A low-cost airborne velocimetry system: Proof of concept

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 532-539

  Detert, Martin ^a   Weitbrecht, Volker ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computer vision; Field studies; Flow visualization and imaging; Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV); Streams and rivers; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); Velocity measurements

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; COMPUTER HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES; COMPUTER VISION; COSTS; DOPPLER EFFECT; ERRORS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; METAL CLEANING; TRANSPIRATION; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY; VIDEO RECORDING;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILERS; FIELD STUDIES; MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCITY; POSITIONAL ERRORS; SURFACE VELOCITY; VELOCITY PROFILES;

VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MAGNITUDE; PARTICLE SIZE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

PICEA;

EID: 84945488388     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2015.1054322     Document Type: Article

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