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Drones for Deploying Seismic Nodes: For Those Hard to Reach Places
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 80th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2018, Jun 2018, Volume 2018, p.1 - 5
Abstract
To optimize seismic deployment in challenging areas we have developed a drone seismic node transportation system. This system can transport 7 nodes to 1 km range in less than 10 minutes cycle time including landing, replacing the payload and battery change. We intend to deploy this system in severe terrain desert areas in Oman to reduce the requirement for mountaineers or other line crew to make long excursions from their support vehicles. Oman offers us an excellent first test location with conducive regulations, allowing UAVs to fly relatively far from their pilots, with few obstacles or third party activity. Using this springboard we can start useful drone deployments while developing enhancements including collision avoidance, automation and air-traffic management that would enable deployment in other environments such as foothills and forests.