High resolution thermal imaging with secondary 4K visual camera High sensitive thermal imaging sensor VERSATILITY Zenmuse X4S (EOL Last Year) 4/3” CMOS sensor with 20.8MP effective pixels Zenmuse X5S Zenmuse X7 Zenmuse XT (with gimbal adapter) Zenmuse XT2 Zenmuse Z30
- 6. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Matrice 200 Series V2 supports varieties of gimbals* for different using scenarios. The aircraft flight time may be affected due to different weights of the payloads and various weather conditions. FLIGHT TIME
- 7. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. What is Real Time Kinetic (RTK) RTK is a secondary GPS signal providing location data to the drone from a base station away from RF/EMI or with clear view of the sky Benefits of RTK • RTK can provide pinpoint (centimeter) accuracy of the aircraft during flight. • RTK provides protection from interference from radio frequency (RF) and electromagnetic fields (EMF). Interference of this kind may occur when flying your aircraft close to power lines, radio towers, large metal structure, etc. • Another useful feature of RTK is the accurate geotagging of the information the aircraft captures. This includes both images and video which will be tagged with the aircraft’s location for future use. https://www.heliguy.com/blog/2017/10/04/benefits-of-rtk/ Source: David Atkinson- Heliguy Blogger
- 8. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Matrice 200 V2 Series Improvements CENDENCE S RC Featuring OcuSync 2.0 system supporting automatic dual frequency band switching and extends flight range to up to 8km. Calibration Adjust the drone’s center of gravity in the DJI Pilot app based on the payload configuration. Anti-Collision Beacon Top and bottom anti-collision beacons, the V2 drones are visible at night or in lowlight conditions. 1-Click Upgrade The remote controller, drone, payloads (Excluding XT2), RTK module/base station can be upgraded simultaneously in DJI Pilot or DJI Assistant 2
- 9. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Noteworthy Changes • M200 V2 Series DOES NOT support TB50 batteries. TB55 high capacity is the only battery supported • CENDENCE RC’s are not interchangeable between V1 and the V2 Matrice 200 series. • Matrice M200/210/210RTK only works with original Cendence • M200 V2 Series only works with Cendence S with OccuSync • All three M200 V2 Series ship with the Cenence S • M210/M210RTK V2 Series DO NOT include the upward gimbal connector or external GPS modules that were included in V1 kits. These are now optional accessories.
- 10. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. M200 V2 Kit- What’s in the box Airframe 2 TB55 Batteries, charger, cables, 64GB Micro SD, 4 propellers, other cables and accessoriesXT2 Gimbal 7.8” Crystal Sky + battery FLIR Thermal Studio Software CENDENCE S RC + battery Mobile device holder & Crystal Sky adapter WB37 Battery DJI Case
- 11. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. M210/M210RTK V2 Kit- What’s in the box Airframe 2 TB55 Batteries, charger, cables, 64GB Micro SD, 4 propellers, other cables and accessories XT2 Gimbal 7.8” Crystal Sky FLIR Thermal Studio Software CENDENCE S RC Mobile device holder & Crystal Sky adapter (2) WB37 Battery & charging hub
- 12. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Drone and XT Selection Guide by Application Airframe XT2 Model- All Models Radiometric, 30hz or 9Hz Based on Region M200 M210 M210RTK 640 13mm 640 19mm 640 25mm 336 9mm 336 13mm 336 19mm First Responder Search and Rescue Suspect apprehension Fire-Structure Fire- Wildland Building Roofing or Structure Moisture Energy Efficiency HVAC roof top systems systems Manufacturing Plants Utility Solar Transmission, distribution, substations substations Cell & Radio tower Utilty Plant- smoke stacks, cooling towers, towers, hot spots in stock piles Other Above ground mining Conveyor belt/bearings belt/bearings Concrete delamination delamination Large Campus (steam pipes) Wildlife Management FLIR recommended Highly Recommended
- 13. Zenmuse XT2
- 14. New XT2 • XT2 Camera Visual • 1/1.7” CMOS • 12MP • 4K video • XT2 Camera Thermal • Advanced Radiometric Thermal Sensor • <50 mk @ f/1.0 • 30 Hz or 9 Hz • 640x512 or 336x256 • Multiple FOV’s Two products in one package 640x512 High Gain -25° to 135℃ Low Gain -40° to 550℃ 336x256 High Gain -25° to 100℃ Low Gain -40° to 550℃
