PES investigates how the Altura Zenith unmanned aerial system performs at sea in high winds, as Aerialtronics announces separate radical technical developments with NVIDIA and the IBM Watson Internet of Things Platform on the cloud.
Overcoming gales to inspect wind turbines in the Baltic Sea is one reason why Euro Drone Inspections use the Altura Zenith unmanned aerial system from Aerialtronics. Another is the Dutch UAS manufacturer’s rapid integration of ground-breaking technology.
Euro Drone Inspections were an early adopter when it came to choosing the Zenith, which has given them an edge over their competitors. Using the Zenith UAS has proved to be a very effective method of inspecting wind turbines, especially where there are safety issues concerning personnel.
Rik Bijl, Chief Executive Officer of Euro Drone Inspections, says they use specialised software and geometrically calibrated cameras to take measurements and collect images for surveys on wind turbines. The advantage is that if any cracks are identified, they can revisit the site to see what changes have occurred. “We can capture data with UAVs that we were not able to capture before,” he says.
