A method includes obtaining, at an unmanned aerial vehicle (110), a flight plan for the unmanned aerial vehicle (110). The flight plan is based on an aircraft type of an aircraft (102) to be inspected. The method also includes coordinating, with a lighting control device (150) onboard the aircraft (102), activation of a particular exterior light (104A-104I) of the aircraft based on the flight plan such that the particular exterior light activates or deactivates when a particular sensor (126) of the one or more sensors is located (i.e., positioned and oriented) to perform a sensing operation on the particular exterior light (104A-104I). The method further includes performing the sensing operation on the particular exterior light using the particular sensor. The method also includes determining a functionality metric associated with the particular exterior light based on the sensing operation.


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    Title :

    LIGHTING SYSTEM INSPECTION USING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE


    Additional title:

    BELEUCHTUNGSSYSTEMINSPEKTION UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES UNBEMANNTEN LUFTFAHRZEUGS
    INSPECTION DE SYSTÈME D'ÉCLAIRAGE À L'AIDE D'UN VÉHICULE AÉRIEN SANS PILOTE


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    Publication date :

    2023-11-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / B64U



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