METHOD FOR SAMPLING WATER WITH A BATHOMETER USING A HELICOPTER-TYPE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC G01N1/10 B64C39/02 

FIELD: RCB protection.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to means of radiation, chemical and biological (RCB) protection, in particular, to means of RCB reconnaissance. A bathometer is suspended on a ring attached to the rope of a winch system installed on the UAV. The aerial vehicle is launched using the control panel and upon entering the sampling area hovers at a preset height, and at the command by the operator, the winch system is activated, lowering the bathometer to the surface of water. The bathometer is tipped on the side using ballast. Water enters the body through water intake holes of the cover, wherein the rod with the disk of the transport valve are lowered into the body. The duration of water sampling is determined by the operator. After sampling, the UAV lifts the rope, thus, the disk of the transport valve, supported by the edge, blocks the access of water to the body of the bathometer and lifts the apparatus from the water for transportation thereof to the location of the operator.

EFFECT: sampling of water polluted with radioactive, hazardous substances, as well as biological agents, in a predetermined location by remote commands of the operator at a great distance, is ensured.

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