Drones can inspect large areas in exponentially less time as compared to traditional techniques. Their in-depth detailed images help locate faults and defects easily. Drones are equipped with payloads like high-resolution and thermal cameras, LIDAR, etc which provide various outputs like orthomosaic maps, 3D models, etc helping inspectors to use visual data about the condition of the asset without exposing themselves to potential harm.
The following drones are some of the best ones used for inspection purpose:
DJI MAVIC 2 ENTERPRISE ADVANCE: Dual imaging and reimaging are the specializations of DJI M2EA. It has a 640-512 px thermal camera and 48mp visual camera, with 30x digital zoom.
DJI MATRICE 300 RTK: This model is one of the toughest drones, hence has higher payload compatibility as compared to others. Its flight time is 55 minutes. It also has multiple cameras with six directional sensing.
AUTEL EVA II : This is the world’s first and the only foldable 8K drone. It has 16 times more pixels compared to HD and 4 times as many pixels as compared to 4K. It has a 40 minutes flight time.
The traditional asset inspection process is not only costly and dangerous but also time consuming. Using digital measurement systems like drones and automating the inspection process helps cut down maintenance costs as well as improves the safety of field personnel.