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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Versatol, Llc, McDonough, GA (US);
Inventors:
Jared David Salzmann, McDonough, GA (US);
J Eric Corban, McDonough, GA (US);
Assignee:
Versatol, LLC, McDonough, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 47/08 (2006.01); B64C 27/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64D 1/08 (2006.01); B64D 1/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/04 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/02 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); B64C 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/123 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); B64C 2201/145 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01); B64D 2203/00 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0207 (2013.01);
Abstract
An interior length of a confined space is inspected by autonomously flying an unmanned aerial vehicle having a sensor pod. The sensor pod can be tethered to the unmanned aerial vehicle and lowered into the confined space from above perhaps by an electromechanical hoist. An altitude or heading of the sensor pod can be measured. The confined space can be the flue of a chimney.