Systems and methods for autonomous perpendicular imaging of test squares
First Claim
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assessment system for capturing orthogonal images of sample regions of having a target square footage, comprising:
- a camera to capture images of at least a portion of a roof of a structure; and
an imaging system to;
adjust a tilt angle of the camera of the UAV to a non-zero angle relative to the downward direction to align an optical axis of the camera substantially perpendicular to the surface of the roof of the structure, andcapture an image of a portion of the roof of the structure that corresponds to a sample region of the surface of the roof having a target square footage with the optical axis of the camera aligned perpendicular to the surface of the roof by adjusting the tilt angle of the camera of the UAV, based at least partially on the pitch of the surface of the roof.
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assessment and reporting system may utilize one or more scanning techniques to provide useful assessments and/or reports for structures and other objects. The scanning techniques may be performed in sequence and optionally used to further fine tune each subsequent scan. The system may include shadow elimination, annotation, and/or reduction for the UAV itself and/or other objects. A UAV may receive or determine a pitch of roof of a structure. The pitch of the roof may be used to capture perpendicular images of sample regions that have a defined area-squared.
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19 Claims
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assessment system for capturing orthogonal images of sample regions of having a target square footage, comprising:
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a camera to capture images of at least a portion of a roof of a structure; and an imaging system to; adjust a tilt angle of the camera of the UAV to a non-zero angle relative to the downward direction to align an optical axis of the camera substantially perpendicular to the surface of the roof of the structure, and capture an image of a portion of the roof of the structure that corresponds to a sample region of the surface of the roof having a target square footage with the optical axis of the camera aligned perpendicular to the surface of the roof by adjusting the tilt angle of the camera of the UAV, based at least partially on the pitch of the surface of the roof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for determining a pitch of a roof and imaging sample regions having a target area-squared (A2), comprising:
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identifying a pitch of a surface of a roof of a structure, wherein the roof is at an angle relative to a downward direction; and capturing an image of at least a portion of the surface of the roof of the structure that includes a sample region of the surface with a predefined target area-squared (A2) using an imaging system with an optical axis of a camera aligned perpendicular to the surface of the roof at a non-zero angle relative to the downward direction by adjusting a tilt angle of the camera of the UAV, based on the identified pitch of the surface of the roof. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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