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ERI: Airborne Visual-Olfactory Remote Sensing System for Early Wildfire Detection — NSF Award to Louisiana Tech University (LA, $1

This Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) award supports research to develop an early wildfire detection system using autonomous unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to provide a low-cost, flexible, and timely solution for identifying wildfires at their earliest stages. As wildfires become increasingly frequent and destru

Award titleERI: Airborne Visual-Olfactory Remote Sensing System for Early Wildfire Detection
Award ID2502074
AwardeeLouisiana Tech University
CityRUSTON
StateLA
Amount obligated$194,376
Principal investigatorLingxiao Wang
ProgramFRR-Foundationl Rsrch Robotics
Start date08/15/2025
AbstractThis Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) award supports research to develop an early wildfire detection system using autonomous unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to provide a low-cost, flexible, and timely solution for identifying wildfires at their earliest stages. As wildfires become increasingly frequent and destructive across the United States, there is a critical need for detection methods that can identify fires before they grow out of control. Traditional approaches, such as satellite mo
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