Structure scan using unmanned aerial vehicle
US11455894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/271
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for structure scan using an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some methods include accessing a three-dimensional map of a structure; generating facets based on the three-dimensional map, wherein the facets are respectively a polygon on a plane in three-dimensional space that is fit to a subset of the points in the three-dimensional map; generating a scan plan based on the facets, wherein the scan plan includes a sequence of poses for an unmanned aerial vehicle to assume to enable capture, using image sensors of the unmanned aerial vehicle, of images of the structure; causing the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly to assume a pose corresponding to one of the sequence of poses of the scan plan; and capturing one or more images of the structure from the pose.
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