Drone-based inspection of terrestrial assets and corresponding methods, systems, and apparatuses
US10313575B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/57
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terrestrial asset inspection system includes a drone (101). One or more processors (105) of the drone receive one or more image capture parameters (202), which can include a minimum number of images per unit area (206), a minimum overlap amount for any two adjacent images (207), or other factors. The one or more processors also receive geographical boundary information (222) of the terrestrial asset (400). At least one flight plan (122) is determined as a function of these parameters, and the drone flies in accordance with the flight plan while an image capture device (108) captures a plurality of images (501) meeting or exceeding the image capture parameters to inspect the terrestrial asset.
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