Patent ID: 11878796
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a fixed frame including:
peripheral propellers and corresponding motors for flying the UAV; and
a central electronics enclosure for housing electronics used to control the UAV; and

a rotating arm pivotably coupled to the fixed frame at a central axis between the propellers and configured to rotate with respect to the fixed frame about the central axis, the rotating arm including:
magnetic feet at a first end of the rotating arm and configured to perch and magnetically attach the UAV to a ferromagnetic surface;
a docking station at the first end and configured to release and dock a releasable crawler on and from the ferromagnetic surface; and
a battery at a second end of the rotating arm opposite the first end and configured to supply power to the motors and the housed electronics, and to counterbalance the first end about the central axis.