Estimating a condition of a physical structure
AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorsJames M. Freeman, Roger D. Schmidgall, Patrick H. Boyer, Nicholas U. Christopulos, Jonathan D. Maurer, Nathan L. Tofte, Jackie O. Jordan, II
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Abstract
In a computer-implemented method and system for capturing the condition of a structure, the structure is scanned with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Data collected by the UAV corresponding to points on a surface of a structure is received and a 3D point cloud is generated for the structure, where the 3D point cloud is generated based at least in part on the received UAV data. A 3D model of the surface of the structure is reconstructed using the 3D point cloud.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method of inspecting a structure, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors, data collected by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) corresponding to points on a surface of a structure;
- identifying, by the one or more processors, a plurality of coordinate sets associated with the UAV data, the coordinate sets each relating to vertical, horizontal, and depth distance measurements;
- generating, by the one or more processors, a 3D point cloud for the structure, wherein the 3D point cloud is generated based at least in part on the received UAV data and the plurality of coordinate sets;
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- reconstructing, by the one or more processors, a 3D model of the surface of the structure using the 3D point cloud.
A property inspection system for inspecting a physical structure, the property inspection system comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
- and
- a computing device including:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:
- receive data collected by the UAV corresponding to points on a surface of a structure;
- identify a plurality of coordinate sets associated with the UAV data, the coordinate sets each relating to vertical, horizontal, and depth distance measurements;
- generate a 3D point cloud for the structure, wherein the 3D point cloud is generated based at least in part on the received UAV data and the plurality of coordinate sets;
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- reconstruct a 3D model of the surface of the structure using the 3D point cloud.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.