SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT INSPECTION
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1. A method of inspecting an aircraft comprising:
- using a plurality of heterogeneous unmanned vehicles to perform an inspection of the aircraft, each vehicle having one or more sensors;
assigning a plurality of portions of the aircraft to the vehicles for inspection based on functional capability of each vehicle; and
configuring the unmanned vehicles to cooperatively use the sensors to perform the inspection.
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Abstract
A method of inspecting an aircraft. A plurality of heterogeneous unmanned vehicles are used to perform an inspection of the aircraft, each unmanned vehicle having one or more sensors. A plurality of portions of the aircraft are assigned to the vehicles for inspection based on functional capability of each vehicle. The unmanned vehicles are configured to cooperatively use the sensors to perform the inspection.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of inspecting an aircraft comprising:
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using a plurality of heterogeneous unmanned vehicles to perform an inspection of the aircraft, each vehicle having one or more sensors; assigning a plurality of portions of the aircraft to the vehicles for inspection based on functional capability of each vehicle; and configuring the unmanned vehicles to cooperatively use the sensors to perform the inspection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for inspecting an aircraft, the system comprising:
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a plurality of heterogeneous unmanned vehicles each having one or more sensors and a guidance and control system configured to allow the vehicle to operate autonomously; and one or more processors and memory configured to; instruct the one or more vehicles to cooperatively perform an inspection of the aircraft using the sensors to obtain sensor data relating to a plurality of possible aircraft conditions; and interpret the sensor data to obtain inspection results. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of planning an inspection of an aircraft, the method comprising:
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assigning a plurality of heterogeneous unmanned vehicles to perform the inspection, each vehicle capable of using one or more sensors in cooperation with the other vehicles to perform the inspection; assigning each of a plurality of zones of the aircraft to each of the vehicles based on functional capability of each vehicle; and assigning to each vehicle one or more inspection tasks associated with the assigned zone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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