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US 11,922,821 B2Granted
Systems and methods for collecting and analyzing hazardous materials information using an unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeAlliance Solutions Group, Inc.
InventorRobert K. Campbell
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a first input associated with an incident location of an incident. A second input associated with a measurement zone surrounding the incident location is received. The method further includes producing, via a display monitor, a set of waypoints associated with a flight path of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on the first input and the second input. The set of waypoints is displayed on a satellite aerial map including the incident location.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a display monitor;
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- an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control system operatively coupled to the display monitor, the UAV control system configured to be operatively coupled to a UAV to control any of an air speed, an altitude or a position of the UAV, the UAV including an emissions sensor and a position sensor, the UAV control system including:
- an input module implemented in at least one of a memory or a processing device of the UAV control system, the input module configured to receive a first input and a second input, the first input associated with an incident location of an incident involving a hazardous substance, the second input associated with a measurement zone including the incident location;
- a measurement zone module implemented in at least one of the memory or the processing device, the measurement zone module configured to generate a first set of geographic coordinates associated with a perimeter of the measurement zone based on the first input and the second input;
- a flight path module implemented in at least one of the memory or the processing device, the flight path module configured to generate a second set of geographic coordinates associated with a flight path of the UAV based on the first input and the second input;
- a sensor module implemented in at least one of the memory or the processing device, the sensor module configured to receive an emissions signal from the emissions sensor and a position signal from the position sensor;
- a georectification module implemented in at least one of the memory or the processing device, the georectification module configured to generate a third set of geographic coordinates associated with the emissions signal based on at least the position signal and a sensor response time;
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- a graphics module implemented in at least one of the memory or the processing device, the graphics module configured to display via the display monitor A) a satellite aerial map of a region including the incident location, B) a measurement zone image representing the measurement zone, the measurement zone image displayed on the satellite aerial map, and C) a plurality of emissions indicators on the satellite aerial map, the plurality of emissions indicators based on the emissions signal and the third set of geographic coordinates, the graphics module configured to adjust a size of each of the plurality of emissions indicators to correspond to a spatial resolution associated with the air speed of the UAV.
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A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program causing a processor to execute a method of producing for emissions data from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the method comprising:
- receiving a first input associated with an incident location of an incident involving a hazardous substance;
- receiving a second input associated with a measurement zone including the incident location;
- receiving a third input associated with at least one of an air speed of the UAV or a desired spatial resolution of a plurality of emissions indicators;
- producing, via a display monitor, a measurement zone image representing the measurement zone, the measurement zone image displayed on a satellite aerial map of a region including the incident location, the measurement zone image being scaled to the satellite aerial map;
- producing, via the display monitor, a flight path of the UAV based on the first input and the second input, the flight path displayed on the satellite aerial map of the region;
- receiving from an emissions sensor coupled to the UAV an emissions signal associated with an amount of the hazardous substances;
- receiving, from a position sensor coupled to the UAV, a position of the UAV;
- determining, based on at least the position of the UAV and a response time of the emissions sensor, a set of geographic coordinates associated with the emissions signal;
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- producing, via the display monitor, the plurality of emissions indicators on the satellite aerial map based on the set of geographic coordinates, a size of each of the plurality of emissions indicators being adjusted to correspond to the desired spatial resolution and the air speed of the UAV.
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A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program causing a processor to execute a method of producing a plurality of emissions indicators and a maximum speed threshold for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the UAV including a position sensor and an emissions sensor, the emissions sensor configured to produce an emissions signal associated with a concentration of a hazardous substance, the method comprising:
- receiving a first input associated with an incident location of an incident involving the hazardous substance;
- receiving a second input associated with a measurement zone surrounding the incident location;
- receiving a third input associated with a desired spatial resolution of the plurality of emissions indicators;
- producing a flight path of the UAV using the first input and the second input, the flight path displayed on a satellite aerial map of a region including the incident location;
- determining the maximum air speed threshold for the UAV using a sensor response time of the emissions sensor and the desired spatial resolution of the plurality of emissions indicators;
- receiving a position signal associated with a position of the UAV from the position sensor;
- receiving the emissions signal from the emissions sensor;
- displaying the plurality of emissions indicators on the satellite aerial map based on the position signal and the emissions signal, a size of each of the plurality of emissions indicators being adjusted to correspond to the desired spatial resolution and an air speed of the UAV;
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- producing a notification on a condition that the air speed of the UAV has exceeded the maximum air speed threshold for the UAV.
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