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Systems and methods for remote data collection using unmanned vehicles

  • US 10,182,215 B1
  • Filed: 11/13/2017
  • Issued: 01/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for capturing environmental data in a specified location, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) each configured for airborne flight in proximity to a property at the specified location and each comprising;

    an imaging sensor configured to capture a set of digital images while in airborne flight in proximity to the property at the specified location, anda UAV memory configured to store the set of digital images captured by the imaging sensor;

    an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) configured for travel in proximity to the specified location, interfacing with a remote server via a communication network, and configured to;

    receive the set of digital images from the plurality of UAVs,receive, from the remote server via the communication network, a set of commands associated with control of the plurality of UAVs,transmit, to the remote server via the communication network, the set of digital images and a set of sensor data comprising at least one of;

    temperature data, pressure data, wind data, gas data, radioactivity data, and radiation data, the remote server configured to analyze the set of digital images to determine damage to the property as depicted in the set of digital images,wait for further instructions to capture additional data, andin response to not receiving the further instructions to capture additional data, query the remote server via the communication network to determine whether at least one of the plurality of UAVs and the UGV should capture the additional data based on the transmitted set of digital images and the set of sensor data; and

    an electronic device comprising an interface and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to;

    receive, from the remote server, at least a portion of the set of digital images that were analyzed by the remote server, andcause the interface to concurrently display (i) the portion of the set of digital images, and (ii) for each digital image in the portion of the set of digital images, a textual description of the damage to the property determined by the remote server.

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