Some aspects of adaptation of measuring instruments for instrumental emission control using UAVs

The study is devoted to the problem of adapting measuring instruments regulated for inventory of industrial facilities within the framework of environmental monitoring to be used on the basis of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for making measurements remotely in real time. The research considers the possibility of modifying existing measuring instruments by means of technical and software solutions as an alternative to the development of new specialized instruments integrated with the UAV design. Special attention is paid to the influence of external factors and conditions on the accuracy of measurements. In particular, the results of the experiment to study the oscillations of the sensitive elements of the device “Meteoskop-M” at different levels of vibration impact are analyzed. The measurement errors caused by dynamic loads are analyzed, and the necessity of using mechanical stabilization and damping devices, as well as algorithms of digital data correction is justified. On the basis of comparative analysis the advantages and disadvantages of the existing approaches to the implementation of the technology of inventory of industrial facilities using UAV-based measuring devices developed by the authors are revealed, the efficiency of their use in different operating conditions is considered. The conclusion is substantiated that the adaptation of serial devices through the implementation of engineering solutions taking into account the UAV flight conditions, in particular - vibration effects, is the most rational solution at the moment, and the accumulated experience will allow in the future to develop a new generation of measuring instruments integrated with the UAV carrier platform. The article is aimed at specialists in the field of environmental monitoring as it relates to the inventory of industrial facilities polluting the atmospheric air.