SurveyingInstruments
Instrumentsusedforthemeansofsurveying
Insurveying,usuallytheinstrumentsareusedtomeasuredistance,angle
ordirectlycoordinatesofanypointon earthsurface.
The rapidadvancementin scienceandtechnologyhasmodernizedthe
traditionally used survey instrument and brought some revolution in
developingmodernsurveyinstruments.
The developmentofmodernsurveyinstrumentshasmadesurveyingand
mappingtasksimpler
Propertiesofelectromagnetic
waves
Electromagnetic wave forms periodic sinusoidal waves. Since these waves are
sinusoidalin nature;theycompletecyclesinmovingfromidenticalpoints fromAtoE
orB
Thenumberoftimesthewavecompletesacompletecycleinonesecondisknownas
thefrequencyofthewave.Itisdenotedbyf.Itismeasuredinhertz(Hz).1hertzofa
wavereferstoonecompletecycleinonesecond.
Thelengthtravelledbythewavein one cycleisknownas thewavelengthof a wave.It
isdenoted byλand measuredinmetres (m).
Thetimetakenby wavetotravel onecycleisknownastimeperiodor simply period.
It isdenotedbyTandmeasuredinseconds(s)
Distance travelled by wave in time t is termed as velocity of the wave. It is denoted by
v and measured in m/s. The velocity v depends upon medium through which the wave is
travelling. The velocity of wave refers to the speed of light. It is denoted by c with
assumedvalue to be 3 x 108 m/s.
Propertiesofelectromagnetic
waves
The frequency (f), wavelength (λ) and period (T) varies with the production of waves
from different sources. The relation between these terms can be expressed in terms of
equation:
f=c/λ=1/T
Phaseisanotherpropertyofelectromagneticwave.Phaseisthefractionof thewave
cycle which has elapsed relative to the origin. Also known as angle of a sinusoidal
function at its origin or departure. This is denoted by φ. It is measured as nth of
wavelength for e.g. 1/100 th of (λ). EM waves can be generated in different frequency
bands:radio,microwave,infrared,visible,ultraviolet,x-rays,gammarays.
BasicCalculations
TotalStationsmeasure threemainparameters:
•
HorizontalAngle
•
VerticalAngle
•
SlopeDistance
HorizontalDistance
Itis firstnecessarytoconvertthe slopedistancetoahorizontaldistance.
Thehorizontaldistanceis
Hd=Sdcos(90*–Za)=SdsinZa
whereSdis the slopedistanceandZais the zenithangle.Thehorizontal
distancewillbe use in the coordinatecalculations.
GNSS
◦GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem
◦Measurement of coordinate of a point from the application of satellites
(Trilateration):Determinationof coordinateswiththehelpof known ranges
Method
◦Settingup(Centering/Levelling)
◦CoordinateobservationUse
◦Controlpointsestablishment
◦Detailsurvey:Topographicalsurvey/EngineeringSurvey
Instrumentsused
◦GPSinstrument(baseandrover)
NavigationSystems
Itisnecessaryfortheoperatorstoknow,ondemand,wheretheaircraftis
atanymomentintime.
Forfullyautonomousoperation,i.e.withoutanycommunicationbetween
the CS and the air vehicle, sufficient navigation equipment must be
carried in the aircraft. This was achieved by radio tracking or by the
recognitionofgeographicalfeatures.While GPS services a seamless
navigation with cheap receiver, it may not receive the satellite signal by
the obstacles or the signal jamming. It is GPS/INS(inertial navigation
system) sensor fusion that might overcome these constraints. The ground
test showed that GPS/INS sensor fusion system could provide well the
altitude information as well as the trajectory according to a vehicle
movement.
Communications
The principal, and probably the most demanding, requirement for the
communicationssystemistoprovidethedatalinks(upanddown)between
theCSandtheaircraft.
(a)Uplink(i.e.fromtheCStotheaircraft)
i)
Transmitflightpathtaskingwhichisthenstoredintheaircraftautomatic
flightcontrolsystem
ii)
real-timeflightcontrolcommandssuchas updatedpositionalinformation
totheaircraftINSwhererelevant.
(b)Downlink(i.e.fromtheaircrafttotheCS)
i)Transmitaircraftpositionaldata
ii)payloadimagery
iii)aircrafthousekeepingdata,e.g.fuel state, enginetemperature,etc.to
theCS.
INS(InertialNavigationSystem)
An inertial navigation system (INS) is a navigation device that uses a
computer, motion sensors (accelerometers) and rotation sensors
(gyroscopes)tocontinuouslycalculatetheposition,the orientation,and
the velocity (direction and speed of movement) of a moving object
withouttheneedforexternalreferences.(Wikipedia,2020)
INSsareusedonmobilerobotsandonvehiclessuchasships,aircraft,
submarines,guidedmissiles, andspacecraft.