Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology
Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology

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ArgusScan - Multi-Lidar Campaign Planning and Control Software

Software for the design, development, control, and monitoring of synchronized atmospheric multilidar measurements using Vaisala WindCube® scanning lidars. ArgusScan simplifies the execution of multilidar campaigns by providing you with all the tools you need to configure, conduct, and analyze your own measurements. ArgusScan was developed and deployed with great success as part of Fraunhofer IEE’s research campaigns, both onshore and offshore.

Multi-Lidar Campaigns

Multi-Lidar setups enable synchronized measurements using two or more scanning lidars, such as dual-Doppler or triple-Doppler measurements. Using the Campaign Editor, multi-Lidar campaigns can be easily configured by specifying the position and orientation of the lidar units as well as the positions of the targets. ArgusScan then programs the scanning lidars, continuously downloads data, and automatically reconstructs the wind speed and direction at the configured targets. All of this data can be exported as CSV files for further processing.

 

ArgusScan Features

 

The following features are
currently available in the ArgusScan application.

 

  • Data Conversion
  • Automatic Wind Parameters
  • Reconstruction
  • Adaptive Measurement Control
  • CNR Mapping Tools

 

  • Planning of multi-lidar campaigns
  • configuration and programming
  • device monitoring
  • data retrieval
  • data indexing

Campaign Development

Each campaign can be configured to run on multiple devices simultaneously. ArgusScan will synchronize the measurements so that all devices take the measurement at the same time.

Live Panel

Users often need to view real-time data from the configured devices. Of course, ArgusScan provides a dedicated view page for this data. In addition, ArgusScan offers up-to-date and easy-to-understand charts that display the device's environmental data (such as tilt, roll, and temperature) over time.

Adaptive Control

Using automatic wind parameter reconstruction, ArgusScan can switch between several different preconfigured multilidar campaigns based on wind direction, speed, or carrier-to-noise ratio. This operating mode is successfully used in offshore research campaigns for wind-farm-wake-analysis.

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