A technique is directed to methods and systems for drone flight path automation for site inspections. A user can operate a drone in a sequence around a site and capture data. The data is logged and used to generate an automated flight path, so that for future flights, the drone can fly an automated flight path along the same flight path sequence as the logged flight path and capture data of the site. For example, automated flight paths allow drones to capture data in the same way on each flight so inconsistencies in measured data of the site can be identified, since the flight paths are the same. In some implementations, the captured data is used to generate a three-dimensional (3D) interactive model of the site. The 3D interactive model can be used for acquiring certifications for the site from permitting authorities or inspectors.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DRONE FLIGHTPATH AUTOMATION FOR SITE INSPECTIONS
2023-03-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Automation of on-board flightpath management
NTRS | 1982
|Automation of On-Board Flightpath Management
NTRS | 1981
|Automation of on-Board Flightpath Management
NTIS | 1981
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