Aerial Water Sampling Drone

A hyperspectral camera is mounted on this pelican drone.

Aerial water sampling drone.

Among others aerial drones can be used as carriers for air sampling systems analyzers and sensors replacing or complementing the traditional ways to sampling at high altitudes such as airships aircrafts tethered balloons and meteorological towers. The solution also allows for the collection of in situ profiles of physiochemical parameters i e temperature electrical conductivity and water density. The aerial drone first suspended a conductivity temperature depth ctd probe capable of measuring in situ parameters to a depth of 100 m and then suspended a water sampling device capable of collecting 2 l water samples up to 120 m deep. Water sampling uav in action collecting a sample at a depth of 80 meters the drone collected the water sample and the team was able to quickly analyze it for ph iron species and total arsenic using hatch s mobile water testing lab.

The drone and sampling equipment can fly out over the lake and gather water from the surface layer a transitional layer and a deep layer to account for thermal and chemical stratification. The adaptive water sampling with unmanned aerial vehicle assisted water sampling device was proved to be a successful method for water quality evaluation. Thanks to affordable drones that can carry heavier loads than ever before they were able to attach water sampling equipment. By using an attachment patent pending that hatch has developed for drones water samples can be collected below the water surface without the need for personnel to access the lake surface.

In this video we demonstrate a multi rotor aerial vehicle that can obtain water samples in remote and hard to access locations. This is from the university of nebraska lincoln nimbus lab see http.