Abstract
This paper presents an Internet of things 36-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle suitable for radiological surveying of buildings and facilities. The design of the 36-rotor multicopter platform is disclosed. The aircraft is used as a testbed for a lightweight gamma/beta/neutron ionizing radiation sensor closely coupled with the autopilot of the multirotor aircraft. A prototype of the drone and sensor was developed and initial tests were conducted. Test results are presented with data from measuring different radiation sources. The proposed novel design is compared to existing work and advantages to the latter were established.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Prof. Jordanka Semkova from the Space Research and Technology Institute – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for giving us valuable advice during the course of this thrilling research.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Zabunov, S.,
Mardirossian, G.,
Miteva, R.,
&
Kunchev, T.
(2021).
Internet of Things 36-rotor Multicopter for Ionizing Radiation Surveying.
International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace,
8(2).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15394/ijaaa.2021.1585
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