The drones are coming!

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1 The drones are coming! Lars Landberg & Elizabeth Traiger DNV GL, SR&I/GTR, Renewables 1 SAFER, SMARTER, GREENER

2 Contents The hardware Regulations & insurance Economy Inspection of wind turbine Inspection of met mast Ideas for future applications Part of the Renewables SR&I initiative on AI and Robotics Robots: dull, dangerous, dirty 2

3 Specs: AIRCRAFT Weight (including battery and propellers) 1280 g Diagonal size (including propellers) 590 mm Max Ascent Speed 5 m/s Max Descent Speed 3 m/s Hover Accuracy Vertical: +/- 0.1 m (when Vision Positioning is active) or +/- 0.5 m Horizontal: +/- 1.5 m Max Speed 16 m/s (ATTI mode, no wind) Max Service Ceiling Above Sea Level 6000 m (Default altitude limit: 120 m above takeoff point) Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C GPS Mode GPS/GLONASS 3

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5 CAMERA Sensor Sony EXMOR 1/2.3 Effective pixels: 12.4 M (total pixels: M) Lens FOV mm (35 mm format equivalent) f/2.8, focus at ISO Range (video) (photo) Shutter Speed 8s -1/8000s Image Max Size4000 x 3000 Still Photography Modes: Single Shot, Burst Shooting: 3/5/7 shots Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB): 3/5 Time-lapse Video Recording: UHD (4096x2160p), HD (1280x720p), 2.7K (2704 x1520p) Supported SD Card Types Micro SD Max capacity: 64 GB. Class 10 or UHS-1 rating required Max Bitrate of Video Storage: 60 Mbps Supported File Formats: JPEG, DNG, MP4, MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C 5

6 REMOTE CONTROLLER Operating Frequency GHz GHz Max Distance Up to 5 km or 3.1 miles (unobstructed, free of interference) when FCC compliant Up to 3.5 km or 2.1 miles (unobstructed, free of interference) when CE compliant Video Output Port USB Operating Temperature 0 C- 40 C Battery 6000 mah LiPo 2S Mobile Device Holder For tablet or phone Receiver Sensitivity (1%PER) -101 dbm ±2 dbm Transmitter Power (EIRP) FCC: 20 dbm CE: 16 dbm Working Voltage 1.2 V 6

7 INTELLIGENT FLIGHT BATTERY Capacity 4480 mah Voltage 15.2 V Battery Type LiPo 4S Energy 68 Wh Net Weight 365 g Max Flight Time Approximately 23 minutes Operating Temperature -10 C to 40 C Max Charging Power 100 W 7

8 The package 8

9 Regulation and insurance Buildings People Height LoS Commercial UK 150m 150m 400ft Yes Permission (CAA) DE open area open area m Yes (300m) DK 150m 150m 100m Yes No Permission, 2yr possible Registration required in the US Insurance needed! 9

10 Economics Still early days An example A 100-wind turbine wind farm Complete inspection required Manual inspection: two people per turbine for around a day 200 person days A drone can inspect one turbine in no more than an hour 100 drone hours The drone might identify 15 turbines that need manual inspection 30 person days 10

11 Inspections Turbine inspection Met mast inspection 11

12 Google Earth view 12

13 Google Earth view 13

14 Inspection of wind turbine 14

15 NOTE 1080 dpi (was 4K) v windy (>10 m/s) 15

16 Wind turbine inspection 16

17 Wind turbine inspection, stills 17

18 Inspection stills 18

19 Inspection stills 19

20 Inspection stills 20

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22 Met mast inspection, still 22

23 Met mast inspection, still 23

24 Future applications BVLoS Autonomous flight: just bring your drone in a box AI to look at footage, identifying critical areas, and turbines to be inspected IR cameras (already happening) Documentation (already happening now) 24

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27 AI looking at footage 27

28 Summary The hardware Regulations & insurance Economy Inspection of wind turbine Inspection of met mast Ideas for future applications 28

29 Thank you! Contact SAFER, SMARTER, GREENER 29