Patents by Inventor Vardhan Kishore Agrawal

Vardhan Kishore Agrawal 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).

  • Publication number: 20190344886
    Abstract: An autonomous aerial solution is disclosed to monitor the status of light pole bulbs and report its findings to the operator. The system involves the use of a smartphone and a consumer UAV to give users the ability to autonomously monitor light poles. The invention consists of three main parts: (i) autonomous path planning and flight, (ii) training a custom convolutional neural network, and (iii) classifying RGB light pole images. While following FAA regulations, the UAV avoids most obstacles. As the UAV approaches a light pole, it (i) slows down, (ii) centers itself, (iii) captures an image, and (iv) heads towards the next pole. Upon completion, the UAV returns to its takeoff position, and the program analyzes the images using a trained convolutional neural network. As the UAV descends, the data is available to the operator using an intuitive color-coded map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Vardhan Kishore Agrawal