Automated Visual

inspection of overhead
power lines
Problem

Currently, the electricity lines monitoring is cost and time consuming

● Ground based scouting is a time-consuming and inaccurate process

● Often, scouting processing is impossible due to ongoing natural
disasters
● Lack of reliable data about past incidents and current state of crop
leads to incorrect decisions

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Solution

Using a fusion of Images, Big Data and Machine learning for automatic risk
detection
Analyse images and detect risks
Use Satellite maps Upload images

Scouting with
Drone
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Use Smartphone
or Photocamera
UAV Specification: SkyRama Max/ SkyRama
Distance capacity 50-70km/ 120km
Autonomy 3-4 hours/ 7 hours
Wingspan (removable wings) 3,6m/ 2,6m
Total Weight 30kg/ 6,8kg
Resistance to winds Up to 60km/h
Launching Chassis or catapult
Landing Autonomous
Datalink range (5GHz) 15km
Command & control link (868 MHz) 40km
BLOS telecom 3G/4G
Safety system Certified

Recommended to use
e for flights along power lines
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Rotor UAV Specification
Distance capacity 15-20km
Autonomy 38-60min
Wingspan 1,42m
Total Weight
m 16,5kg
Resistance to winds Up to 10m/s
Ingress Protection IP43lvl
Landing Autonomous
Datalink range (2,4GHz) 3-5km
Command & control link 433/915 MHz
Max speed (no wind) 55kph
Safety system Certified

For visual monitoring of infrastructure

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The payload
Brand-name:
- Optical sensors;
- Thermal sensors;
- Lidars.
Total payload: 4-8kg

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 What we can do

Visual Analysis

Detect nearby Detect damages

Identify of precision
position/vectorization
of infrastructure
(pillars, stantions, lines,
ect)
Detect illegal Thermal Scouting
trees and (cracks on isolators,
buildings (based
vegetation etc). ML is required.
on orthomap)

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Basic: Aerial Intelligence for Assets Monitoring

Cloud AeroScouter

Plan Collect Process Analyse

InField
Ground Scouter Analyzer

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Multi-level Analytics
Allows to use relevant source of information

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The Value

Save time, money, increase objectivity and

precision

● Save time and cost in Scouting

● Detect Risks
● Increased objectivity and precision of scouting
● Collection of historical data for prediction analysis
● Ease of output sharing with key stakeholders

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Product
Assets Aerial Scouting Cloud&Mobile Platform

MultiOrg& User Mission Orthophoto Maps Analytics and Images

Assets Management Generation
Planning Reporting Segmentation
Mapping
(NDVI, VARI,
etc)

Ground Aero In Field Express Detailed Sharing Import /

Scouting Scouting Analyzer Samples Export

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Cloud

Easy to Use and Quicker

Support whole Business

Process:

1) Mapping of Assets
2) Planning of Scouting
(Missions)
3) Scouting Execution
4) Generate Results
(reports)
5) Analysis
(segmentation and
index maps)

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Processing

Fully automatic business flow

● Generation of orthomosaics based on raw

photos
● NDVI and VARI generation
● Placement and preview of sample
precision photos on the map

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Precision Analytics
Sample Points
- Precision Photos From Drone
- Precision Photos from Ground
Scouter
- Results of Soil Samples
- Annotation

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Thank you
for your attention.

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Appendix - Case study.

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Case 1

How to use a thermal camera in drone

inspections.

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In action

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Optical sensor

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Optical sensor

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Optical sensor

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Optical sensor

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Thermal sensor

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Thermal sensor

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Thermal sensor

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Thermal sensor

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Thermal sensor

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Thermal sensor

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Thermal sensor

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Thermal sensor

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Case 2

Transmission line drone inspections.

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Galvanic Corrosion

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In action

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Cracked Pole Top

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Insulator Flashover

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Cracked Pole Top

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Insulator Flashover

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Got Bells?

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Broken Jumper

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Washers? Bolt Size?

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Clogged Weep Hole

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Chipped Insulator

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Broken Jumper

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Cracked Lug

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Cracked Lug

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Insulator Flashover

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Insulator Flashover

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Corrosion (all 805E)

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Corrosion (all 805E)

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More Corrosion

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High Res ID

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Insulator Flashover

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Hardware ID

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Cracked Pole Top

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Cracked Pole Top

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Cracked Pole Top

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Broken Jumper

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High Res Hardware ID

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140’ ICW H-frames

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140’ ICW H-frames

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Possible Cracks

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Possible Cracks

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Possible Cracks

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Possible Cracks

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High Res Hardware ID

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