Provided is a nondestructive inspection ("NDI") system that includes an unmanned aerial vehicle ("UAV") comprising a body structure, the body structure comprising one or more support structures where each of the one or more support structures comprise a releasable end structure; and one or more NDI sensors integrated to a respective releasable end structure. The NDI system can also include a location tracking system that can determine a position, an orientation, or both of the UAV and/or one or more NDI sensors relative to a structure being inspected.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING USING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR ZERSTÖRUNGSFREIEN PRÜFUNG UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES UNBEMANNTEN LUFTFAHRZEUGES
PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE TEST NON DESTRUCTIF AU MOYEN D'UN VÉHICULE AÉRIEN SANS PILOTE
2020-05-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES |
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