Global Patent Index - EP 4367567 A1

EP 4367567 A1 20240515 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING AN INSPECTION DRONE WITH RESPECT TO A STRUCTURE

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING AN INSPECTION DRONE WITH RESPECT TO A STRUCTURE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR POSITIONIERUNG EINER INSPEKTIONSDROHNE IN BEZUG AUF EINE STRUKTUR

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE POSITIONNEMENT D'UN DRONE D'INSPECTION PAR RAPPORT À UNE STRUCTURE

Publication

EP 4367567 A1 20240515 (EN)

Application

EP 21742083 A 20210705

Priority

EP 2021068489 W 20210705

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2023280377A1] A method (700) for use in positioning a drone (102) with respect to a structure (101). The drone comprises a camera (103) having an optical system and an image sensor configured to produce an image (190) having a height and a width. The method includes obtaining (s702) a height value, HT, indicating an estimated height of the structure, a set of parameters associated with the camera, the set of parameters includes a focal length parameter, f, indicating a focal length of the optical system of the camera and a height parameter, Hj, indicating said height of the image. The method includes determining (s706), based on HT, f, and HJ, at least one of: i) a first distance value indicating a horizontal or vertical distance, dl, or ii) an angle value indicating an angle for the camera, Θ

IPC 8 full level

G05D 1/00 (2024.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G05D 1/0094 (2024.01); G05D 1/101 (2024.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2023280377 A1 20230112; EP 4367567 A1 20240515

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2021068489 W 20210705; EP 21742083 A 20210705