Aqua-Aero Robotic System — AARS for Hyperspectral Monitoring of Pollution of Water Bodies and Their Purification from Cyanobacteria

Abstract

The article presents a conceptual solution for the use of the robotic complex AARS (Aqua-Aero Robotic System) for hyperspectral monitoring and purification of reservoirs from pollution by toxic cyanobacteria. The complex consists of an unmanned boat equipped with a landing pad for UAVs with a hyperspectral camera operating in the range of 400-1000 nm. When pollution zones are detected using hyperspectral imaging, coordinates are transmitted to an unmanned boat and subsequent pollution of reservoirs with cyanobacteria is cleaned using MagVortex water magnetization technology. It has been experimentally proven that magnetized water effectively destroys toxic cyanobacteria. The proposed solution can be used for environmental monitoring and restoration of reservoirs. The developed solutions were implemented during joint research by an international Russian-Chinese team of scientists from St. Petersburg FIT RAS and Wenzhou University, specializing in the design and development of unmanned transport systems and methods for suppressing cyanobacterial blooming.