Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "UAV"
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Assessing hydrometeorological controls on subalpine plant community evapotranspiration and evaluating the METRIC method using high-resolution UAV imagery in the Canadian Rocky Mountains
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-06)Subalpine wetlands in the Canadian Rocky Mountains function as buffers for snowmelt runoff towards downstream systems and communities. However, hydrological regimes are changing rapidly in these ecosystems due to climate ... -
Autonomous Vertical Recovery of Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-25)As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) prevail in commercial and first responder applications, the need for safer and more consistent recovery methods is growing. Standard aircraft landing manoeuvres are only possible with a ... -
The effect of ecosystem change, restoration, and plant diversity on thermally imaged surface temperature
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-07)The objective of this dissertation was to test and quantify the hypothesis from ecosystem thermodynamics: that the surface temperature of a terrestrial ecosystem changes with the state of the ecosystem in general, and with ... -
The effects of vegetation on the estimation of low flows: a high-resolution study in natural streams featuring novel techniques
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-12)Accurate measurement of stream discharge under low-flow conditions is of utmost importance to many water resources practitioners. In most of the world, discharge is estimated at gauging stations using rating curves. These ... -
Measuring and modelling soil erosion in agricultural systems: Evaluating the application of UAVs and SfM-MVS for soil erosion research
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-19)Soil erosion in agricultural systems is a pressing issue for agricultural sustainability. Accelerated rates of soil erosion from conventional agricultural practices continues to outpace the rate of natural soil regeneration, ... -
Resource and Interference Management in UAV-Cellular Network
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-01)The future Sixth-Generation (6G) network is anticipated to extend connectivity for millions of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) worldwide and support various innovative use cases, such as cargo transport, inspection, and ... -
Robust and Adaptive Control Methods for Small Aerial Vehicles
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)Recent advances in sensor and microcomputer technology and in control and aeroydynamics theories has made small unmanned aerial vehicles a reality. The small size, low cost and manoueverbility of these systems has positioned ...