Disclosed is an autonomous inspection system comprising at least one autonomous mobile robot. The robot has a plurality of two-dimensional LiDAR scanners each scanner having a two-dimensional scanning plane. The plurality of scanners are mounted on the autonomous mobile robot with scanning plane orientations which are non-coplanar. A processor comprises an input to receive point data from the plurality of LiDAR arrays and an output to provide inspection data. The processor is configured to compile the point data from the plurality of LiDAR scanners into three-dimensional plot of the surrounding of the autonomous mobile robot and identify the dimensions and profile of articles within the three-dimensional plot. A method of inspection is also disclosed.


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    Title :

    AUTONOMOUS MOBILE AIRCRAFT INSPECTION SYSTEM


    Contributors:
    LIAQAT AMER (author) / TINKLER LLOYD (author) / YATES PHILIP (author)

    Publication date :

    2022-06-16


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / 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 / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G06T Bilddatenverarbeitung oder Bilddatenerzeugung allgemein , IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL



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