- 15. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. New Kits with V2 & XT2 M200 V2 XT2 R 336-9mm • M200 V2 Airframe • XT2 336x256 • CENDENCE™ S • 7.85” Crystal Sky • 2 TB55 Batteries • FLIR Thermal Studio M200 V2 XT2 R 640x512-13mm, 19, or 25mm • M200 Airframe • XT2 640x512 • CENDENCE™ S • 7.85” Crystal Sky •2 TB55 Batteries •FLIR Thermal Studio M210 V2 XT2 R 640x512-13mm, 19, or 25mm • M210 Airframe • XT2 640x512 • CENDENCE™ S • 7.85” Crystal Sky •2 TB55 Batteries •FLIR Thermal Studio M210 V2 RTK XT2 R 640x512-13mm, 19, or 25mm • M210RTK Airframe • XT2 640x512 • CENDENCE™ S • 7.85” Crystal Sky •2 TB55 Batteries •FLIR Thermal Studio 1st Responder Home Inspection 1st Responder Building Inspection Utility 1st Responder Building Inspection Utility Dual Camera Opps. Utility Structure Inspection High Precision GPS Dual Camera Opps. ModelIncludeditemsMarket
- 16. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. XT2 Intelligent Features Temp Alarm Heat Track NEW FLIR MSX Temp Check NEW Quick Track Isotherms Color Palettes NEW PiP Options
- 17. MSX from a DRONE! ZENMUSE XT2
- 18. Zenmuse XT2 Visual and Thermal
- 21. XT2 Camera Comparison IN DEPTH IM AGE COM PARISONS
- 22. FOV Comparison 336 VS 640 XT2 The following images represent two views of a house from the same relative positions to demonstrate field of view with each camera 200ft (66m) 15ft (5m) 100ft (33m)
- 23. Visual Camera Visual Camera is identical in both the 336 and 640 XT2’s 336 x 256 XT2 Visual 640 x 512 XT2 Visual
- 24. 100ft (30.5 meters) to target straight on X T2 336 X 256 9MM X T2 336 X 256 13MM X T2 336 X 256 19MM
- 25. X T2 640 13MM X T2 640 19MM X T2 640 25MM 100ft (30.5m)to target straight on
- 26. 200ft (61 Meters) AGL looking down X T2 336 X 256 9MM X T2 336 X 256 13MM X T2 336 X 256 19MM
- 27. 200ft (61m)AGL looking down X T2 640 13MM X T2 640 19MM X T2 640 25MM
- 28. ~650 ft (200m) to front corner of school at 200ft (61m) AGL X T2 336 X 256 9MM X T2 336 X 256 13MM X T2 336 X 256 19MM
- 29. XT2 640 13MM XT2 640 19MM XT2 640 25MM ~650 ft (200m) to front corner of school at 200ft (61m) AGL
- 30. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. FOV Comparison with Identical Spot Size Ratio 336 X 256 13MM- SPOT SIZE RATIO 765 640 X 512 13MM- SPOT SIZE RATIO 765 Both cameras deliver the same resolution per pixel but 640 x 512 provides 3.8X more data in each image. If you were flying a solar field or roof, with the 336 x 256, you’d have to take 4X the images and fly much longer over a smaller pattern to collect the same data as the 640 x 512
- 31. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. The other side of the story- 336 X 256 9MM 640 X 512 19MM What if we just want the house in the image? Then the 640 delivers 3.8x more pixels on the house than the 336 with similar effective FOV. Both images were captured from the same location
- 32. Experiment- Visibility of hot/cold items from each XT2 at 50ft (15m), 100ft (30m), 200ft (61m), 350ft (107m) AGL XT2 IR CAMERAS Ambient Temperature 38F, (3C) no wind Note: All images are unaltered raw pictures directly from the SD card in the XT2
- 33. 336 9mm 336 19mm 336 13mm 336 9mm 336 19mm 336 13mm 336 9mm 336 19mm 336 13mm 336 9mm 336 19mm 336 13mm 50ft (15m) AGL 100ft (30m)AGL 200ft (61m) AGL 350ft (107m) AGL
- 34. 336 9mm 336 19mm 336 13mm 336 9mm 336 19mm 336 13mm 336 9mm 336 19mm 336 13mm 336 9mm 336 19mm 336 13mm 50ft (15m) AGL 100ft (30m)AGL 200ft (61m) AGL 350ft (107m) AGL
- 35. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. 640 13mm 640 25mm 640 19mm 640 13mm 640 25mm 640 19mm 640 13mm 640 25mm 640 19mm 640 13mm 640 19mm 640 25mm 50ft (15m) AGL 100ft (30m)AGL 200ft (61m) AGL 350ft (107m) AGL
- 36. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. 640 13mm 640 25mm 640 19mm 640 13mm 640 25mm 640 19mm 640 13mm 640 25mm 640 19mm 640 13mm 640 19mm 640 25mm 50ft (15m) AGL 100ft (30m)AGL 200ft (61m) AGL 350ft (107m) AGL
- 37. 336 vs 640 13mm lens at 200ft (61m) AGL640 delivers 3.8X more pixels and data in the image with larger FOV 336 x 256 640 x 512
- 38. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Just for fun! Did you notice The electric cord in the images to the heater? Plug The splice where I had cut it with the hedge trimmer and fixed it? The 6 XT2 boxes that were stored in the house and hold residual heat? It was just above freezing when I conducted these tests with no wind. These boxes show up in the larger FOV images as hot spots. Extra white spot is 2 batteries after being flown The warm spot where my wife pre-heated the car for 15 minutes on the driveway?
