JP7296202B2 - 高圧電力線を用いた、飛行中の無人航空機における充電式バッテリの充電 - Google Patents
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- 領域内のユーティリティを監視する方法であって、
前記領域内の高圧電力線の電磁場と無人航空機の充電システムとを用いて、前記無人航空機の充電式バッテリを充電し、
前記充電中、前記無人航空機を、前記高圧電力線から気象状況に基づいて選択される所定距離だけ離して飛行させ、
前記無人航空機を前記高圧電力線から前記所定距離だけ離して飛行させている間、前記無人航空機のセンサを用いてユーティリティを検査する、方法。 - ユーティリティの検査は、前記領域内に埋設されたユーティリティラインの撮像を含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- ユーティリティの検査は、ユーティリティラインの撮像を含み、前記ユーティリティラインは、前記高圧電力線、水道管、水路、ガス管、ソーラーパネル、又は、オイル管のうちの少なくとも1つを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記高圧電力線から前記所定距離だけ離して前記無人航空機を飛行させて前記無人航空機の前記充電式バッテリを充電することにより、前記充電式バッテリの原充電量で達成される航続距離と比較して、前記無人航空機の航続距離を延ばす、請求項1~3のいずれか1つに記載の方法。
- 前記無人航空機のセンサを用いてユーティリティを検査することは、前記無人航空機を前記高圧電力線から前記所定距離だけ離して飛行させている間、前記領域内のユーティリティを検査することを含む、請求項1~4のいずれか1つに記載の方法。
- 前記ユーティリティの検査は、動作効率、不正状況、不正事象、漏れ、又は、破損のうちの少なくとも1つについて前記領域内のパイプラインを検査することを含む、請求項1~5のいずれか1つに記載の方法。
- 許容範囲外の動作効率、不正状況、不正事象、漏れ、又は、破損のうちの少なくとも1つが検出されると、警告を送信することをさらに含む、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 前記ユーティリティの検査は、不正状況、不正事象、動作効率、又は、構造的な破損のうちの少なくとも1つについて前記高圧電力線を検査することを含む、請求項1~7のいずれか1つに記載の方法。
- 充電中に前記高圧電力線から所定距離だけ離して前記無人航空機を飛行させることは、前記無人航空機のセンサからの測定値を用いて、充電中に前記高圧電力線から前記無人航空機を少なくとも所定距離だけ離すことを含む、請求項1~8のいずれか1つに記載の方法。
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