Traffic monitoring using drone ACRRL Applied Control & Robotics Research Laboratory of Shiraz University Department of Power and Control Engineering, Shiraz University, Fars, Iran. Winter 2019 https://sites.google.com/view/acrrl/

1. Traffic Monitoring using Drone

2. ACRRL
Applied Control & Robotics Research Laboratory of
Shiraz University
Department of Power and Control Engineering, Shiraz University, Fars, Iran.
Winter 2019

3. Contents
1. Drone Types
2. Traffic Monitoring
3. Challenges
4. Commercial Drones
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4. 1.
Drone Types
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5. “ Different Drone Types
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6. “ Comparison
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7. “Comparison
Multirotor is the best choice for commercial applications
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8. “Multirotor types
Quadcopter (Quadrotor)
Hexacopter
Octocopter
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Quadcopter is the most commercially available
and the most affordable choice

9. 2.
Traffic Monitoring
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 Vehicle Counting
 Crossway Monitoring
 Speed Tracking
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Applications

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Crossway Monitoring

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Speed Tracking

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Challenges
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Piloting the Drone
Video Stability
Flight Time
Video Transmission
Video Processing
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Main Challenges

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Piloting the Drone
 Operator must be able to pilot
the drone
 Most of commercial drones can
patrol a defined area
automatically
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Solutions

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Video Stability
 Good quality drones have built-
in gimbals
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Solutions

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Flight Time
 Spare batteries
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Solutions

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Video Processing
 We must do this!
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Solutions

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Commercial Drones
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 DJI (Professional Drones)
 Elistair
 Flydeo
 Yuneec
 Parrot
 Syma (Hobby and toy Drones)
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Major Brands
Price Range:
From 20$ (Toy) up to more than 2000$

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DJI Company
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DJI Comparison (Except expensive phantom series)

23. Parrot vs. DJI
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24. Parrot vs. DJI
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25. Parrot vs. DJI
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26. Parrot vs. DJI
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 1- DJI Mavic Air ~ 750$
 2- Parrot ANAFI ~570$
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Best candidates

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Elistair company
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Elistair company

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Elistair products
ORION is an automated, powerful and highly portable tethered drone system. Designed for
continuous aerial day and night surveillance over extended time periods over large areas. It is
perfectly adapted for demanding law enforcement, private security, public safety missions and
military uses.
 Powerful Vision
 Extended Flight Time
 Weather Resistant
 Automated
 Extended Flight Time

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Elistair products

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Elistair products
 Intelligent flight automation
 Smart and intuitive interface
 Automated safety procedures

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Elistair products
ORION is an automated, powerful and highly portable tethered drone
system.
Designed for continuous aerial day and night surveillance over extended
time periods over large areas. It is perfectly adapted for demanding law
enforcement, private security, public safety missions and military uses.
HOVERING
ALTITUDE(m)
SECURED
COMMS(mb/s)
VEHICLE
DETECTION(Km)
WORK
TIME(h)
ORION 80 200 10 +10

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Elistair products
Safe-T
The Smart Tethering Station for Drones Safe-T is an industrial grade, smart tether station for
UAVs, offering real-time persistent observation capability with a wide range of compatible
drones and payloads.
Patented smart Tether Management system, Computer Controlled, fully programmable and
remotely actionable Outstanding performances (power, weight, data rate and ease-of-use)

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Elistair products
EXAMPLES OF VEHICLES SUPPORTED

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Elistair products
EXAMPLES OF VEHICLES SUPPORTED

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Elistair products
 The Smart Tethering Station for Drones
 Outstanding Performances
 Safety and Connectivity
 Ruggedized and Field-Proven

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Elistair products

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Elistair products

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Flydeo company
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Flydeo products
 Flydeo Y6
 Workswell WIRIS 640 Thermal camera
 DJI A3 Flight Controller
 DJI Lightbridge 2 – ground station +
FullHD video downlink
 Two Flydeo 34Ah 8S batteries
 Gremsy H3 gimbal
RTF Thermal Drone

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Flydeo products
 Max. endurance: 70min
 PAYLOAD
 Max. payload: 4kg / 9kg
 TAKEOFF WEIGHT
 Max. takeoff weight: 20kg
 SPEED
 Max. forward speed: 45 km/h
 Max. ascent speed: 6 m/s
 Max. descent speed: 3 m/s
Flydeo X8

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Flydeo products
 PROPPELER
 Carbon propeller diameter: 28“
 MULTICOPTER
 Multicopter diameter: 130cm
 TRANSPORT
 Transport size: 60cm x 60cm x 60cm
Flydeo X8

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Yuneec company
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Yuneec company
 One of the fastest RTK systems in the world
 The commercial Hexacopter H520 receives one of the fastest and most
reliable RTK systems in the world. Fully integrated into the H520, it
ensures the highest precision and the fastest possible operational
readiness even under difficult GPS conditions like in cities, canyons or
forests. Thanks to Real Time Kinematics satellite navigation the new
H520 RTK will be able to stand in the air with centimeter accuracy,
enabling extremely precise, repetitive photos, faster 3D mapping and
more accurate, even automated, inspection flights.
H520

