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Research article
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26 May 2021
Research article |
| 26 May 2021
| 26 May 2021
Distributed wind measurements with multiple quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles in the atmospheric boundary layer
Tamino Wetz
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Norman Wildmann
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Frank Beyrich
Deutscher Wetterdienst, Meteorologisches Observatorium Lindenberg – Richard-Aßmann-Observatorium, Lindenberg, Germany
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- Enhanced resource assessment and atmospheric monitoring of the research wind farm WiValdi N. Wildmann et al. 10.1088/1742-6596/2265/2/022029
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- A review of Space-Air-Ground integrated remote sensing techniques for atmospheric monitoring B. Zhou et al. 10.1016/j.jes.2021.12.008
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- UAV-based in situ measurements of CO2 and CH4 fluxes over complex natural ecosystems A. Bolek et al. 10.5194/amt-17-5619-2024
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- Towards sensible heat flux measurements with fast-response fine-wire platinum resistance thermometers on small multicopter uncrewed aerial systems N. Wildmann & L. Györy 10.5194/amt-18-5527-2025
- Wind Field Estimation Using Multiple Quadcopters H. Chen et al. 10.1016/j.ifacol.2023.12.001
- Wind Pressure Orthogonal Decomposition Anemometer: A Wind Measurement Device for Multi-Rotor UAVs T. Hou et al. 10.3390/drones7060366
- Rotary-wing drone-induced flow – comparison of simulations with lidar measurements L. Jin et al. 10.5194/amt-17-2721-2024
- High-resolution wind speed measurements with quadcopter uncrewed aerial systems: calibration and verification in a wind tunnel with an active grid J. Kistner et al. 10.5194/amt-17-4941-2024
- Drone anemometry of atmospheric winds—A review M. Ilyas et al. 10.1063/5.0259355
- An evaluation of different measurement strategies to measure wind turbine near wake flow with small multicopter UAS N. Wildmann & J. Kistner 10.1088/1742-6596/2767/4/042004
- Spatially distributed and simultaneous wind measurements with a fleet of small quadrotor UAS T. Wetz & N. Wildmann 10.1088/1742-6596/2265/2/022086
- Analyses of Spatial Correlation and Coherence in ABL Flow with a Fleet of UAS T. Wetz et al. 10.1007/s10546-023-00791-4
- Análisis comparativo de tecnologías sustitutivas para la medición del potencial eólico en las instalaciones del Instituto Tecnológico Universitario Guatemala Sur S. López Rodríguez 10.36829/63CTS.v11i1.1560
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Short summary
A fleet of quadrotors is presented as a system to measure the spatial distribution of atmospheric boundary layer flow. The big advantage of this approach is that multiple and flexible measurement points in space can be sampled synchronously. The algorithm to calculate the horizontal wind is based on the principle of aerodynamic drag and the related quadrotor dynamics. The validation reveals that an average accuracy of < 0.3 m s−1 for the wind speed and < 8° for the wind direction was achieved.
A fleet of quadrotors is presented as a system to measure the spatial distribution of...
