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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2021
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Scott A. Elkins, Homer Glen, IL (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for determining work vehicle operational state includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to fly relative to a work vehicle and an imaging device supported on the UAV. In this respect, the imaging device is configured to capture a plurality of images of the work vehicle as the UAV flies relative to the work vehicle, with each captured image depicting one of a plurality of inspection points on the work vehicle. Furthermore, the system includes a computing system configured is receive the plurality of captured images from the imaging device and access a plurality of stored images, with each stored image depicting one of the plurality of inspection points in an operational state. Additionally, the computing system is configured to compare each captured image to one of the stored images to determine when the corresponding inspection point is in the operational state.