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- PublicationRestrictedHardware in the Loop Tuning for a volcanic Gas Sampling UAV(2007)
; ; ; ; ; ; ;Caltabiano, D.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi (DIEES), Università degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania, Italy ;Longo, D.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi (DIEES), Università degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania, Italy ;Melita, D.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi (DIEES), Università degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania, Italy ;Muscato, G.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi (DIEES), Università degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania, Italy ;Orlando, A.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi (DIEES), Università degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania, Italy ;Giudice, G.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italia; ; ; ; ; ; ; Valavanis, Kimon P.Significant advances have been made in recent years in volcanic eruption forecasting and in understanding the behaviour of volcanoes. A major requirement is improvement in the collection of field data using innovative methodologies and sensors. Collected data are typically used as input for computer simulations of volcanic activity, to improve forecasts for longlived volcanic phenomena, such as lava flow eruptions and sand-rain. This research was conducted in cooperation with OTe Systems Catania, Italy [16].205 30 - PublicationUnknownAn Overview of the “Volcan Project”: An UAS for Exploration of Volcanic Environments(2008-07-21)
; ; ; ; ; ; ;Astuti, G.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi (DIEES), ;Giudice, G.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Palermo, Palermo, Italia ;Longo, D.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi (DIEES), ;Melita, C. D.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi (DIEES), ;Muscato, G.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi (DIEES), ;Orlando, A.; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi (DIEES),; ; ; ; ; This paper presents an overview of the Volcan Project, whose goal is the realization of an autonomous aerial system able to perform aerial surveillance of volcanic areas and to analyze the composition of gases inside volcanic plumes. There are increasing experimental evidences that measuring the chemical composition of volcanic gases can contribute to forecast volcanic eruptions. However, in situ gas sampling is a difficult operation and often exposes scientists to significant risks. At this aim, an Unmanned Aircraft System equipped with remote sensing technologies, able to sense the plume in the proximity of the crater, has been developed. In this paper, the aerial platform will be presented, together with the problems related to the flight in a hard scenario like the volcanic one and the tests performed with the aim of finding the right configuration for the vehicle. The developed autonomous navigation system and the sensors unit for gas analysis will be introduced; at the end, several experimental results will be described.885 24 - PublicationRestrictedROBOVOLC: a robot for volcano exploration result of rst test campaign(2003)
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;Muscato, G.; DIEES università di Catania ;Caltabiano, D.; DIEES università di Catania ;Guccione, S.; DIEES università di Catania ;Longo, D.; DIEES università di Catania ;Coltelli, M.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Catania, Catania, Italia ;Cristaldi, A.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Catania, Catania, Italia ;Pecora, E.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Catania, Catania, Italia ;Sacco, V.; University of Leeds, UK ;Sim, P.; University of Leeds, UK ;VirkS S, G. S.; University of Leeds, UK ;Briole, P.; IPGP, France ;Semerano, A.; Robosoft, France ;White, T.; BAE Systems, UK; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ROBOVOLC is a new robotic system that has been designed to help scientists in the exploration of volcanoes. It is composed of three subsystems: a rover platform with six articulated and independently actuated wheels; a manipulator arm to collect rock samples, drop and pick up sensors and sample gas; and a pan‐tilt turret with a high resolution camera, video‐camera, infrared camera and a doppler radar for gas speed measurement. This paper contains a short description of the system, following an introduction to the problem and review of the state‐of‐the‐art. Finally, results from the first test campaign on Mount Etna during September 2002 are briefly described.313 77