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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
Valmont Industries, Inc., Omaha, NE (US);
Jacob Lahmann, Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
A system and method for exciting a target area with an excitation source which is affixed or deployed via an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). According to a preferred embodiment, the excitation source may include a heat, magnetic or light source. According to a preferred embodiment, the system of the present invention magnetically excites ferrous material by the use of an array of electromagnets. According to preferred embodiments, the present invention also includes utilizing a UAV mounted IR thermometer to record the ambient temperature of the area to be inspected. Additionally, the present invention teaches using the detected ambient temperature and type of material being inspected to determine an inspection method for the target area. According to a preferred embodiment, the target area may be excited by heat, magnetics or visually enhanced to an appropriate level based on analysis by the system.