The invention belongs to the technical field of
underwater measurement systems, and particularly relates to a novel unmanned aerial vehicle mounting type
water depth measurement
system which comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle platform, a GPS-RTK module, a photographing lens, a detection host, a
data transmission line, a depth measurement probe, a
data recording trigger device and a
ground control station. The GPS-RTK module, the photographing lens and the detection host are all mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle platform; the detection host is connected with the sounding probe through a
data transmission line. Through real-time differential positioning of the GPS-RTK module,
centimeter-level positioning precision can be provided, the position accuracy of sounding data is ensured, compared with traditional shipborne
GPS positioning, the precision is improved by one
order of magnitude, the unmanned aerial vehicle platform is matched to reach water areas where traditional ships cannot reach, such as shoals, narrow riverways and upstream of reservoirs, and the unmanned aerial vehicle platform is matched with the unmanned aerial vehicle platform to reach the water areas where the traditional ships cannot reach. The application range of sounding is greatly expanded, and meanwhile, the hovering capability and the accurate
controllability of the unmanned aerial vehicle enable the sounding operation to be more flexible and efficient.