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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.

Patent No.:

US 11783465 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 24, 2021

Flying drone for inspecting surfaces, and method for inspecting surfaces by such a flying drone

Applicant:

Airbus Operations (S.a.s.), Toulouse, FR;

Inventors:

Nicolas Dominguez, Toulouse, FR;

François Lefebvre Albaret, Toulouse, FR;

Florent Montet, Toulouse, FR;

Jérome Fayolet, Toulouse, FR;

Assignee:

Airbus Operations (S.A.S.), Toulouse, FR;

Attorney:

KDW Firm PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Nasim N Nirjhar

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/514 (2017.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 47/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); F21V 21/30 (2006.01); G06T 7/40 (2017.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/02 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); F21V 21/30 (2013.01); G06T 7/40 (2013.01); G06T 7/514 (2017.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01);
Abstract

A flying drone for inspecting surfaces able to reflect light has a lighting device formed of two light sources each having a shape that is elongate in a longitudinal direction of each of the light sources, two first image acquisition devices, and a second image acquisition device between the two first image acquisition devices. The two light sources are respectively between the second image acquisition device and each of the first image acquisition devices. The flying drone allows effective detection of dents in surfaces by analyzing specular reflections, by the lighting device and of the first image acquisition devices, and effective detection of superficial defects on surfaces by the second image acquisition device, with the lighting device switched off.

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