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Yuneec company
H520

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H520
OPERATING SYSTEM Android™
NUMBER OF CHANNELS 16
TRANSMISSION DISTANCE RANGE
(OPTIMUM CONDITIONS)
Up to 1.6km/1 mile
VIDEO LINK RESOLUTION HD 720p
VIDEO LINK FREQUENCY BAND 5.8 GHz WiFi
VIDEO TRANSMISSION FCC Compliance: Up to 1.6km/1 mile / CE
Compliance: Up to 1.6km/1 mile
FLIGHT SYSTEM TELEMETRY DATA ON
SCREEN
Yes
LCD SCREEN SIZE 7”
TACTILE AND AUDIO FEEDBACK Yes
BUILT-IN LIPO BATTERY
(VOLTAGE/CAPACITY)
3.6V 8700mAh 31.32Wh Li-ion
CONNECTION TYPES 1x HDMI, 2x USB, 1x head phone

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Yuneec company
 Smart Typhoon H Plus
 The Typhoon H Plus from YUNEEC provides first-class image quality,
outstanding reliability and automatic flight modes that all photographers
and videographers dream of. Typhoon H Plus is equipped with a 1" 4K
camera, a PX4 based flight controller and flight modes including Follow
Me, Point of Interest and Curve Cable Cam. All the key internal
components of the Typhoon H Plus now have improved protection
against electrical influences and, along with the PX4 controller and 6-
rotor design, ensure maximum reliability
TYPHOON H PLUS

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Yuneec company
TYPHOON H PLUS

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TYPHOON H PLUS
WEIGHT 1,9 kg (with C23) / 2,06 kg (with C23 and RealSense
module)
DIAGONAL LENGTH (WITHOUT ROTOR BLADES) 520 mm
FLIGHT TIME Up to 25 min (with C23)
MAXIMUM RATE OF ASCENT 4 m/s
MAXIMUM RATE OF DESCENT 2,5 m/s
MAXIMUM FLIGHT SPEED Sport Mode: 72 km/h // Angle Mode: 50 km/h
MAXIMUM FLYING ALTITUDE 500 m
MOTORS 730kV
BATTERY 4S 5250mAh LiPo
CHARGER SC4000-4H
OPERATING TEMPERATURE 0°C - 40°C

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TYPHOON H PLUS
OPERATING SYSTEM Android™
NUMBER OF CHANNELS 16
TRANSMISSION DISTANCE RANGE (OPTIMUM
CONDITIONS)
1,6 km
FREQUENCY BAND 2,4 GHz
VIDEO LINK FREQUENCY BAND 5,8 GHz
VIDEO LINK RESOLUTION 720p
LCD SCREEN SIZE 7"
FLIGHT SYSTEM TELEMETRY DATA ON SCREEN Yes
BATTERY 3,6V 8700mAh 31,32Wh Li-ion
WORKING TEMPERATURE 0°C - 40°C
CONNECTION TYPES HDMI, 2x USB

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TYPHOON H PLUS
DIMENSIONS 115 x 80 x 130 mm
WEIGHT 275 g
SENSOR SIZE 1" CMOS
EFFECTIVE PIXELS 20 Megapixel
CAMERA LENS F2.8
VIEW FIELD 91°
ISO RANGE 100 - 6400
SHUTTER SPEED 4 - 1/8000s
PHOTO FORMAT JPEG, JPEG+DNG
VIDEO FORMAT MP4

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Yuneec company
 The Tornado H920 Plus is a multirotor aerial photography and
videography platform. Its unique modular design and innovative features
make it possible for professionals to capture impressive photographs
and video footage for a variety of uses.
H920

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Yuneec company
H920

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H920
DIAGONAL LENGTH (WITHOUT ROTOR BLADES) 920 mm
DIAMETER: PROPELLER/ROTOR 440 mm
REMOTE CONTROL 16 channels, 2.4 GHz with 5 GHz HD video downlink
(included)
MAXIMUM FLYING ALTITUDE (ABSOLUTE
ALTITUDE)
4000 m
MAXIMUM FLYING ALTITUDE (RELATIVE
ALTITUDE)
122 m
MAXIMUM ROTATIONAL SPEED 100°/s
MAXIMUM ROTATION ANGLE 35°
MAXIMUM FLIGHT SPEED 50 km/h
RADIO CONTROL FREQUENCY BAND 2.4GHz
OPERATING TEMPERATURE 5℃ to 40℃

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H920
OPERATING SYSTEM Android™
NUMBER OF CHANNELS 16
TRANSMISSION DISTANCE RANGE (OPTIMUM
CONDITIONS)
Up to 1.6 km
VIDEO LINK RESOLUTION HD 720p
VIDEO LINK FREQUENCY BAND 5.8 GHz WiFi
VIDEO TRANSMISSION Up to 1.6 km
FLIGHT SYSTEM TELEMETRY DATA ON SCREEN Yes
LCD SCREEN SIZE 7”
TACTILE AND AUDIO FEEDBACK Yes
BUILT-IN LIPO BATTERY (VOLTAGE/CAPACITY) 3.6 V 8700 mAh 31.32 Wh Li-Ion

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Thank you
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59. Applied Control & Robotics Research
Laboratory of
Shiraz University
https://sites.google.com/view/acrrl/
You can find me at m.sabouri@shirazu.ac.ir
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