Unmanned aerial vehicles in hydrology and water management: Applications, challenges, and perspectives

BS Acharya, M Bhandari, F Bandini… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The hydrologic sciences and water resources management have long depended on a
combination of in situ measurements and remotely sensed data for research and regulatory …

Radar technology for river flow monitoring: Assessment of the current status and future challenges

Y Huang, H Chen, B Liu, K Huang, Z Wu, K Yan - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
As an emerging non-contact method of flow monitoring, radar technology compensates for
the shortcomings of traditional methods in terms of the efficiency, timeliness, and difficulty in …

Considerations when applying large-scale PIV and PTV for determining river flow velocity

MJ Jolley, AJ Russell, PF Quinn, MT Perks - Frontiers in Water, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Large-scale image velocimetry is a novel approach for non-contact remote sensing of flow in
rivers. Research within this topic has largely focussed on developing specific aspects of the …

End-user perspective of low-cost sensors for urban stormwater monitoring: a review

Q Zhu, F Cherqui… - Water Science & …, 2023 - iwaponline.com
The large-scale deployment of low-cost monitoring systems has the potential to revolutionize
the field of urban hydrology monitoring, bringing improved urban management, and a better …

Measuring river surface velocity using UAS‐borne Doppler radar

Z Zhou, L Riis‐Klinkvort, EA Jørgensen… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Using Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) equipped with optical RGB cameras and
Doppler radar, surface velocity can be efficiently measured at high spatial resolution. UAS …

River surface analysis and characterization using FMCW radar

MA Mutschler, PA Scharf, P Rippl… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Today's warning systems for floods or droughts require sensor applications that provide a
vast array of information. Current systems provide insight into either the water level or the …

Cost-efficient FMCW radar for multi-target classification in security gate monitoring

A Rizik, E Tavanti, H Chible, DD Caviglia… - IEEE Sensors …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A prototype of a radar system for classification of multiple targets passing through a road
gate is presented in this paper. It allows to identify different types of targets, ie, pedestrians …

A low-cost radar-based IoT sensor for noncontact measurements of water surface velocity and depth

S Catsamas, B Shi, M Wang, J Xiao, P Kolotelo… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
We designed an out-of-water radar water velocity and depth sensor, which is unique due to
its low cost and low power consumption. The sensor is a first at a cost of less than USD 50 …

A low-cost, low-power water velocity sensor utilizing acoustic doppler measurement

S Catsamas, B Shi, B Deletic, M Wang, DT McCarthy - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Current commercial sensors to monitor water flow velocities are expensive, bulky, and
require significant effort to install. Low-cost sensors open the possibility of monitoring storm …

Control Co-Design of Hydrokinetic Turbines Considering Dynamic–Hydrodynamic Coupling

B Jiang, MR Amini, Y Liao, K Naik… - … on Control Systems …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hydrokinetic turbine (HKT) controllers are traditionally optimized after determining physical
turbine variables. However, simultaneously varying controls and turbine shape by …