Drone response to railway hazards
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Drones and UAV’s give a new dimension to railway operations oversight placing eyes in the sky. Limited flight times mean it is vital to locate the threat for a manned or autonomous drone to respond to. That is where Sensonic Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) comes in. Geolocating natural hazard threats accurately, it allows a fast and accurate response to gather site information, increase situational awareness and to help direct an appropriate response to natural hazard incidents.
Did that rockfall land on the track, or just near to it? Was the landslide captured by the wall or did it spill over onto the track? Sensonic's integration of DAS with drones allows rail operation and maintenance teams to see the big picture of what is happening before their teams need to set their boots on the ballast.
The ability of DAS to automatically identify and geolocate hazards is extremely powerful. The ability to quickly and autonomously gather information after an alert can be transformational in how hazards are dealt with safely and effectively.
Before anyone sets foot onto the hazard site drones can gather vital information remotely such as:
Railways and railroads are often keen to exploit the abilities that Drones and UAV can deliver, with several using or enabling Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) flights.
For railways that have their own in-house or established drone capability, we will work together to provide an integrated solution for your project. For railways without we have teamed up with Skylark Drones to offer a fully integrated autonomous response solution for railways.