Anomaly detection via unmanned aerial drone
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsNathan D. Hiller, Daniel I. Newman, Raymundo B. Torrez
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Abstract
A system includes a detector attachment member and a communication system. The detector attachment member includes a first end configured to be coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle; a second end configured to be coupled to a detector; and a body extending between the first end and the second end, the body of a length selected such that an interference of the unmanned aerial vehicle at the detector is less than an interference threshold. The detector attachment member also includes a lift system coupled to the body. The communication system is coupled to the detector attachment member and is configured to provide communication between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the detector.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a detector attachment member comprising:
- a first end configured to be coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle;
- a second end configured to be coupled to a detector;
- a body extending between the first end and the second end, the body of a length selected such that an interference of the unmanned aerial vehicle at the detector is less than an interference threshold, wherein the interference comprises an electromagnetic interference, an acoustic interference, or a radiation interference;
- a lift system coupled to the body;
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- a communication system coupled to the detector attachment member, the communication system configured to provide communication between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the detector.
A system comprising:
- a detector attachment member comprising:
- a first end configured to be coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle;
- a second end configured to be coupled to a detector;
- a body extending between the first end and the second end, the body of a length selected such that an interference of the unmanned aerial vehicle at the detector is less than an interference threshold;
- a lift system coupled to the body, wherein:
- the lift system comprises an inflatable member proximate the second end and configured to generate lift via buoyancy relative to an operating environment of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- the body is substantially hollow;
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- the lift system further comprises a gas delivery system configured to supply a gas to the inflatable member via the body;
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- a communication system coupled to the detector attachment member, the communication system configured to provide communication between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the detector.
A method comprising:
- deploying a detector attachment member, the detector attachment member comprising:
- a first end configured to be coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle;
- a second end configured to be coupled to a detector;
- a body extending between the first end and the second end, the body of a length selected such that an interference of the unmanned aerial vehicle at the detector is less than an interference threshold, wherein the interference comprises an electromagnetic interference, an acoustic interference, or a radiation interference;
- a lift system coupled to the body;
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- communicatively coupling a communication system to the unmanned aerial vehicle and the detector, the communication system coupled to the detector attachment member.
A non-transient, computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- deploying a detector attachment member, the detector attachment member comprising:
- a first end configured to be coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle;
- a second end configured to be coupled to a detector;
- a body extending between the first end and the second end, the body of a length selected such that an interference of the unmanned aerial vehicle at the detector is less than an interference threshold, wherein the interference comprises an electromagnetic interference, an acoustic interference, or a radiation interference;
- a lift system coupled to the body;
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- communicatively coupling a communication system to the unmanned aerial vehicle and the detector, the communication system coupled to the detector attachment member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.