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Mr Kelvin Barnsdale

Contact

Department: Spatial Engineering Research Centre ; Wireless Research Centre

Email: kelvin.barnsdale@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3690168

Office: Erskine Rm 305

Language: English

About
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Fields of Research

  • Control systems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Antenna design
  • GNSS and GPS receiver design
  • Aerial imaging
  • Thermal imaging
  • Short range wireless design
  • Integration of UAVs into commercial aviation

Researcher Summary

My main research focus is the application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to applications where there would be a danger of health risk to pilots. The onboard sensors are now becoming more integrated with the UAV control system, giving an increase level of intelligence. To become truly useful the UAV of tomorrow must fly beyond visual range, and this will require higher performance wireless links.
Aerial photography is the prime use of UAVs, and due to the flight characteristics of small aircraft, the images require special processing techniques.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Engineering and Technology: Communications; Design; Electrical Engineering; Electromagnetics; Instrumentation & Control; Microwave and millimetre-waves; Signal and Image Processing

Resources

  • Spatial Engineering Research Centre

Student Supervision

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    Current
  • Masters - Hunt D: SCION UC forest cutover UAV survey Masters project (2016)
  • Masters - Litchfield B: Implementation of chaotic communications systems in real time (2017)
  • Masters - Shand D: Future requirements for technical airworthiness certification of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) (2017)
  • Masters - Estep R: RF Pedestrian Localisation Project (2016)
  • Completed
  • Masters - Litchfield B: Implementation of chaos based communication systems in real time (2017)
  • Masters - Harding T: innovative methods of low-level Communication for Pest Control Operations (2103)
  • Masters - Humphreys L: Software defined radio for marine AIS applications
  • Masters - Jeffcote R: Wireless Sensor Networks for Wildlife Management (2013)

Research Groups

  • Spatial Engineering Research Centre (SERC)
  • Wireless Research Centre (WRC)

Future Research

  • Integrated multispectral imgaing form UAVs
  • Using computer vision for UAV control

Key Methodologies

  • Radio engineering design
  • Qualified UAV pilot
  • Photogrammetry tools and applications
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