Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based intelligent anomaly identification method for petroleum pipeline inspection
US11353162B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30184
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based intelligent anomaly identification method for petroleum pipeline inspection is provided. The precise UAV cruise technology is combined with a target detection algorithm to design an intelligent petroleum pipeline inspection method, which realizes fast anomaly detection for petroleum pipeline inspection based on the existing computer processing capability. In addition, a lot of optimization algorithms and improvements are made for target detection under special working conditions of UAV inspection, and a dedicated target detection network model adapted to these conditions is trained. The UAV-based intelligent anomaly identification method realizes accurate, real-time anomaly reporting for petroleum pipeline inspection, reduces the blindness of manual inspection, greatly improves inspection efficiency, reduces labor costs, and has practicability.
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