System and method for generating three-dimensional robotic inspection plan

A method for generating a virtual inspection plan that is to be performed by an unmanned robot, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a user interface, a selection of a plurality of regions of interest with respect to a virtual asset displayed in virtual space;
• detecting a three-dimensional (3D) position of each selected region of interest within a coordinate frame of the virtual space;
• generating a travel path for the unmanned robot about a physical asset corresponding to the virtual asset, the generating comprising generating a virtual 3D travel path with respect to the virtual asset based on the detected 3D positions of the selected regions of interest within the coordinate frame, and aligning the virtual 3D travel path in the virtual space with a physical travel path in a physical space;
• and
• outputting a robotic inspection plan comprising the generated physical travel path about the physical asset for the unmanned robot.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions that when executed cause a computer to perform a method for generating a virtual inspection plan that is to be performed by an unmanned robot, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a user interface, a selection of a plurality of regions of interest with respect to a virtual asset displayed in virtual space;
• detecting a three-dimensional (3D) position of each selected region of interest within a coordinate frame of the virtual space;
• generating a travel path for the unmanned robot about a physical asset corresponding to the virtual asset, the generating comprising generating a virtual 3D travel path with respect to the virtual asset based on the detected 3D positions of the selected regions of interest within the coordinate frame, and aligning the virtual 3D travel path in the virtual space with a physical travel path in a physical space;
• and
• outputting a robotic inspection plan comprising the generated physical travel path about the physical asset for the unmanned robot.