Performed multi field deployment for testing and evaluation of novel radar system for geological remote sensing research. This project involves:
Planning and execution of unmanned flight mission in Colorado and Alabama
Planning and flight commanding of manned mission in Colorado
Integration of radar systems on UAS
Project support the publication
S. Kolpuke, et al., "Airborne Multichannel UWB FMCW Radar for Snow Depth Measurements," in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 62, pp. 1-18, 2024, Art no. 2001918, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2024.3359125.
S. Kolpuke et al., "Airborne UWB FMCW Radar for Snow Depth Measurements," in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 60, pp. 1-15, 2022, Art no. 2008115, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2022.3223989.
F. Abushakra et al., "A Miniaturized Ultra-Wideband Radar for UAV Remote Sensing Applications," in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 198-201, March 2022, doi: 10.1109/LMWC.2021.3129153.
A. Bhandari, T. Dinh Luong and J. Larson, "Cooperative Guidance and Navigation of UAS for Common Midpoint Radar Remote Sensing," 2023 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS), Monterey, CA, USA, 2023, pp. 280-285, doi: 10.1109/PLANS53410.2023.10139947.
Planned multiple field deployments for soil moisture measurements with both UAS and Cessna aircraft
Pilot UAS for data collection
Integrate radar system on UAS
Planned multiple field deployments for snow depth measurements with both UAS and Twin Otter aircraft
Pilot UAS for data collection
Integrate radar system on UAS
Flight commander