Articles | Volume XL-1/W2
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-1-W2-51-2013
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16 Aug 2013
EMERGENCY RADIATION SURVEY DEVICE ONBOARD THE UAV
Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Radiation Survey, Radionuclide, Dose Rate, Surface Contamination, Point Source
Abstract. Radiation survey device (RSD) on the base of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was developed as an equipment of rescue forces for radiation situation reconnaissance in case of emergency. RSD is multi range radiometer with spectrometer functions capable to work within gamma ray fields of dose rate 10–7 – 10–1 Sievert per hour. UAV md4-1000 (Microdrones GmbH, Germany) was selected as the RSD carrier as a reliable vehicle with appropriate properties. Short description of RSD, UAV and developed software features as well as sensitivity assessments for different radiation sources are presented.