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Research article
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18 Feb 2021
Research article |
| 18 Feb 2021
| 18 Feb 2021
Towards accurate and practical drone-based wind measurements with an ultrasonic anemometer
William Thielicke
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
OPTOLUTION Messtechnik GmbH, Gewerbestr. 18, 79539 Lörrach, Germany
Waldemar Hübert
OPTOLUTION Messtechnik GmbH, Gewerbestr. 18, 79539 Lörrach, Germany
Ulrich Müller
OPTOLUTION Messtechnik GmbH, Gewerbestr. 18, 79539 Lörrach, Germany
Michael Eggert
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
Paul Wilhelm
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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Short summary
We developed a wind-measuring drone with exceptional measuring accuracy and a very long flight time. Measurements are extensively validated at different levels. A comparison with a bistatic lidar reveals very small bias and RMSEs. We also present a demonstration measurement in the wake of a wind turbine. We think that our solution is a significant enhancement to existing designs, and other researchers can benefit from the details that we are giving in the paper.
We developed a wind-measuring drone with exceptional measuring accuracy and a very long flight...
