Consumers EnergyUnmanned Aerial Vehicle
August 7th, 2016
Provide service in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
Provide electric and natural gas service to nearly 6.6 million of Michigan's 10 million residents.
1.8 million electric customers.
Provide service in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
Consumers Energy
Quimby
Octocopter
Weight: 8.8lbs
Flight Time: 15-20 minutes
GPS enabled -autonomous flight
Advanced Features include: Return to Home
Cruise Control
Point of Interest
Overview of Small UAS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Part 107
Released 6/21/16, goes into effect on 8/28/16:
• Remote Operators must pass an aeronautical knowledge test
• 400 ft AGL or higher nearby tall structures (wind turbines)
• Able to fly on any of our service territory
• Any aircraft on FAA-approved list may be flown
“Flying Camera”
4k Digital Camera
Go-Pro
Thermal Camera
LiDAR System
We are looking for:
Equipment Damage
Broken
Crossarms/Arrestors
Measurements
Line Inspections
Wind Turbine Inspections
Safer! 10x Faster!
1/10th the cost!
$1.2 million
savings/ year
to Michigan
customers
Temperature
Monitoring
Overheated equipment
typically means future
failures
Saves time and
money while
increasing safety
Substation Inspection
Indoors - not Federal
Airspace
Avoid constructing
expensive scaffolding and
scaling large, dirty walls
inside boilers
We are looking for:
Damaged equipment
Cracks/leaks/rust
Debris build-up
Power Plant Inspection
Captures 700,000 points per
second
3d map of the real world
LiDAR – Light Detection And Ranging
Continue testing!!! (with newer platforms?)
Solar Panel Inspections?
Autonomous flight
Utilizing 3d camera
technology
Next Steps
Questions??
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