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Unmanned aerial vehicle with wall thickness measurement sensor, corresponding wall thickness measurement method and retrofit kit with wall thickness measurement sensor for unmanned aerial vehicle

一种无人驾驶、飞行器的技术，应用在无人驾驶的飞行器、飞行器、测量装置等方向，能够解决部件检查和测量困难、组件难以触及、增加检查和测量的难度和成本等问题

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-06-30
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO
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Inspection and measurement of these components can be difficult due to various location and hazard-related challenges
For example, some components may be remote and hard to reach
Existing techniques may require the use of brackets to inspect and measure these components
In addition, these components may be located in hazardous locations and specific environmental and safety regulations and procedures may need to be enforced, thus increasing the difficulty and cost of inspection and measurement

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[0013] The present invention will be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings that illustrate embodiments of the invention. However, the invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the illustrated embodiments. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0014] Embodiments of the invention include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for measuring wall thickness of a structure. The unmanned aerial vehicle may be an intrinsically safe unmanned aerial vehicle with minimal risk of ignition of flammable fluids such as hydrocarbons used in hazardous environments. The unmanned aerial vehicle may include an arm having an electromagnetic-acoustic transducer (EMAT) coupled to one end of the arm. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a power and control assembly coupled to the other end of th...

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Provided is an unmanned aerial vehicle for measuring the wall thickness of a structure. The unmanned aerial vehicle may be an intrinsically safe unmanned aerial vehicle and may include an arm having an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) coupled to one end of the arm and a power and control assembly may be coupled to the other end of the arm as a counterweight. The power and control assembly may include an activation device for the EMAT, such as a proximity sensor. The EMAT may be coupled to a spring that compresses in response to a force normal to the wall being measured to prevent excessive force from being applied to the structure and the EMAT. Methods of measuring wall thickness using an unmanned aerial vehicle and a retrofit kit for an unmanned aerial vehicle are also provided.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to the inspection of components in hydrocarbon processing and transportation. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to measuring the wall thickness of such components using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Background technique [0002] Hydrocarbon processing and transportation involves the use of many vessels, pipelines and other components. Inspection and measurement of these components can be difficult due to various location and hazard-related challenges. For example, some components may be remote and difficult to reach. Existing techniques may require the use of brackets to inspect and measure these components. Additionally, these components may be located in hazardous locations that may require specific environmental and safety regulations and procedures to be enforced, thus increasing the difficulty and cost of inspection and measurement. Contents of the invention [0003] Th...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01B17/02B64C39/02
CPCG01B17/02B64U2201/104B64U2101/30B64U2201/20B64U2101/26G01S15/08Y02T50/60B64U20/87B64U50/19B64U10/13G01B17/025
Inventor 萨阿德·A·阿勒-贾布尔
Owner SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO