Flying sensor
First Claim
1. A flying sensor comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); and
at least one profiler mounted on the UAV, wherein the at least one profiler comprises;
a base; and
a scanning unit configured for providing Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) data, the scanning unit mounted on the base and comprising;
a shaft carrying a deflector, the shaft being mounted in the scanning unit and rotatable about a rotation axis,a first transmitter configured for transmitting a first transmission beam via the deflector towards a setting,a first receiver configured for receiving a first reception beam reflected from the setting via the deflector, andan electric port configured for connecting the profiler to the UAV, said electric port comprising a data interface and a power interface,wherein the UAV comprises;
a visual sensor for providing visual data, the visual sensor comprising one or more cameras,a pose sensor for providing pose data, the pose sensor comprising;
an Inertial Measuring Unit (IMU), anda Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) sensor or a Pseudo GNSS sensor, anda computer configured to generate a 3D point cloud of the setting based on the LiDAR data and a Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) algorithm using the visual data and the pose data.
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Abstract
A flying sensor comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and at least one profiler mounted on the UAV, the profiler comprising a base, a scanning unit for providing (LiDAR) data, the scanning unit mounted on the base and comprising a shaft carrying a deflector and being mounted in the scanning unit and rotatable, a transmitter transmitting a transmission beam, a first receiver configured for receiving a first reception beam reflected from the setting via the deflector, and an electric port configured for connecting the profiler to the UAV, and comprising a data interface and a power interface, and wherein the UAV comprises a visual sensor providing visual data, and comprising one or more cameras, a pose sensor for providing pose data, and a computer to compute a 3D point cloud based on the LiDar data and a Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) algorithm using the visual and pose data.
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16 Claims
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1. A flying sensor comprising:
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an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); and at least one profiler mounted on the UAV, wherein the at least one profiler comprises; a base; and a scanning unit configured for providing Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) data, the scanning unit mounted on the base and comprising; a shaft carrying a deflector, the shaft being mounted in the scanning unit and rotatable about a rotation axis, a first transmitter configured for transmitting a first transmission beam via the deflector towards a setting, a first receiver configured for receiving a first reception beam reflected from the setting via the deflector, and an electric port configured for connecting the profiler to the UAV, said electric port comprising a data interface and a power interface, wherein the UAV comprises; a visual sensor for providing visual data, the visual sensor comprising one or more cameras, a pose sensor for providing pose data, the pose sensor comprising; an Inertial Measuring Unit (IMU), and a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) sensor or a Pseudo GNSS sensor, and a computer configured to generate a 3D point cloud of the setting based on the LiDAR data and a Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) algorithm using the visual data and the pose data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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