Infrastructure monitoring and inspection
AssigneeFlorida Power & Light Company
InventorsKyle A. Bush, Guillermo Aleman, Eric D. Schwartz, Michael L. Wenell, Troy D. Freissle-Lewis, Christopher H. McLemore
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Abstract
Systems and methods of monitoring infrastructure systems. Indications of problem reports are received and analyzed to determine an estimated location of a problem in an infrastructure system. Based on analyzing the indications, a selected drone that is pre-deployed at a location near the estimated location is selected. Operations of the selected drone are remotely control, based on determining the selected drone, to inspect an area or equipment in a vicinity of the estimated location of the problem.
Claims17
A system to monitor infrastructure systems, comprising:
- a plurality of pre-deployed drones pre-deployed at pre-deployment locations in an infrastructure system;
- a problem location estimation system that is configured to, when operating:
- receive indications of an electrical problem in the infrastructure system;
- analyze the indications to determine an estimated location of the electrical problem;
- and
- an operations system, remote from the pre-deployment locations that is configured to, when operating:
- select, based on analysis of the indications, a selected drone from within the plurality of pre-deployed drones, where the selected drone is pre-deployed at a location near the estimated location;
- and
- remotely control, based on selection of the selected drone, operations of the selected drone to inspect an area or equipment in a vicinity of the estimated location of the electrical problem, wherein the problem location estimation system is further configured to, when operating:
- receive observation data collected by the selected drone;
- determine, based on analysis of the observation data, a refined location and details of the electrical problem;
- and
- generate a repair ticket to perform repairs on the electrical problem, wherein the repair ticket specifies the refined location of the electrical problem.
A method of monitoring infrastructure systems, comprising:
- receiving indications of an electrical problem in an infrastructure system;
- analyzing the indications to determine an estimated location of the electrical problem;
- selecting, based on analyzing the indications, a selected drone that is pre-deployed at a location near the estimated location, wherein the selected drone is within a plurality of pre-deployed drones pre-deployed at pre-deployment locations in the infrastructure system;
- remotely controlling, based on determining the selected drone, operations of the selected drone to inspect an area or equipment in a vicinity of the estimated location of the electrical problem;
- receiving observation data collected by the selected drone;
- determining, based on analysis of the observation data, a refined location and details of the electrical problem;
- and
- generating a repair ticket to perform repairs on the electrical problem, wherein the repair ticket specifies the refined location of the electrical problem.
A computer program product for monitoring infrastructure systems, the computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving indications of an electrical problem in an infrastructure system;
- analyzing the indications to determine an estimated location of the electrical problem;
- selecting, based on analyzing the indications, a selected drone that is pre-deployed at a location near the estimated location, wherein the selected drone is within a plurality of pre-deployed drones pre-deployed at pre-deployment locations in the infrastructure system;
- and
- remotely controlling, based on determining the selected drone, operations of the selected drone to inspect an area or equipment in a vicinity of the estimated location of the electrical problem;
- receiving observation data collected by the selected drone;
- determining, based on analysis of the observation data, a refined location and details of the electrical problem;
- and
- generating a repair ticket to perform repairs on the electrical problem, wherein the repair ticket specifies the refined location of the electrical problem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.