A system for housing a drone for locating a source in an electrical structure includes a plurality of drones capable of hovering in positions to form a virtual enclosure around an electrical structure and a server communicably coupled to the drones. The virtual enclosure is divided into a plurality of cells. The drone is configured to measure a plurality of time difference of arrival (TDOA) values from signals originating from the source; calculate a plurality of propagation times comprising a propagation time for a calibration signal that travels from a drone to each of the plurality of cells; and send the TDOA values and the propagation times to a server. The server is configured to receive the TDOA values and the propagation times from the plurality of drones; and determine a location of the source based on the plurality of TDOA values and the plurality of propagation times.
Drone system for powerline inspection using radio frequency scanning techniques
17.06.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64U / G01R Messen elektrischer Größen , MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / H02G INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES , Verlegen oder Installieren elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen, Verlegen oder Installieren kombinierter optischer und elektrischer Kabel oder Leitungen |
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