Method and system for utility infrastructure condition monitoring, detection and response

A system for monitoring a utility infrastructure, comprising:

• (a) a node installed at a location within the utility infrastructure;
• (b) a wind detection sensor configured to capture data associated with an area of the utility infrastructure, the wind detection sensor operably detecting real-time motion of a power line in a vicinity of the utility infrastructure, the wind detection sensor including at least one camera mounted to a stationary pole or tower;
• (c) a detection circuit configured to:
• obtain the captured data from the sensor;
• automatically cause the at least one camera to adjust and perform multiple scans for a power line span;
• based on at least the captured data, determine whether a condition associated with the area of the utility infrastructure poses a hazard risk;
• and
• (d) a control circuit configured to cause an unmanned autonomous vehicle to be dispatched based at least in part on the hazard risk determination, the control circuit including a controller.

A system for monitoring a utility infrastructure, comprising:

• (a) at least one camera and at least one sensor installed on a stationary tower or pole location, the at least one camera and the at least one sensor being configured to capture data associated with an area of the utility infrastructure which includes a power line;
• (b) a detection processor circuit configured to:
• obtain the captured data from the at least one camera and the at least one sensor;
• and
• based on the captured data, determine whether a condition associated with the area of the utility infrastructure poses a hazard risk;
• (c) a blowout detection processor circuit operably detecting blowout of the power line due to wind, based on inputs from the at least one camera and the at least one sensor;
• (d) a vibration detection circuit operably detecting motion or vibration of the pole or tower of the utility infrastructure;
• and
• (e) a controller configured to cause an unmanned aircraft to be dispatched to remedy the hazard risk, based on a determination that the condition associated with the area of the utility infrastructure poses the hazard risk.