Electronic assessments, and methods of use and manufacture thereof
AssigneeProxy Technologies, Inc.
InventorPatrick C. Cesarano
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Abstract
The disclosed subject matter relates to methods and apparatus facilitating assessments of structural and electronic features, parameters, characteristics or any combination thereof using one or more unmanned autonomous vehicles. In some embodiments, an unmanned vehicle may be configured to monitor one or both of the structural and electrical characteristics of an object, and can also include cooperative behavior between two or more unmanned vehicles to test electrical communication in a directional fashion.
Claims20
An unmanned vehicle for assessing an object capable of emitting electromagnetic data signals, the unmanned vehicle comprising:
- a control unit that is configured to move the unmanned vehicle to a plurality of positions relative to the object;
- a transceiver that is configured to transmit and receive signals at each of the plurality of positions;
- a data collection unit that is configured to capture at least one image at each of the plurality of positions;
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- an assessment unit that is configured to assess:
- at least one electronic signal transceiver performance parameter associated with the object based on the communication between the transceiver and the object;
- and
- one or more structural parameters associated with the object based on the captured images.
A system for assessing an object capable of emitting electromagnetic data signals, the system comprising:
- a plurality of unmanned vehicles, each of the plurality of unmanned vehicles comprising:
- a control unit that is configured to move the unmanned vehicle to at least one position relative to the object;
- a transceiver that is configured to transmit and receive signals from the object;
- a data collection unit that is configured to capture at least one image of the object;
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- an assessment unit generating a local report based on the signals received by the transceiver unit;
- a central platform that is in communication with each of the plurality of unmanned vehicles, the central platform configured to:
- receive the at least one image of the object and the local report from each of the plurality of unmanned vehicles;
- determine at least one electronic signal transceiver performance parameter associated with the object based on the received local reports;
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- determine one or more structural parameters associated with the object based on the received images.
A method of assessing an object capable of emitting electromagnetic data signals by an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising:
- moving the unmanned vehicle to a plurality of positions relative to the object;
- transmitting signals from each of the plurality of positions and receiving signals at each of the plurality of positions;
- capturing at least one image at each of the plurality of positions;
- and
- determining at least one electronic signal transceiver performance parameter associated with the object based on the communication between the transceiver and the object;
- determining one or more structural parameters associated with the object based on the captured images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.