Rapidly deployable UAS system for autonomous inspection operations using a combined payload
US12130204B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/80
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for a mobile vehicle, the mobile vehicle comprising a base station; an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), where the UAV is launched from the base station; a payload disposed on the UAV, where the payload is configured to generate payload data of at least one infrastructure, and where the payload data comprises at least one of: a gas sensor data, an infrared imager for optical gas imaging (OGI) camera data, an infrared imager tuned for radiometric measurement camera data, a visible camera data, and a 3D mapping data; and a processor in communication with the UAV and the payload, where the processor is configured to determine an integrity of the at least one infrastructure based on payload data from the payload.
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