Surveying areas using a radar system and an unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsUday K. Pulleti, Patrick Gonia
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Abstract
System and methods for surveying areas using a radar system and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are described herein. For example, one or more embodiments include detecting an event in the area using movement measurements from a radar system, wherein the radar system transmits electromagnetic radiation waves to capture the movement measurements in the area, and determining geographic information system (GIS) coordinates of a location of the event. Further, one or more embodiments can include navigating an UAV to the location substantially autonomously using the GIS coordinates of the location of the event and capturing a second number of images of the location using the UAV.
Claims20
A method of surveying an area, comprising:
- detecting an event in the area using movement measurements from a radar system, wherein the radar system transmits electromagnetic radiation waves to capture the movement measurements in the area;
- determining geographic information system (GIS) coordinates of a location of the event using the return of some of the electromagnetic radiation waves transmitted by the radar system;
- navigating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the location substantially autonomously using the GIS coordinates of the location of the event;
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- capturing a number of images of the location using the UAV.
A surveying system, comprising:
- a radar system to detect an event in an area, wherein the radar system transmits electromagnetic radiation waves and then receives reflected versions of the electromagnetic radiation waves to capture movement measurements in the area;
- a computing device to verify the event using the movement measurements from the radar system;
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- an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to:
- launch in response to the verified event;
- navigate to a location of the event substantially autonomously using geographic information system (GIS) coordinates of the location of the event, wherein the GIS coordinates are determined using the return of some of the electromagnetic waves transmitted by the radar system;
- capture a number of images of the location;
- and
- transmit the number of images to a device.
A surveying system, comprising:
- a radar system to detect an event in an area using movement measurements, the radar system including:
- a transmitter configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation waves in the area;
- and
- a receiver configured to capture return electromagnetic radiation waves that bounce off an object in a path of the transmitted electromagnetic radiation waves;
- a network of fixed location imaging devices to capture a first number of images of a location of the event in response to the detection of the event;
- a computing device to:
- verify the event using the movement measurements and the first number of images;
- and
- determine geographic information system (GIS) coordinates of the location of the verified event using one or more of the first number of images captured by the fixed location imaging device;
- and
- an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to:
- launch in response to the verified event;
- navigate to the location of the verified event substantially autonomously using the GIS coordinates of the location of the verified event;
- capture a second number of images of the location;
- and
- transmit the second number of images to the computing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.