Systems and methods for surface and subsurface damage assessments, patch scans, and visualization

An unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) assessment system for surface or subsurface analysis, comprising:

• at least one sensor on a UAV for capturing scan data of a surface or subsurface of a structure;
• a navigation system to autonomously navigate proximate the surface or subsurface for the at least one sensor on the UAV to capture scan data from a plurality of locations;
• an evaluator to:
• compare scan data captured by the at least one sensor with at least one data profile within a library of data profiles, and
• identify at least one matched data profile indicating at least one defect on the surface or subsurface;
• a sample region analyzer to identify a number of defects within a sample region of the surface or subsurface,
• wherein the sample region comprises a sub-portion of the surface or subsurface of the structure, and
• wherein the sample region has defined dimensions;
• and
• a visualization module to visually present, via an electronic display:
• at least a first overlaid marking defining a boundary of the sample region of the sub-portion of the surface or subsurface, and
• a plurality of additional overlaid markings identifying at least some of the defects identified by the evaluator within the sample region.