REMOTE SENSING GROUND ROBOTS
FOR PERSISTENT CROP STRESS
DETECTION
John D. Lambert
Senior Vice President, Nexutech
Research Associate, UCF Institute for
Simulation and Training
www.nexutech.com
[email protected]
703.628.8724
March 17, 2015
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OUTLINE
 Using Ground Robots as an Interim Surrogate for UAS
 I-Corps Project
 Baseline Thermal Sensor System
 Product Development Plan
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USING GROUND ROBOTS AS AN
INTERIM SURROGATE FOR UAS
 Air Space Issues
 Policy & Authorization: COA, Section 333 Exemptions, sUAS NPRM
 When will we be able to fly in meaningful numbers?
 Beyond Visual Line of Sight?
 Night Flights?
 UAS Information Post Processing and Latency
 Gather Valuable Information Now While Waiting for UAS
 Optimum Sensor Employment and Collection Plans
 Information Analysis and Integration
 Multi-sensor correlation
Autonomous Ground Vehicle Collections 24/7 - NOW
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NSF I-CORPS PROJECT
 Lean Launch Pad for Start Ups
 Flipped Classroom
 Hypotheses Testing through Interviews and Experiments
 Minimum Viable Product
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LAUNCH PAD CENTRAL
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Identify Stress & Manage Cultivation and
24/7 - all growing season
Irrigation
Measure Stress
3 July
4 July
92⁰, 27%
Understand & Trigger Irrigation
97⁰, 19%
Day
Night
5 July
96⁰, 10%
An occasional snapshot shows what you missed.
Persistent imaging lets you see the trend
while you can still do something about it.
Access Your Fields
on-the-GO
Contact: John Lambert
[email protected]
703-628-8724
See and Act
with Precision
Scout
Disease & Pests
There are no boundaries when enthusiasm and excitement are applied to the task at hand.
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PLAN
 Static System with Baseline Thermal and
Optical Pair
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Demonstrations
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Initial Research Data Collection
 Mobile System with Baseline Thermal and
Optical Pair
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Truck or Trailer Mounted
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Telescoping Mast
 Autonomous Ground Robotic Collection
System
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Integrated System
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Kit for Autonomous Navigation and Operations
 Sensor Upgrades for Mobile and Autonomous
Systems
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Multi-Spectral or Hyper-Spectral
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Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Sensors
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Soil and Moisture Sensors
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QUESTIONS ?
John D. Lambert
Senior Vice President, Nexutech
Research Associate, UCF Institute for Simulation and Training
www.nexutech.com
[email protected]
703.628.8724
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