Patent ID: 11945123
Assignee: ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system for providing real-time, sensory information associated with a remote location to a user to allow for remote operation of machinery, the system comprising:
a boom assembly having an electrically insulated portion and a remote assembly, wherein the electrically insulated portion is electrically insulated from the remote assembly, the remote assembly comprising:
a camera mount;
at least one robotic arm for operating proximal to an energized power line;
an array of cameras fixed to the camera mount to receive real-time visual information associated with the remote location;
an electric remote power source for powering the array of cameras;
a bonding cable having a first end for directly connecting to the energized power line and a second end directly connected to a bonding point on the remote assembly,
wherein the first end of the bonding cable is attached to the energized power line using the at least one robotic arm,
wherein the bonding point is configured to maintain the remote assembly at an equal electrical potential to the energized power line; and
a sensor configured to measure an electrical bonding condition of the remote assembly,

a fiber-optic cable connected to the remote assembly,
wherein the fiber-optic cable transmits a signal including the real-time visual information across the electrically insulated portion of the boom assembly;
a mountable display comprising:
a visual output comprising an image display; and
at least one sensor for detecting a viewing angle of the user; and

a processor programmed to execute computer-executable instructions to:
select a portion of the real-time visual information based on the viewing angle of the user; and
transmit the portion of the real-time visual information to the mountable display,
wherein the real-time visual information comprises a visual representation of the remote location based on the viewing angle of the user.