- 39. Appendix
- 40. Solar Field Inspection OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
- 41. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Traditional Commercial PV Inspections Methods • I-V curve tracing and site walkdowns • Handheld thermal imaging • Incomplete documentation Challenges • Labor intensive • Large areas (10–1,000+ acres) • Safety risks • Geographically spread out Credit: Raptormaps.com
- 42. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Drone Solutions save time? • Inspection time minutes/hours versus days/weeks • Single person can perform the work • AI software to pinpoint problem areas • Easily access remote areas Performing a solar inspection with hand held IR and test equipment is like painting the San Francisco bridge. Once you got done, you’d need to start over!
- 43. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. What can you see from a drone? Credit: Raptormaps.com
- 44. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Drone IR Inspections are utilized for • Routine operations and maintenance (O&M) • Commissioning • Troubleshooting • Warranty claims • Asset transfer Credit: Raptormaps.com
- 45. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Who uses the data? • Financiers • Asset Owners • Performance Managers • Performance Analysts • Field Technicians Credit: Raptormaps.com
- 47. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. What Makes Data “High Quality” Planning • Proper equipment • High irradiance • Decent weather Execution • Low glare, no motion blur • Collected radiometric jpeg • Correct ground resolution • Good flight overlaps • Complete site coverage Bonus Optimizations • Time in field • Number of batteries File format: Radiometric JPEG (preferred) or thermal TIFF Credit: Raptormaps.com
- 48. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Thermal Images: Target Resolution Cell level anomaly identification: 2” (5 cm) /pixel or less Module level anomaly identification: 6” (15 cm) /pixel or less Cell level with Zenmuse XT 640x512 13mm g = 0.164 feet/pixel (5 cm/pixel) p = 640 pixels 𝜃 = 45° (0.785 radians) h = 127 feet (39 meters) g: target resolution p: number of pixels 𝜃 = field of view h: altitude Credit: Raptormaps.com
- 49. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Data Worksheet FLIR Camera # of Pixels Horizontal # of Pixels Vertical Pixels Horizontal FOV (deg) Vertical FOV (deg) IFOV (mrad) Elevation Over Roof Spot Size (in) (single spot) Horizontal FOV (ft) Vertical FOV (ft) # Images to achieve 80% overlap Distance between Images Horz (ft) Distance Between Images Vert (ft) 640 9mm 640 512 327680 69 56 1.889 69.000 1.56 83.5 67 17 13 640 13mm 640 512 327680 45 37 1.308 100.00 1.57 83.5 67 447 17 13 640 19mm 640 512 327680 32 26 0.895 145.000 1.56 83.5 67 447 17 13 336 6.8mm 336 256 86016 49.1 37.4 2.519 52.000 1.57 44 33.5 9 7 336 9mm 336 256 86016 35 27 1.889 69.250 1.57 44 33.5 9 7 336 13mm 336 256 86016 25 19 1.308 100.000 1.57 44 33.5 1696 9 7 336 19mm 336 256 86016 17 13 0.895 146.000 1.57 44 33.5 1696 9 7 FLIR Duo 160 120 19200 57 44 6.22 21.00 1.57 20.9 15.67 7634 4 3 Let’s go for min 4 x 4 pixels on our smallest target area
- 50. Solar Inspection 10 Acre Site 660ft x 660ft (200m x 200m) CASE STUDY Max Recommended Flight Speed at 39m (130ft) AGL: 5 m/s (16.4ft/s) or 18kph (11mph)
- 51. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Camera Orientation: Perpendicular • Align long axis of camera with the solar row Correct Not ideal Credit: Raptormaps.com
- 52. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Thermal Image Overlap • 80% front overlap (direction of flight) • 20% side overlap • 5cm/pixel (130 ft AGL) Flight Direction 80% front overlap 20% Overlap
- 53. Solar Inspection 63 images No overlap 640 X 512 13MM 120FT AGL 1.98 PIXEL/INCH
- 54. Solar Inspection ~335 images 80% Horiz. Overlap 20% Vert. Overlap 11- passes ~10-11 minutes 640 X 512 13MM 130FT AGL 1.98 PIXEL/INCH
- 55. Solar Inspection ~670 images 80% Horiz. Overlap 20% Vert. Overlap 22- passes ~20 minutes 336 X 256 13MM 120FT AGL 1.98 PIXEL/INCH 120FT AGL
- 56. 6,345 Images 47 Passes 25ft Altitude 160X120 IR AT 1.98 INCHES/PIXEL
- 57. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Solar Summary Drones With Thermal Cameras Are Becoming Standard Practice • Increasing Efficiency at All Stages of PV Lifecycle • Rapidly Detect Cell-level to Inverter-level Issues • Follow Best Practices to Collect High-Quality Data • Make Your Data Actionable and Accessible • Machine Learning Makes Your System Standardized and Scalable- Visit Raptormaps.com for more information on processing images with applied machine learning. Topaz Solar Farm (Credit: First Solar Inc.) Credit: Raptormaps.com
- 58. Proprietary - Company Confidential ©2019 FLIR Systems Inc. Information and equipment described herein may require US Government authorization for export purposes. Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited. Questions or Comments? Email Nicole VanWert-Quinzi nvanwert@Transcat.com Transcat: 800-800-5001 www.Transcat.com For related product information, go to: www.Transcat.com/FLIR