GUIDANCE OF UNMANNED AERIAL INSPECTION VEHICLES IN WORK ENVIRONMENTS USING OPTICAL TAGS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20210229834A1
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17250044

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The systems and techniques of this disclosure relate to improving work safety in confined spaces by, for example, using machine vision to analyze location marking labels in the confined space to control an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) within the confined space. In one example, a system includes a UAV that includes an imaging device and a processor communicatively coupled to the imaging device. The processor may be configured to receive, from the imaging device, an image of a confined space, detect a location marking label within the image, process the image to decode data embedded on the location marking label, and control navigation of the UAV within the confined space based on the data decoded from the location marking label.

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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYPO BOX 33427 ST PAUL MN 55133-3427

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barnes, Carla H St. Paul, US 3 6
Donoghue, Claire R Reading, GB 16 22
Howard, James W North Oaks, US 35 369
Lorentz, Robert D North Oaks, US 22 621
Sousa, Matthew E Rosemount, US 20 64
Werness,, Jr James LC Edina, US 6 13
Wheatley, John A Stillwater, US 252 9818
Whiting, Tien Yi TH St. Paul, US 18 21
Ylitalo, Caroline M Stillwater, US 107 2214

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