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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Charlie Terry, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jordan Bates, Charlotte, NC (US);
Alan Lombadu, Charlotte, NC (US);
Josh Godwin, Charlotte, NC (US);
Richard Murphy, Charlotte, NC (US);
Lee Priest, Charlotte, NC (US);
Charlie Terry, Charlotte, NC (US);
Jordan Bates, Charlotte, NC (US);
Alan Lombadu, Charlotte, NC (US);
Josh Godwin, Charlotte, NC (US);
Richard Murphy, Charlotte, NC (US);
Lee Priest, Charlotte, NC (US);
ETAK Systems, LLC, Huntersville, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for developing a three-dimensional (3D) model of a cell site using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to obtain photos and/or video include preparing the UAV for flight and programming an autonomous flight path about a cell tower at the cell site, wherein the autonomous flight path comprises a substantially circular flight path about the cell tower with one or more cameras on the UAV facing the cell tower; flying the UAV around the cell tower in a plurality of orbits comprising at least four orbits each with a different set of characteristics of altitude, radius, and camera angle, wherein the flying comprises of at least four orbits for a monopole cell tower and at least five orbits for a self-support/guyed cell tower; obtaining photos and/or video of the cell tower, the cell site, and cell site components during each of the plurality of orbits; and using the photos and/or video to develop the point cloud three-dimensional (3D) model of the cell site.