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REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM:Drones

13th Annual Air Quality Governance Lekgotla

Garreth Grosch | Cape Town | 1 - 3 October 2018

© Western Cape Government 2013 |

Overview

WHAT IS A DRONE?

INTRODUCTION

AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND DRONES

REGULATORY OVERVIEW

OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

WAY FORWARD


WHAT IS A………..???????

DRONE

RPAS(REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM)

REMOTELY

PILOTED

AIRCRAFT

UNMANNED

AERIAL VEHICLE

MULTI-ROTOR

UNMANNED

VEHICAL

SYSTEM

QUAD-COPTER

FIXED-WING


INTRODUCTION

Rapidly evolving and growing sector

663 RPAS registered

686 Remote Pilot Licences

Only 20 RPAS Operating Certificates (ROC)

4 Training centres

Explosive growth


INTRODUCTION

Current ROC’s holders


BACKGROUND

Human Health Risk Assessment Study: 2013 – 2016 (HRA Phase 1)

– Identified the need for further air quality management in selected areas (viz.

Wellington/Paarl; Milnerton/Du Noon; Khayelitsha/Philippi)

– Recommended air quality monitoring in these areas

o Measure real-time air pollutant concentrations

Air quality flying laboratory, mounted to a drone (RPAS)

– good approach (vertical air quality monitoring)

– portability of the drone (faster response to events)

– impractical / time consuming: move existing ambient monitoring stations & trends

– initial thoughts on using in-situ air quality monitoring data:

o real-time indication of ambient air quality / facility stack emissions when air

quality complaints are investigated or compliance inspections undertaken,

and for air quality planning purposes (e.g. linked to dispersion modelling etc.)


BACKGROUND cntd…

MITS funding (Phase 2 HRA):

– Portable Flying Air Sampling Unit (Scentroid DR1000) in-situ data

o Service Provider appointed to legally fly the Unit (mounted to their drone)

o Train 3 officials to obtain their Remote Pilot Licences

MTEF 2017/2018 funding to procure an RPAS (i.e. drone):

– Model DJI S1000, to perform future in-house drone flying of the Air Sampling Unit


TRAINING FOR REMOTE PILOT LICENCE

INTENSIVE TRAINING!


AIR QUALITY MONITORING (air quality flying laboratory and drone)

GAS SENSITIVE ELECTRODES


OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

•Before takeoff

•Payload

•Weather

•Environment

•Ground & Air

•Air Pockets

•Temperature

•Traffic

•Trees

•Buildings

•Altitude

•Weather

•Environment

Payload Environment

Flight PathWeather


AIR QUALITY MONITORING DATA COLLECTED: Wellington (specific flight path)


AIR QUALITY MONITORING DATA COLLECTED: Wellington (SO2 vs Temp)

Temperature (˚C)

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ur D

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pp

m)


AIR QUALITY MONITORING DATA COLLECTED: Wellington (SO2 vs Rel. Humidity)Su

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Relative Humidity


AIR QUALITY MONITORING DATA COLLECTED: Wellington (SO2 vs Rel. Humidity)

10 minutes

500 μg/m3 (191 ppb)


AIR QUALITY MONITORING DATA COLLECTED: (Wellington vs Philippi SO2)(p

pm

)


RPAS REGULATIONS OVERVIEW (LEGAL ASPECTS)


RPAS REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

Remote

Pilot

Licence

Air

Service

Licence

RPAS

Letter of

Approval

RPAS

Operational

Certificate

Operational

Specs

Drone possession is required to initiate these processes


RPAS REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

First governmental application: CAA to categorize


DRONE OPERATIONS CONSIDERATIONS

Crew and Training

Insurance

Ground Infrastructure

Drone Equipment

Planning

Permits

Flight Plans

CAMU

Indemnity and

Permissions

Insurance

Compliance Inspections

Planning

Maintenance

Safety & Security


RPAS APPLICATIONS


WAY FORWARD

Co-operative opportunities:

• Many interested Departments (Provincial / Local / National) to use drones for

research purposes / emergency management services / agriculture / building

surveys, etc.

Thank you

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