Patents by Inventor André MOURA

André MOURA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • AUTONOMOUS INSPECTION OF ELONGATED STRUCTURES USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20180273173
    Abstract: Devices and methods of autonomously inspecting elongated structures, such as blades of wind turbines, are disclosed. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is guided towards the elongated structure. The UAV automatically senses distance from the elongated structure. The UAV autonomously maintains a distance greater than a safety distance and identifies an optimum inspecting distance from the elongated structure. The UAV is then autonomously placed at the optimum inspecting distance to automatically record data pertinent to at least a region of the elongated structure when the UAV is at the optimum inspecting distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: PRO-DRONE LDA
    Inventor: André MOURA