Development and Feasibility Assessment of a UAV-Mounted Winch System for Vertical Air Sampling and Atmospheric Profiling
Rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly used for low-altitude atmospheric monitoring, but rotor-induced flow can bias samples taken close to the airframe or near the ground. This paper presents the design and feasibility assessment of a lightweight UAV-mounted winch that lowers an air-sampling pod...