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.


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    Title :

    Drone system for powerline inspection using radio frequency scanning techniques


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    Publication date :

    2025-06-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    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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