公开(公告)号：US20170328814A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15596713

申请日：2017-05-16

Applicant: Hatch Ltd.

Inventor： Devin Noel Castendyk ,  Brian Straight ,  Pierre Filiatreault

IPC: G01N1/12 ,  G01N33/18 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01N1/10

CPC classification number: G01N1/12 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64D1/22 ,  G01N33/18 ,  G01N2001/021 ,  G01N2001/1031

Abstract: An apparatus to connect a multi-parameter probe or water sampling vessel to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), or aerial drone, facilitates the safe collection of samples from various depths in any water body or storage tank. Aspects of the present invention reduce risks to humans, who would, under normal circumstances, be required to be present on the water body surface to carry out sampling. The invention also reduces sampling costs.