Unmanned aerial vehicle with attached apparatus for X-ray analysis of power lines
US10613429B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/40
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device (200) includes a unit bracket weldment (201), a bridge weldment (202) extending from the unit bracket weldment to a plate bracket assembly (209), and an x-ray plate (203) extending distally from the plate bracket assembly. One or more cable hook weldments (211,212) are disposed to either side of the x-ray plate. A method of inspecting a cable (1102) or power line includes coupling the device to a drone (101). The drone can then be flown to capture the cable in the cable hook weldments such that an x-ray imager (1103) can capture one or more of x-ray images of the cable or power line.
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