Tree Metrology System
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle;
a sensor system associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the sensor system is configured to generate obstacle information and tree measurement information; and
a controller configured to identify obstacles from the obstacle information generated by the sensor system as the unmanned aerial vehicle flies through a group of trees to generate the tree measurement information for the group of trees and to control movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle to avoid the obstacles.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying a number of diameters for a group of trees. An unmanned aerial vehicle moves on a route through the group of trees at a height that is configured to allow measurement of the number of diameters for the group of trees by a sensor system associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle. Information is generated about the number of diameters for the group of trees using the sensor system associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an unmanned aerial vehicle; a sensor system associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the sensor system is configured to generate obstacle information and tree measurement information; and a controller configured to identify obstacles from the obstacle information generated by the sensor system as the unmanned aerial vehicle flies through a group of trees to generate the tree measurement information for the group of trees and to control movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle to avoid the obstacles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A tree metrology system comprising:
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an unmanned aerial vehicle; a camera system associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the camera system is configured to generate images; a light detection and ranging system associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the light detection and ranging system is configured to generate distance measurements from the unmanned aerial vehicle to points on a group of trees; and a controller configured to identify obstacles from the images generated by the camera system as the unmanned aerial vehicle flies through the group of trees to generate diameter information for the group of trees and to control movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle through the group of trees to avoid the obstacles while the light detection and ranging system generates the diameter information. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for identifying a number of diameters for a group of trees, the method comprising:
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moving an unmanned aerial vehicle on a route through the group of trees at a height that is configured to allow measurement of the number of diameters for the group of trees by a sensor system associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle; and generating information about the number of diameters for the group of trees using the sensor system associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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