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LCRA UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018 LCRA UAS Program Background August 2014 - Initial Business Case Submitted February 2015 Began working with FAA on gaining flight authorizations July 2015 - Purchased first


  1. LCRA UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  2. LCRA UAS Program Background • August 2014 - Initial Business Case Submitted • February 2015 – Began working with FAA on gaining flight authorizations • July 2015 - Purchased first aircraft • FAA Approvals – November/December 2015: Received FAA authorization to fly 4 LCRA owned sites in central and south Texas – April 2016: Received “333 Exemption” from FAA – May 2016: Received “BLANKET COA” (Certificate Of Authorization) from FAA which gave authorization to fly throughout the United States within G airspace and under 400 feet • FAA Part 107 – Passed in June of 2016 and went into effect August of 2016 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  3. Business Case Outline BENEFITS : • REDUCED COST • FACILITATE RAPID RESPONSE • GREATER COVERAGE AND DETAIL • MITIGATION OF SAFETY CONCERNS (NO OUTAGES) USES: • WATER • TRANSMISSION • GENERATION • RAIL FLEET & GAS STORAGE • PUBLIC SAFETY • CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS • PARKS & LANDS SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  4. Types of Drones Rotary : • VARIETY OF INTERCHANGEABLE SENSORS • CLOSER, MORE DETAILED PHOTOS • MORE PRECISE MANEUVERABILITY • ZOOM CAPABLE FIXED WING: • COVERS LARGE AREAS • SMALLER/LIGHTER AIRCRAFT • LONGER FLIGHT TIMES SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  5. Work Products 360 ° Panoramic Composition Orthophotography Transmission Line ROW Video Detailed Inspection Photography Infrared Video and Photography Telecom Towers (future) Engineering • Point Cloud data – Site Topography, Transmission Lines & Substations • Volumetric data – Coal Piles, Reservoirs, Embankment structures 5 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  6. 360 ° Panoramic Composition 6 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  7. Orthophotography 7 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  8. Transmission Line ROW Video 8 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  9. Inspection Photography 9 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  10. IR Photography 10 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  11. 3D Models Camera Point Cloud Aspect 11 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  12. Engineering Applications SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018 12

  13. 360 ° Panoramic Composition 13 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  14. 14 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  15. IR Photography 15 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  16. IR Photography 16 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  17. IR Photography 17 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  18. IR Photography 18 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  19. Telecom Structure 19 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  20. Telecom Structure 20 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  21. Structure Inspections 21 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  22. Structure Inspections 22 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  23. Line Inspections 23 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  24. Full Scale Testing of New Designs 24 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  25. Access Road Inspections 25 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  26. 3D Models 26 SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018

  27. CONCLUSION • Uses for all business lines • Increased efficiency • Safety • Failure mitigation SEPTEMBER 5 - 7, 2018 27

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