Unmanned aerial vehicle inspection system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9740200
APP PUB NO 20170192418A1
SERIAL NO

15268241

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Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes obtaining, from a user device, flight operation information describing an inspection of a vertical structure to be performed, the flight operation information including locations of one or more safe locations for vertical inspection. A location of the UAV is determined to correspond to a first safe location for vertical inspection. A first inspection of the structure is performed is performed at the first safe location, the first inspection including activating cameras. A second safe location is traveled to, and a second inspection of the structure is performed. Information associated with the inspection is provided to the user device.

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SKYDIO INC3000 CLEARVIEW WAY SAN MATEO CA 94402

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Bethke, Brett Michael Millbrae, US 26 519
Li, Hui San Francisco, US 1361 15841
Michini, Bernard J San Francisco, US 94 2370

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