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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 06, 2018
Applicant:

Total SA, Courbevoie, FR;

Inventors:

Henri Puntous, Pau, FR;

Jean-Luc Boelle, Pau, FR;

Olivier De Pellegars, Pau, FR;

Remi Estival, Pau, FR;

Andrew Feltham, Pau, FR;

Jean Baptiste Laffitte, Pau, FR;

Pierre-Olivier Lys, Pau, FR;

Francis Clément, Pau, FR;

Frank Adler, Pau, FR;

Paul Barbier, Pau, FR;

Assignee:

TOTAL SA, Courbevoie, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/16 (2006.01); G01V 3/16 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/168 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01V 1/166 (2013.01); G01V 3/16 (2013.01); G06K 9/00657 (2013.01); B64C 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/123 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); G01V 1/184 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1425 (2013.01);
Abstract

The method comprises flying at least a probe carrier flying vehicle above a dropping area on the ground, the probe carrier flying vehicle carrying probes and a launcher, configured to separate each probe from the probe carrier flying vehicle; activating the launcher to separate at least one of the probes from the probe carrier flying vehicle above the dropping area; falling of the probe from the flying vehicle in the ground of the dropping area; at least partial insertion of the probe in the ground of the dropping area. When the probe carrier flying vehicle is located above a target dropping area, before activating the launcher, the method comprises determining a vegetation information at the target dropping area using a flying vegetation detector.


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