Patent ID: 9533773
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B64F,G06Q,Y10S

Claim:
1. A method for use in automated tracking of assets in an inspected vehicle utilizing a robotic vehicle, said method comprising: receiving, by the robotic vehicle, inspection data concerning the inspected vehicle and the assets, wherein the inspection data includes: generating, by the robotic vehicle, a navigation path through the inspected vehicle based on the map of the inspected vehicle, the identification of the plurality of assets, and the respective expected locations of the plurality of assets, wherein the navigation path facilitates inspection of each of the respective expected locations of the plurality of assets; traversing, by the robotic vehicle, the navigation path; locating, by the robotic vehicle, at least one asset within the inspected vehicle along the navigation path; receiving maintenance data for the at least one asset; and transmitting, by the robotic vehicle, an identification of the at least one asset located within the inspected vehicle to a remote computing device for storage in a database associated with the remote computing device.