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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2021
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, SA;
Fadl Abdellatif, Thuwal, SA;
Jeff S. Shamma, Champaign, IL (US);
Sultan Shaqaq, Dhahran, SA;
Abdullah Arab, Dhahran, SA;
Abdullah A. Alkhder, Dhahran, SA;
Sahejad Patel, Thuwal, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Thuwal, SA;
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a flexible holder retaining a plurality of probes. The flexible holder is deformable to arrange the probes around a portion of a structure, allowing the probes to scan the portion of the structure. At least one of the plurality of probes is an ultrasonic test (UT) probe to scan the portion of the structure with ultrasonic waves.