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Automatic flight control for UAV based solid modeling

DC
  • US 9,352,833 B2
  • Filed: 12/17/2014
  • Issued: 05/31/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computing device configured to control a flight path for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) adapted to capture surface images for three-dimensional (3D) modeling, the computing device comprising:

  • a communication module configured to enable communication between the computing device and one or more UAVs;

    a memory configured to store one or more instructions;

    a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute a UAV control application in conjunction with the one or more instructions, wherein the UAV control application is configured to;

    determine an initial movement path for the one or more UAVs based on an estimate of a structure to be modeled;

    receive, through the communication module, one or more images of the structure to be modeled, wherein the one or more images are captured by one or more cameras onboard the one or more UAVs;

    form surface hypotheses for unobserved surfaces based on the received one or more images;

    determine missing surface information from the surface hypotheses; and

    determine one or more least impact flight paths for the one or more UAVs based on the missing surface information and one or more flight parameters.

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