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Performance Evaluations on UAV-Aided Automated Meter Reading

Author(s) -

Gürkan Tuna

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of advanced robotic systems

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394

H-Index - 46

eISSN - 1729-8814

pISSN - 1729-8806

DOI - 10.5772/53365

Subject(s) - computer science , flexibility (engineering) , automatic meter reading , global positioning system , inertial navigation system , reading (process) , metre , real time computing , field (mathematics) , inertial measurement unit , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , orientation (vector space) , statistics , physics , geometry , political science , pure mathematics , law , wireless , mathematics , astronomy

This paper presents a novel approach of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for automated meter reading (AMR) applications in rural areas where there are a few consumers scattered across a wide area. Compared to traditional meter reading systems, the use of UAVs for AMR brings several advantages, such as low cost operation, flexibility and online system management. In this paper, the advantages of integrating an Inertial Navigation System (INS) and a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for a robust localization and navigation system for automated meter reading applications are investigated. In addition, the results of field tests related to the proposed navigation and localization system, and experimental studies on sensor node lifetime, are given to prove the effectiveness of the proposed system. The proposed system can be used by utility providers to extend or improve their services

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