Systems and methods for augmenting reality during a site survey using an unmanned aerial vehicle

A method comprising:

• retrieving a building information model of a building under test from a database device;
• receiving first user input from a user via a user interface device and, responsive thereto, transmitting first navigation signals to an unmanned aerial vehicle to maneuver to a site survey position in the building under test when the building under test is in a first state of completion corresponding to a location marked, by a user, in the building information model and transmitting first command signals to the unmanned aerial vehicle to conduct a RF test at the site survey position when the building under test is in the first state of completion and return first site survey results responsive to the RF test at the site survey position when the building under test is in the first state of completion;
• determining first signal degradation for the site survey position based upon the first site survey results and elements in the building information model that have the potential to degrade the signal;
• receiving second user input from a user via a user interface device and, responsive thereto, transmitting second navigation signals to the unmanned aerial vehicle to maneuver to the site survey position in the building under test when the building under test is in a second state of completion and transmitting second command signals to the unmanned aerial vehicle to conduct the RF test at the site survey position when the building under test is in the second state of completion and return second site survey results responsive to the RF test at the site survey position when the building under test is in the second state of completion;
• and
• determining second signal degradation for the site survey position based upon of the site survey results and elements in the building information model that have the potential to degrade the signal.

A system comprising:

• a transceiver device;
• a database device;
• a user interface device;
• a programmable processor;
• and
• executable control software stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium,
• wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software retrieve a building information model of a building under test from the database device,
• wherein the user interface device receives first user input from a user, and responsive thereto, the transceiver device transmits navigation signals to an unmanned aerial vehicle to maneuver the unmanned aerial vehicle to a site survey position in the building under test corresponding to a location marked, by a user, in the building information model and transmits command signals to a test device carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle to conduct a RF test at the site survey position and return site survey results, and
• wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software determine signal degradation for the site survey position based upon the site survey results and elements in the building information model that have the potential to degrade the signal.