US 12,130,204 B2
Rapidly deployable UAS system for autonomous inspection operations using a combined payload
Andrew David Aubrey, Austin, TX (US); and Brendan James Smith, Lakeway, TX (US)
Assigned to SeekOps Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/629,078
Filed by SeekOps Inc., Austin, TX (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 5, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/044978
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 21, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/026215, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 11, 2021.
Application 17/629,078 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2020/026246, filed on Apr. 1, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/883,026, filed on Aug. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0244127 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. G01M 3/04 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 101/26 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC G01M 3/04 (2013.01) [B64U 10/13 (2023.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0034 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 2101/26 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01); G08G 5/045 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the UAV is configured to be launched to fly a flight plan conducted at a regular frequency;
a payload disposed on the UAV, wherein the payload is configured to generate payload data of at least one infrastructure during at least one flight plan of the UAV, wherein at least one infrastructure comprises a potential gas emissions source, and wherein the payload data comprises at least one of: a gas sensor data, an infrared imager for optical gas imaging (OGI) camera data, an infrared imager tuned for radiometric measurement camera data, a visible camera data, and a 3D mapping data; and
a processor in communication with the UAV and the payload, wherein the processor is configured to determine an integrity of the at least one infrastructure based on payload data from the payload, wherein the determined integrity is within a set confidence bound;
wherein the determined integrity comprises at least one of: an assessment of current conditions of the at least one infrastructure and a predictor for future conditions of the at least one infrastructure; and
wherein the determined integrity comprises an indication that essentially no gas leak is present at an infrastructure of the at least one infrastructure.