Patent ID: 11949989
Assignee: REDZONE ROBOTICS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  F | IPC F  G  H

Claim 4:
5. A system, comprising:
an inspection robot having a camera array configured to capture a plurality of images of underground infrastructure
the inspection robot comprising:
a platform selected from one of a tracked platform and a float;
a modular sensor component comprising a housing enclosing circuitry, the modular sensor component configured to be coupled to, and decoupled from, the platform; and

a plurality of modular imaging devices forming an array of high resolution cameras, each of the plurality of modular imaging devices being configured to be coupled to, and decoupled from, the modular sensor component;
wherein:
a first high resolution camera of the array is coupled to a first side of the modular sensor component, wherein the first high resolution camera has a viewing axis that faces forward with respect to the inspection platform; and
a second high resolution camera of the array is coupled to a second side of the modular sensor component, the second high resolution camera of the array having a second viewing axis offset at least 90 degrees from the first viewing axis; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor, the instructions comprising:
instructions for forming a composite image by:
identifying a three-dimensional (3D) shape of the underground infrastructure; and
mapping data of respective ones of the plurality of images to the 3D shape; and

instructions for providing the composite image as a virtual panoramic display.