Systems and methods for surface and subsurface damage assessments, patch scans, and visualization
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1. An unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) assessment system for exterior surface or subsurface analysis, comprising:
- an electronic display for displaying a user interface to initiate a surface or subsurface analysis;
a user input device associated with the electronic display to receive an input from an operator to initiate the surface or subsurface analysis;
a network communication receiver to receive data collected by at least one sensor on an unmanned autonomous vehicle, the data including scan data of a portion of a surface or subsurface;
an assessment processor to identify at least two defects within a single sample region of the surface or subsurface from the scan data, wherein the sample region comprises a sub-portion of the surface or subsurface having a defined size characteristic; and
a visualization module to visually present on the electronic display;
a first, sample region overlay marking identifying the sample region sub-portion of the surface or subsurface, anda plurality of defect overlay markings that each correspond to one of the at least two defects within the sample region.
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Abstract
An unmanned autonomous vehicle assessment and reporting system may conduct patch scan analyses of a roof. Damage points on the roof may be evaluated for severity and assigned a severity value. A remediation status may be objectively developed for one or more faces of the roof based on the number of damage points within a patch region of a defined size and the severity value of each of the damage points within the patch region. A visualization system may overlay markings, such as color-coded markings, to display a representation of a roof, patch regions, damage points, and/or severity values.
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1. An unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) assessment system for exterior surface or subsurface analysis, comprising:
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an electronic display for displaying a user interface to initiate a surface or subsurface analysis; a user input device associated with the electronic display to receive an input from an operator to initiate the surface or subsurface analysis; a network communication receiver to receive data collected by at least one sensor on an unmanned autonomous vehicle, the data including scan data of a portion of a surface or subsurface; an assessment processor to identify at least two defects within a single sample region of the surface or subsurface from the scan data, wherein the sample region comprises a sub-portion of the surface or subsurface having a defined size characteristic; and a visualization module to visually present on the electronic display; a first, sample region overlay marking identifying the sample region sub-portion of the surface or subsurface, and a plurality of defect overlay markings that each correspond to one of the at least two defects within the sample region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) assessment system for surface or subsurface analysis, comprising:
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at least one sensor on a UAV for capturing scan data of a surface or subsurface of a structure; a navigation system to autonomously navigate proximate the surface or subsurface for the at least one sensor on the UAV to capture scan data from a plurality of locations; an evaluator to; compare scan data captured by the at least one sensor with at least one data profile within a library of data profiles, and identify at least one matched data profile indicating at least one defect on the surface or subsurface; a sample region analyzer to identify a number of defects within a sample region of the surface or subsurface, wherein the sample region comprises a sub-portion of the surface or subsurface of the structure, and wherein the sample region has defined dimensions; and a visualization module to visually present, via an electronic display; at least a first overlaid marking defining a boundary of the sample region of the sub-portion of the surface or subsurface, and a plurality of additional overlaid markings identifying at least some of the defects identified by the evaluator within the sample region. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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