Large scale unmanned monitoring device assessment of utility system components

An information processing system for managing devices for managing an autonomous inspection of components within an area of interest, the information processing system comprising:

• a processor;
• memory communicatively coupled to the processor;
• and
• an inspection manager communicatively coupled to the processor and the memory that, when operating:
• determines at least one environmental condition associated with the area of interest;
• determines if the at least one environmental condition one of fails or satisfies at least one environmental condition threshold for operating within the area of interest;
• selects at least a first mobile unmanned monitoring device of a first type to autonomously monitor at least one system component within the area of interest based on the at least one environmental condition failing to satisfy the at least one environmental condition threshold;
• selects at least a second mobile unmanned monitoring device of a second type to autonomously monitor the at least one system component based on the at least one environmental condition satisfying the at least one environmental condition threshold;
• and
• programs the selected at least first mobile unmanned monitoring device or the at least second mobile unmanned monitoring device to autonomously monitor at least one system component within the area of interest.

A computer program product for managing devices for managing an autonomous inspection of components within an area of interest, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising instructions for:
• determining at least one environmental condition associated with the area of interest;
• determining if the at least one environmental condition one of fails or satisfies at least one environmental condition threshold for operating within the area of interest;
• selecting at least a first mobile unmanned monitoring device of a first type to autonomously monitor at least one system component within the area of interest based on the at least one environmental condition failing to satisfy the at least one environmental condition threshold;
• selecting at least a second mobile unmanned monitoring device of a second type to autonomously monitor the at least one system component based on the at least one environmental condition satisfying the at least one environmental condition threshold;
• and
• programming the selected at least first mobile unmanned monitoring device or the at least second mobile unmanned monitoring device to autonomously monitor at least one system component within the area of interest.