Methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure via chemical detection
AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorsJames M. Freeman, Roger D. Schmidgall, Patrick H. Boyer, Nicholas U. Christopulos, Jonathan D. Maurer, Nathan L. Tofte, Jackie O. Jordan, II
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Abstract
In a computer-implemented method and system for capturing the condition of a structure, the structure is scanned with a three-dimensional (3D) scanner. The 3D scanner generates 3D data. A point cloud or 3D model is constructed from the 3D data. The point cloud or 3D model is then analyzed to determine the condition of the structure.
Claims19
A computer-implemented method of inspecting a structure, the method comprising:
- spraying a chemical on at least part of a structure;
- generating, via an image sensor, image data based on one or more electromagnetic (EM) waves that are emanating from the structure and that are received at the image sensor;
- analyzing, via one or more processors, the generated image data to detect a degree of luminescence emanating from the chemical sprayed on the at least part of the structure;
- analyzing, via the one or more processors, the detected degree of luminescence to identify a three-dimensional feature corresponding to potential damage;
- generating, via the one or more processors, an estimation of the condition of the structure based on the three-dimensional feature identified from the detected luminescence;
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- storing the generated estimation of the condition of the structure at one or more memory devices.
A property inspection system, the property inspection system comprising:
- a chemical spraying apparatus for spraying a chemical on at least part of a structure;
- an image sensor configured to generate image data based on one or more electromagnetic (EM) waves that are emanating from the structure and that are received at the image sensor;
- one or more processors communicatively coupled to the image sensor, the one or more processors configured to:
- (i) analyze the image data generated by the image sensor to detect a degree of luminescence emanating from the chemical sprayed on the at least part of the structure;
- (ii) analyze the detected degree of luminescence to identify a three-dimensional feature corresponding to potential damage;
- (iii) generate an estimation of the condition of the structure based on the three-dimensional feature identified from the detected luminescence;
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- (iv) storing the generated estimation of the condition of the structure at one or more memory devices communicatively connected to the processors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.