The document outlines an overview of the Automated Drone Reality Project, highlighting its proof of concept phase at the Plumstead Crossrail site in London. It discusses the challenges of operating drones in a busy urban environment, including safety regulations, risk assessments, and the integration of advanced UAV technology. Additionally, the project aims to identify data needs in construction, explore various sensor capabilities, and consider health and safety issues involved with drone operations.

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Project overview
Proof of concept for the first phase of the Automated Drone Reality project to ensure that all the
different parts of the solution would work
Where
Plumstead Crossrail site SE London
Who
Future Aerial, Costain, Bentley ,Crossrail

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System wide Induction
- Confirmation of CSCS cards
- Crossrail induction, best practice for railway operations
- D&A Testing by Occupational Health Nurse
- Track Safety Awareness Course
- Security pass issuing

4. The UK UAS regulation is governed by the
CAA and navigating the regulations and safety
planning makes up a large part of any UAS
project.
RAMS (Risk Assessment and Method
Statements)
Airspace management
Working with local Authorities
Use of the latest industrial grade equipment
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5. As you can see, the site is
bounded by the railway to the
south, HMP Belmarsh to the north
and is within 1km of the flight
path for London City Airport.
FAI cleared our flights with
London city ATC and kept mobile
phone communication with them
throughout the day.
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- Ascending Technologies Falcon 8
Trinity
- Industrial grade UAV
- Triple redundant flight controller
- 8 x rotors
- Dual receiver/transiever
“The Plumstead site was a difficult environment to work. Surrounded by potential hazards, flying needed to be controlled
and planned. The site is not only in Central London, but is surrounded by busy infrastructure, including A roads, railway line
and London City Airport. All had to be factored into the flight plan and Risk Assessments. The site itself was a live
construction site and the upmost care is taken during flights to ensure no one’s safety is compromised, or indeed flying too
close to machinery.”

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Using a predefined flight path with
image overlap of 60% lateral and 70%
longitudinal.
The UAV follows a path using GPS and
each image is Geo-tagged at the
trigger points.

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Drone in a box
- What are the problems that the construction industry faces, where is there a lack of data
- What data do they need?
- What’s going to be the best sensor/aircraft combination to collect the data?
- How will the data be processed?
- Will that tool or process be able to be integrated into things like record keeping,
maintenance, reporting requirements and staff training?
- What are the health safety issues on site?

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Possible payloads for UAV platforms
- Imaging
- NIR Near infra-red
- Multispectral
- Thermal
- Lidar
- 360 degree video
- VR/AR
- Air quality monitoring

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Breakout workshop
Risk and hazards management /health
safety
Using a map and 3D image, how can this
data be used
Give a few examples
Data Analytics
What are the potential uses of the data?
How much they use it?
Snagging?
Tracking items
Counting Bollards
How often is data needed?
Environmental Compliance
Oil spill or something- drone comes and maps it etc.
How often is data needed?
Security
What issues do site currently face?
Is there a theft of materials issue?
How often is data needed?
Logistics and planning
Planning of people of site and materials on site
How often is data needed?
(Please refer to print out)