公开(公告)号：US12006066B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US16888472

申请日：2020-05-29

Applicant: ULTRAVIEW AI INC.

Inventor： Jacolby Harvey ,  Idan Fiksel ,  Braedon O'Meara ,  Sami Mian

IPC: B64F5/60 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U101/30 ,  G01N21/88 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G07C5/08

CPC classification number: B64F5/60 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D47/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01N21/8806 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/00

Abstract: Systems and methods for inspecting aircraft via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system are disclosed. In some implementations a system, comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a computing system configured to establish a coordinate system in a space exterior to the aircraft in a global positioning system (GPS) denied environment. The system also has a controller configured to navigate the UAV along a flight path proximate to a surface of an aircraft according to the established coordinate system and a camera configured to obtain image data. A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor is configured to obtain LiDAR sensor data of an inspection location on the surface to determine a presence of damage.