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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2014
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Winston Garcia-Gabin, Solna, SE;
Bengt Stridh, Västerås, SE;
Elina Vartiainen, Västerås, SE;
Kari Saarinen, Västerås, SE;
Per-Erik Modén, Västerås, SE;
Veronika Domova, Västerås, SE;
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A method for inspecting a solar panel of a solar power station is performed in a controller for an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, and includes the steps of: receiving an inspection request for a subset of the solar panels navigating, in a first stage, using radio signals, the UAV to an initial location in a vicinity of a particular solar panel of the subset of solar panels; positioning, in a second stage, the UAV using at least one near field sensor of the UAV; and capturing, using the infrared camera, an image of the particular solar panel.