Title:
パイプにＵＡＶがパーチする自動化方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP7444884
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A method of inspection or maintenance of a curved ferromagnetic surface using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a releasable crawler is provided. The method includes: flying the UAV from an initial position to a pre-perching position in a vicinity of the ferromagnetic surface; autonomously perching the UAV on the ferromagnetic surface; maintaining magnetic attachment of the perched UAV to the ferromagnetic surface; releasing the crawler from the magnetically attached UAV onto the ferromagnetic surface; moving the crawler over the curved ferromagnetic surface while maintaining magnetic attachment of the released crawler to the ferromagnetic surface; inspecting or maintaining the ferromagnetic surface using the magnetically attached crawler; and re-docking the released crawler with the perched UAV.
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Inventors:
Mohamed Abdelkadel
Fadul Abdellatif
Jeff S. Shamma
Fadul Abdellatif
Jeff S. Shamma
Application Number:
JP2021531006A
Publication Date:
March 06, 2024
Filing Date:
November 27, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
International Classes:
G05D1/46; B64C13/18; B64C39/02; B64D47/08; G01B11/00; G01C7/04; G01C15/00; G08G5/02
Foreign References:
| WO2018129321A1 | ||||
| WO2017096548A1 |
Other References:
Cai Luo,A Vision-Aided Approach to Perching a Bioinspired Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS,2018年05月,65,3976-3984
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasuhiko Murayama
Shinya Mihiro
Tatsuhiko Abe
Shinya Mihiro
Tatsuhiko Abe