Automatic laser pointer scanning hunter drone for easy search for fossils at night
An intelligent hunter drone occasionally appears in science fiction. Recently, this technology has become a reality. The hunter drone developed can use scanning laser pointer to find targets at night. This technique, laser-induced fluorescence (LSF), has achieved great success in the field of paleontology. It can make fossil bones glow and reveal other invisible details such as skin and cartilage. It is possible to apply LSF to aviation systems. Because the laser has the ability to project to a long distance, only a small amount of power is lost. Fluorescence is extremely sensitive to differences in mineral composition. Although the "Laser Raptor" is designed to find fossils. But it is ready to find a series of fluorescent targets including minerals. For example, studying rare and unusual geology or searching for mining materials such as gems, or even archaeological artifacts and structures. As a member of the Space Research Laboratory of the University of Hong Kong when asked about future plans.
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Research Assistant Professor and Laboratory of Vertebrate Paleontology of the Department of Planetary Sciences and the Department of Earth Sciences. Co-developed a fully autonomous LSF UAV system with colleagues from the Science Progress Foundation. We call this system ‘Laser Raptors’. It aims to more effectively search for fossils exposed on the ground in the wild. The UAV has set its flight path during the day. It was launched at night in the wilderness of Arizona and Wyoming in search of fossils. "Laser Raptor" uses onboard navigation to quickly fly to search locations. Then descend and maintain a height of 4 meters above the ground so that it can start "harvesting" to find small, shiny objects like nails. After each "task" is completed, the laser scanned video will be processed. In order to discover the hot spots to be investigated the next day, to find new fossil specimens.
2021-01-06 03:36:09
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