Crisscross boustrophedonic flight patterns for UAV scanning and imaging
US10364027B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30184
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An unmanned autonomous vehicle assessment and reporting system may implement a crisscross boustrophedonic flight pattern for capturing images of a structure to develop a three-dimensional model of the same. Patch scan analysis of predefined sample sizes of the roof may be captured in a separate scan and/or as part of the crisscross boustrophedonic flight pattern. The crisscross boustrophedonic flight pattern may include integrated oblique image captures via structure-facing camera angles during approach portions of each pass of a boustrophedonic flight pattern, via structure-facing end passes, and/or via rounded structure-facing end passes. A crisscross boustrophedonic flight pattern may include two or more boustrophedonic flight patterns that are at angles relative to one another.
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