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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Hydro-quebec, Montréal, CA;
Inventor:
Samuel Lavoie, Ste-Julie, CA;
Assignee:
HYDRO-QUEBEC, Montreal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01); G01R 31/08 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01R 31/085 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01);
Abstract
A tool positioning system of an unmanned aerial vehicle that is mountable relative to a power line to monitor a component of the line. The tool positioning system includes a displacement module having a first member mountable to one side of a body of the unmanned aerial vehicle, a second member movable vertically relative to the first member on the side of the body, and a tool holder pivotably coupled to the second member and couplable to a tool. The tool holder is movable relative to the body to mount the tool to or around the component.