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miniVUX-1UAV

miniVUX-1UAV

Miniaturized LiDAR Sensor for Unmanned Laser Scanning

The RIEGL miniVUX-1UAV is an extremely lightweight airborne laser scanner, designed specifically for integration with UAS/UAV/RPAS. The small and sophisticated design of the stable aluminium housing enables integration with platforms that offer restricted space or payload capabilities. The 360° field of view allows the complete acquisition of the environment.

Description

The RIEGL miniVUX-1UAV is an extremely lightweight airborne laser scanner, designed specifically for integration with UAS/UAV/RPAS.

The small and sophisticated design of the stable aluminium housing enables integration with platforms that offer restricted space or payload capabilities. The 360° field of view allows the complete acquisition of the environment.

An easy to remove SD storage card for data acquisition, and/or the option for streaming the scan data via LAN-TCP/IP interface, in combination with the modest power consumption of the scanner, enables simple integration possibilities with most UAS/UAV/RPAS systems.

The RIEGL miniVUX-1UAV makes use of RIEGL’s unique Waveform-LIDAR technology, allowing echo digitization and online waveform processing. Multi-target resolution is the basis for penetrating even dense foliage. Additionally, the wavelength is optimized for the measurement of snowy and icy terrain.

In addition to the stand-alone version of the miniVUX-1UAV, RIEGL also offers fully-integrated solutions.

As an entry-level IMU/GNSS solution, RIEGL provides RiLOC, an integrated component to complement RIEGL's kinematic LiDAR systems for localization and orientation of LiDAR data in a reference coordinate system. This fully integrated subsystem with a small and lightweight form factor is directly attached to the housing of the miniVUX-1UAV or miniVUX-3UAV. RiLOC itself consists of one or two GNSS receivers, an inertial measurement unit and a data acquisition controller with accompanying software. RiLOC makes use of tight coupling in processing inertial, GNSS and LiDAR data.

 

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Specifications

General

Year of introduction

2016

Year of last update

2018

Total Weight [kg]

1.55

Power requirements

11-34VDC typ. 16W

Type of GNSS/INS positioning system

optional

Data storage facilities

SDHC/SDXC memory card up to 128 GByte

Postprocessing software

RiPROCESS, RiACQUIRE, RiWORLD,

Application

Main applications

-Agriculture & Forestry-Archeology and Cultural Heritage Documentation-Construction-Site Monitoring-Glacier and Snowfield Mapping-Landslide Monitoring

Measurement Characteristics

Scanning method

time of flight measurement

Scan frequency [Hz]

100000

Min. pulse frequency [Hz]

100000

Max. pulse frequency [Hz]

100000

Max. field of view [deg]

360

Max. number of recorded echoes per pulse

5

Full-wave form digitization

Y

Recording of intensity of return signal [bits]

16

multiple pulses in air

N

Operation Characteristics

Platform

Helicopter, Fixed-wing, RPAS (UAV/UAS)

Max. flying height [m]

100

Laser Pulse Characteristics

Type/class laser

1

More information

Distinguishable features

very compact & lightweight (1.55 kg / 3.4 lbs)360° field of viewStable aluminium housing, ready to be mounted to fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and multi-rotor UAVs-RIEGL’s unique echo signal digitization and online waveform processing-Multiple target capability – up to 5 target echoes per laser shot-Scan speed up to 100 scans/sec-Measurement rate up to 100,000 measurements/sec-Mechanical and electrical interface for IMU mounting-Exceptionally well suited to measure snowy and icy terrain; user-friendly, application- and installation-oriented solutions for integration

Application areas

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Documents

Brochure
datasheet_miniVUX-1UAV
Other documents
  • RIEGL RiLOC Preliminary Infosheet.pdf
    7.8 MB
  • RIEGL miniVUX-1UAV Datasheet.pdf
    4.99 MB
  • RIEGL miniVUX-SYS Datasheet.pdf
    2.08 MB

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