System and method for powerline inspection

A system comprising;

• a frame adapted to be detachably coupled to one or more powerlines, wherein the frame comprising at least one X-ray unit configured to capture one or more X-ray images of the one or more powerlines;
• one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that is adapted to be detachably coupled to the frame, and configured to aviate the frame to reach a vicinity of the one or more powerlines and detachably couple the frame to the one or more powerlines;
• processing circuitry that is coupled to the at least one X-ray unit and the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles, and configured to:
• (i) process the one or more X-ray images by way of a picture archiving & communication system (PACS) and an assistive defect recognition (ADR) technique to determine one or more abnormalities associated with the one or more powerlines;
• and (ii) generate a report based on the one or more abnormalities by way of the picture archiving & communication system (PACS).

A computer-implemented method comprising;

• aviating, by way of one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) detachably coupled to a frame, the frame to reach a vicinity of the one or more powerlines for coupling the frame to the one or more powerlines and detachably couple the frame to the one or more powerlines wherein the frame comprising at least one X-ray unit configured to capture one or more X-ray images of the one or more powerlines;
• processing, by way of processing circuitry that is coupled to the one or more UAVs and the least one X-ray unit, the one or more X-ray images via a picture archiving & communication system (PACS) and an assistive defect recognition (ADR) technique;
• determining, by way of the processing circuitry, one or more abnormalities associated with the one or more powerlines via a picture archiving & communication system (PACS) and the assistive defect recognition (ADR) technique;
• and
• generating, by way of the processing circuitry, a report based on the one or more abnormalities via the picture archiving & communication system (PACS).