Title :
Open-path greenhouse gas sensor for UAV applications
Author :
Khan, Amir ; Schaefer, David ; Roscoe, Bryan ; Sun, Kang ; Tao, Lei ; Miller, David ; Lary, David J. ; Zondlo, Mark A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an open-path, compact, low power, VCSEL based sensor for measuring trace gas species in the atmosphere. The sensor was tested on a robotic UAV helicopter and demonstrated stable performance throughout its operation.
Keywords :
autonomous aerial vehicles; gas sensors; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; open-path greenhouse gas sensor; robotic UAV helicopter; trace gas species measurement; Atmospheric measurements; Helicopters; Pollution measurement; Robot sensing systems; Satellites; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Water;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
