Patent SG-11202000294Q-A (SG)
Title: Database of drone flight plans for aircraft inspection using relative mapping
Inventor: CHEIKH STEPHANE
IPC: B64F5/20
Filed: 2018-07-13
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) vitivio VIII oviolo Eitiou oimIE (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number WO 2019/012298 Al (43) International Publication Date 17 January 2019 (17.01.2019) WIPO I PCT (74) Agent: REDDIE & GROSE LLP; The White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street, London Greater Lon- don El 8QS (GB). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (51) International Patent Classification: B64F 5/60 (2017.01) B64F 5/20 (2017.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/GB2018/052007 (22) International Filing Date: 13 July 2018 (13.07.2018) English English (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: (30) Priority Data: 1711261.6 13 July 2017 (13.07.2017) GB (71) Applicant: SITA INFORMATION NETWORKING COMPUTING UK LIMITED [GB/GB]; 1 London Gate Blyth Road, Hayes Middlesex UB3 1BW (GB). (72) Inventors: CHEIKH, Stephane; Societe Internationale De Telecommunications, Aeronautiques S.C.R.L. (BE), 26, Chemin de Joinville Case postale 31, 1216 Cointrin (CH). KELLY, Michael Garry; Office Building 1, IDA Business and Technology Park, Carnaguggagh CI, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal (IE). (54) Title: DATABASE OF DRONE FLIGHT PLANS FOR AIRCRAFT INSPECTION USING RELATIVE MAPPING (57) : Methods for drone-assisted inspection of aircraft and other large, mo- bile structures are disclosed. The drone's camera identifies the mobile structure to be 402 inspected and an inspection routine for a portion of the mobile structure is selected from a plurality of available inspection routines. A flight plan for the drone corresponding to 404 the selected inspection routine is retrieved from a database, the flight plan corresponding to a portion of the identified mobile structure and comprising instructions to visit posi- 36 tions in thee-dimensional space corresponding to the points of the structure identified for inspection in the inspection routine. The drone is operated according to the retrieved flight plan and at one or more of the positions visited, data indicative of the condition of 408 corresponding point of the structure is captured. Points of the structure where the condi- tion of the structure appears sub-optimal are identified and their coordinates saved. On completion of the inspection, one of more points identified as sub-optimal is revisited 410 and a further, more detailed inspection is performed under the control of an operator. 400 Drone Camera Captures Aircraft Image ystem n° es Aircraft Select inspection routine depending on report etheve orresponding flight pan Operate LJAV according to flight plan 412 Capture condition indicative data at one or more points W O 20 19/0 12298 Al 4 Identify points where condition is sub- optima; 416 Save sub-optimalcoordinates 418 Re-inspect sub-optimal points FIGURE 4 [Continued on next page] WO 2019/012298 Al 111 0 Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))