Arktis «Airborne» FPG Radiation Detection Drone
The Arktis FPG radiation detecting drone can map an area of 100’000 m2 in a single flight of 20 minutes. The system is about 50 x more sensitive than typical drone-based detectors.
Flying a tight search pattern, it can map radiation at speeds of 2–20 m/s. Equipped with a large area Flat Panel Gamma (FPG) detector, the system can rapidly find and localize radioactive sources.
This tool is indispensable to prepare for, or react to a reactor accident, locating stolen radioactive sources or inspecting bulk goods for excess radioactivity.
Within few minutes, operators can define the UAS flight path for upcoming missions. Depending on the mission type, and the expected amount of radioactivity, an operator will choose an according altitude above ground, flight speed, and flight path overlap.
Best-in-class performance
- Large area detector (300 cm2) with very high sensitivity
- Unbeatable for large area search missions
- Spectral distinction between artificial sources and Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM)
- LIDAR-based altitude measurement enables precise altitude compensation and ground projection of dose rate
- Minimal power consumption allows 20-minute missions per battery
- Unlike PMT-based systems, SiPM readout unaffected by changing magnetic fields
Ease of operation
- Minimal setup time
- Computer assisted mission planning allows rapid deployment with minimal training
- Mission control software has intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) for flight control, data taking and analysis
- Outdoor and indoor (IP54 or better)
- Interoperable with Arktis and 3rd party systems
Typical applications include
- Wide area search for radioactive sources
- Contamination mapping
- Defining exclusion zones following radiological incident
- Venue profiling in preparation of large events
- Targeted primary screening of vehicles, boats, small aircraft