AVIT-290 Capstone — ACCC Solar Carport

Visual inspection of a solar panel carport

Atlantic Cape Community College · Mays Landing, New Jersey · AVIT-290 capstone · December 2023.

The project explored drone-based visual inspection and aerial mapping of the ACCC solar panel carport, including flight planning, risk assessment, image acquisition, and orthomosaic processing.

Final presentation — watch the project

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Mission planning and data collection

The historical materials document planning with DroneLink, Google Earth, AirData, Windy, AirNav and aviation weather sources. The project includes a mapping plan using a downward-facing camera, 80% front and side image overlap, and a planned 50-foot image acquisition altitude.

A DroneLink project screenshot documents 655 planned or collected photos of the carport area. The archived project materials also include airspace authorization and safety considerations specific to the December 2023 activity.

Presentation and analysis

The work describes preparing a visual record of the carport, organizing image data, and producing a 3D / mapping presentation to communicate the project. The embedded videos above are part of the original capstone presentation.

This is a historical academic case study. Flight parameters and authorizations are not current operational instructions.