Inspection system and method for performing inspections in a storage facility
AssigneeBalyo
InventorsFabien Bardinet, Pierre Bureau
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InventorsFabien Bardinet, Pierre Bureau
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An inspection system for a storage facility comprising an automatic guided vehicle with a bidimensional positioning system and an unmanned aerial vehicle with a measurement sensor to acquire measurement data. The inspection system further comprises a position control system to maintain the unmanned aerial vehicle above the automatic guided vehicle in the vertical direction, an altitude sensor to acquire a relative vertical distance between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the automatic guided vehicle, and a communication system to transmit the measurement data to a remote server. The inspection system transmits to the remote server a set of tridimensional coordinates associated with the measurement data comprising horizontal coordinates function of the bidimensional location of the automatic guided vehicle on the floor of the storage facility and a vertical coordinate function of the relative vertical distance of the unmanned aerial vehicle with respect to the automatic guided vehicle.
An inspection system for a storage facility, the storage facility having a floor extending along a horizontal plane, a vertical direction being perpendicular to said horizontal plane, the inspection system comprising:
The system of claim 8, wherein said platform further is a landing platform for the unmanned aerial vehicle.
The system of claim 10, wherein the computer system of the automatic guided vehicle is able to command the propulsion unit of the automatic guided vehicle to travel automatically across an inspection area of the storage facility.
The system of claim 11, wherein the position control system of the unmanned aerial vehicle is able to command the propulsion unit of the unmanned aerial vehicle to scan automatically a vertical extension of the inspection area of the storage facility above the automatic guided vehicle.
The method according to claim 14, wherein maintaining said unmanned aerial vehicle substantially above the automatic guided vehicle in the vertical direction comprises:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.