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ORNL is managed by UT-Battelle
for the US Department of Energy
Mainstream Utilization of UAS within the Electric Utility Industry
Rick Lusk
Director, UAS Research Center
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
September 14, 2017
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ORNL UAS Research Center Movie
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryUnmanned Aerial Systems Research Center (UASRC)
Rick Lusk
Director, UAS Research Center
Group Leader, Data System Sciences and Engineering
Computer Sciences & Engineering Division
http://uasresearch.ornl.gov/
ORNL is DOE’s largest & most diverse science and energy laboratory
ORNL is managed by UT-Battelle for the US Department of Energy
$1.5B budget /
4,700employees
World’s most intense
neutronsource
Most powerful open
scientific computing
facility
World-class research reactor
Nation’s largestmaterialsresearchportfolio
Nation’s most diverse
energyportfolio
Forefront ofdecision science
and analysis
Leader in Global
Security Technologies
Mission: Deliver scientific discoveries and technical breakthroughs that will accelerate the development and deployment of
solutions in clean energy and global security, and in doing so create economic opportunity for the nation—We exploit synergies
among our core capabilities to deliver on our mission.
DOE’s Oak Ridge Leadership Computing
Facility
− TITAN computer operating at >2.7
petaflops (World #1)
− 10–30 PF system in development
(OLCF-3)
− Exascale system by 2017
NSF National Institute for Computational Sciences
– Cray XT5 Kraken operating
at >1 petaflops
– Partnership with the
University of Tennessee
NOAA National Climate
Computing Research Center
− Cray XE6/XT6 Gaea operating at
700 teraflops
− Petascale
Rocket Surgeon
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ORNL Core Capability
ORNL’s core capability in systems engineering and integrationis critical to its ability to translate break-through science into robust technologies, systems, and methods that address high-risk, high-complexity, multidisciplinary issues of national importance.
www.ornl.gov
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UAS Research Center Mission and Purpose
The ORNL UAS Research Center Mission
is to use our world-class science and engineering resources to extend the
horizons of Unmanned Systems technology to create solutions for the betterment
of humankind.
The Unmanned Aerial Systems Research Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
connects industry with world-class research tools and capabilities to translate
scientific breakthroughs into commercialized applications.
By advancing the engineering and integration of technology subsystems, UASRC
maximizes the power of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to design and develop
innovative, transformative solutions that improve safety, productivity, and use.
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UAS – first and foremost data collection platforms
UAS Data-Centric Discovery Needs
• Smaller, better, purpose-built sensors
• Multi-sensor data fusion
• Signature libraries spanning biological to structural material indices
• MSI & HSI Processing Systems and Algorithms – data mining for informatics
• A supporting and integrated data science infrastructure
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Building Big Data Solutions for Drone Data: The New Age of Aerial Information
“Commercial drones are flying in.
The industry needs to see beyond the UAV and focus on the real disruptor:
actionable analytics via aerial data.
As we prepare for widespread adoption and integration across major markets
such as agriculture, oil and gas, insurance, infrastructure, emergency response
and life sciences, businesses need an intelligent solution that combines UAV
hardware and automated data analysis software to deliver tangible results at
scale.”
Thomas Haun – VP of Strategy and Globalization
PrecisionHawk UAV Technology Raleigh, NC
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UAS – Multidisciplinary Utility
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Which Method is Safer, More Accurate, and Less Expensive ?
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Which Method is Safer, More Accurate, and Less Expensive ?
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DOE Focused – Energy Applications
Application:
Maintenance and inspections of electrical, solar and wind power systems and also
for thermographic surveys of buildings.
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An Early Survey of Best Practices for the Use of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems by the Electric Utility Industry
http://info.ornl.gov/sites/publications/Files/Pub73072.pdf
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Electric Utility Work
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sUAS Images from EPB Chattanooga
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Two Tiers – Long Lines and Bucket Truck
More than 450,000 miles of transmission lines across the country
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UAS for Grid Visibility (GridViz)
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Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Sensor
The sensor transduces an input electrical signal into a
mechanical wave which, unlike an electrical signal, can be
easily influenced by physical phenomena.
• Ultra-low cost
• Passive wireless Sensor Networks
• Enable unprecedented visibility, monitoring and control
• Buildings, grid, energy delivery/extraction, environment
• Printed
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Hydrophylic hydrogels for humidity sensing
Nano-structured graphene for methane sensing
Palladium film for hydrogen sensing
Carbon nano-tube array for CO2 sensing
➢ Physical Sensing• Temperature• Pressure• Humidity• Strain/vibration
➢ Electronic Sensing• Current flow• Voltage• Charge
➢ Chemical Sensing• CO2
• CH4
• VOCs
➢ Physical Sensing• Energy control• Condition monitoring• Presence detection
➢ Electronic Sensing• Grid monitoring• Surveillance
➢ Chemical Sensing• Pipeline monitoring• Leak/plume detection• Accident response
Sensing Modalities
Sensing Applications
Acoustic Wave Sensor DesignsFuture Directions
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Importance of UAS in Disaster Recovery
• Quick to deploy
• Agile
• Low cost
• Multi-Sensor payload capability
• Mapping capability
Drone Footage of Harvey at Aransas Pass
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After the Water Receded the Heroes in Bucket Trucks Arrived
Photos by Rick Lusk
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Raw Drone Footage of Holiday Beach, TX – Ground Zero
Photos by Rick Lusk
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My Grandfather said, “Learn something new every day”.
I learned - a new use for Great Stuff
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Discussion
Rick LuskDirectorUAS Research Center
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