This paper aims to analyze the application of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) for remote oil spill sensing.

    Design/methodology/approach

    This paper is an analysis of RPA strong points.

    Findings

    To increase the accuracy and eliminate potentially false contamination detection, which can be caused by external factors, an oil thickness measurement algorithm is used with the help of the multispectral imaging that provides high accuracy and is versatile for any areas of water and various meteorological and atmospheric conditions.

    Research limitations/implications

    SWOT analysis of implementation of RPA for remote sensing of oil spills.

    Practical implications

    The use of RPA will improve the remote sensing of oil spills.

    Social implications

    The concept of oil spills monitoring needs to be developed for quality data collection, oil pollution control and emergency response.

    Originality/value

    The research covers the development of a method and design of a device intended for taking samples and determining the presence of oil contamination in an aquatorium area; the procedure includes taking a sample from the water surface, preparing it for transportation and delivering the sample to a designated location by using the RPA. The objective is to carry out the analysis of remote oil spill sensing using RPA. The RPA provides a reliable sensing of oil pollution with significant advantages over other existing methods. The objective is to analyze the use of RPA employing all of their strong points. In this paper, technical aspects of sensors are analyzed, as well as their advantages and limitations.


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    Title :

    Oil spill remote monitoring by using remotely piloted aircraft


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    Publication date :

    2019-02-06


    Size :

    1 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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