Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for NDT Inspections

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15462557

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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising one or more motors, one or more non-destructive testing data collectors, and an electro-magnet, may be used to inspect a structure to which it can magnetically attach by having the UAV approach the structure and activating the electro-magnet when the UAV is a predetermined distance to the structure to be inspected. Once maneuvered close enough to the structure to allow the electro-magnet to magnetically attach to the structure to be inspected, the UAV may be secured against the structure using the electro-magnet proximate an area to be inspected such that the non-destructive testing data collector is disposed proximate the area to be inspected. Data may then be collected using the non-destructive testing data collector.

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OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC11911 FM 529 HOUSTON TX 77041

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Weaver, David Wesley Severna Park, US 4 10

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