Workshop on IoT and UAV for Radiation Monitoring
Instituto Balseiro, Bariloche, Argentina
January 25-29, 2016
The workshop will be given at Istituto Balseiro in San Carlos de Bariloche.
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to uniquely identifiable objects and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure. Experts say that there will be nearly 26 billion devices on the Internet of Things by 2020.
Learners grasp new ideas and principles better when they are presented in the “here and now.” Many new concepts can be explained through concrete examples and hands-on experience. The combination of “learning-by-doing” and problem-based learning is an extremely potent method.
Wireless technology has resulted in a data collection revolution in recent years. The continuing improvements in consumer electronics, photovoltaics and batteries have enabled the construction of low-cost custom built detectors and data acquisition / wireless control systems. The ability of such systems to gather data in remote locations e.g. no grid power, over long periods of time and through volume large area coverage facilitates the possibility of developing (near) real-time broad area maps.
The deployment of sensors on a rapid basis and to precise locations in 3D has been made possible even for the lowest cost systems by taking advantage of UAVs or RPAS. The ability to perform remote measurements makes the platform ideal for many radiation monitoring measurements and at a fraction of the cost of manned aircraft.
To achieve real change, we have to expand boundaries.
This is why we will mix academic rigor with hands-on experimentation.
Morning session
9:00-9:30 Introduction to CNEA
Anibal Blanco, CNEA
9:30-10:00 Introduction to Instituto Balseiro
Anibal Blanco, CNEA
10:00-10:30 Introduction to ICTP
Marco Zennaro, ICTP
10:30-11:00 Introduction to IAEA
Iain Darby, IAEA
11:00-12:00 Introduction to Internet of Things
Marco Zennaro, ICTP
12:00-12:30 Intro to the Workshop and to the IoT kit
Rodrigo Carbajales, ICTP
Afternoon Session
14:30-17:30 Setup of IDE, first examples with Arduino.
Morning session
9:00-11:00 Setting up ThingSpeak, sending data via WiFi
Rodrigo Carbajales
11:30-12:30 Introduction to Radiation Sensors
Iain Darby
Afternoon session
14:00-17:00 Safecast
Joe Moross
Morning session
9:00-10:00 UAV Aircraft General Knowledge
Iain Darby
10:00-11:00 UAV Air Law
Iain Darby
11:00-12:00 UAV Meteorology
Iain Darby
12:00-12:30 UAV Communications
Iain Darby
Afternoon session
14:00-15:00 Intro to GNSS
Iain Darby
15:00-17:00 Using the pin diode radiation sensor
Rodrigo Carbajales
Morning session
9:00-10:00 Utility of Cartographic and GIS Software in Radiological Mapping
Iain Darby
10:00-12:30 Presentations by participants
Institute for Advanced Studies
Claudio Federico
Detección de radiación ionizante basada en sensores comerciales C-MOS
Martín Pérez
Direccion General de Investigacion y Desarrollo en la Fuerza Aerea Argentina
Horacio Larrosa
Intro to Mrk Industries
Maximiliano Cordoba
UAV prototype for terrain dose-rate mapping
Diego García
XixHawk: Open autopilot based upon sytem-on-chip for multicopters
Rodrigo Gonzalez
WSN for Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring
Roberto Kiessling
Control of UAV for Indoors Inspection
Juan José Tarrio
Radiámetro gamma portátil CNEA-E076
Oscar Comito
Afternoon session
14:00-16:00 UAV flying
Joe Moross
Pictures taken during the workshop are on Flickr and on Google Photos
Videos taken during the UAV flights are available here and here
.Marco is a Research Officer at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics. His research interest is in the use of WSN for Development. He holds a PhD from KTH-The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
Rodrigo is a Visiting Scientist at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). He also holds a Professional Fellowship in Instrumentation for Research Nuclear Reactors at the National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina.