1. Impact of Rainfall on the Detection Performance of Non-Contact Safety Sensors for UAVs/UGVs.
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Sumi, Yasushi, Kim, Bong Keun, Ogure, Takuya, Kodama, Masato, Sakai, Naoki, and Kobayashi, Masami
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DETECTORS ,WEATHER ,DRONE aircraft ,REMOTELY piloted vehicles ,DROP size distribution ,RAINDROPS ,RAINFALL - Abstract
This study comprehensively investigates how rain and drizzle affect the object-detection performance of non-contact safety sensors, which are essential for the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles and ground vehicles in adverse weather conditions. In contrast to conventional sensor-performance evaluation based on the amount of precipitation, this paper proposes spatial transmittance and particle density as more appropriate metrics for rain environments. Through detailed experiments conducted under a variety of precipitation conditions, it is shown that sensor performance is significantly affected by the density of small raindrops rather than the total amount of precipitation. This finding challenges traditional sensor-evaluation metrics in rainfall environments and suggests a paradigm shift toward the use of spatial transmittance as a universal metric for evaluating sensor performance in rain, drizzle, and potentially other adverse weather scenarios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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