STRUCTURE SCAN USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20210125406A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-29

    申请号:US16896066

    申请日:2020-06-08

    Applicant: Skydio, Inc.

    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.

    Automated Docking Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240150036A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18408154

    申请日:2024-01-09

    Applicant: Skydio, Inc.

    CPC classification number: B64F1/222 B64D45/08 B64F1/18 B64C39/024

    Abstract: Described herein are systems for automated docking of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some systems include an unmanned aerial vehicle including a propulsion mechanism, a battery, and a processing apparatus; and a dock including a landing surface with a funnel geometry shaped to fit a bottom surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle at a base of the funnel, wherein tapered sides of the funnel form corners at the base of the funnel, and a battery charger configured to charge the battery of the unmanned aerial vehicle while the unmanned aerial vehicle is on the landing surface, wherein conducting contacts of the battery charger are on the landing surface, positioned at the bottom of the funnel.

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