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Estimating a condition of a physical structure

  • US 10,013,708 B1
  • Filed: 12/14/2015
  • Issued: 07/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of inspecting a structure, the method comprising:

  • projecting onto a surface of a structure a light pattern;

    detecting, by one or more 3D scanners, deformations in the light pattern projected onto the surface of the structure, wherein detecting the deformations in the light pattern comprises positioning the one or more 3D scanners via an aerial device so that the one or more 3D scanners can detect the deformation in the light pattern;

    generating, by the one or more 3D scanners, a 3D point cloud based on the detected deformation in the light pattern;

    analyzing, by one or more processors, the generated 3D point cloud to identify one or more features of the surface of the structure;

    generating, by the one or more processors, an estimate of a condition of the surface of the structure based on the identified one or more features; and

    storing the generated estimate at one or more memories.

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