02 / ENVIRONMENTS
No satellites, tight, dark.
How to cross those walls.
The places that most need inspection are the hardest for drones. For 15 environments: what happens, and which technologies and procedures overcome it.
After reading: you can choose aircraft, sensors and safety procedures from site conditions.
15 ENVIRONMENTS
Environments
GNSS-denied
Flying without getting lost where satellites cannot reach.
Read moreConfined spaces
Before anyone climbs in, a drone looks first.
Read moreDarkness
No light, no missed defects.
Read moreHeight
Seeing all the way to the top, without anyone climbing.
Read moreWind & turbulence
Reading the wind to decide when to fly — and when not to.
Read moreMagnetic disturbance
Keeping its bearings, even surrounded by steel.
Read moreStrong electromagnetic fields
Inspecting live equipment safely, without switching it off.
Read moreWater, spray & humidity
Flying through spray and reflections, and coming home dry.
Read moreDust & smoke
Seeing what can be seen in murky air, and getting out safely.
Read moreHeat
Inspecting hot assets without shutting them down or waiting for them to cool.
Read moreCold & icing
Inspecting through winter without freezing up or falling down.
Read moreExplosive atmospheres
Not igniting anything is the first condition of inspection.
Read moreRadiation
Absorbing the dose and doing the looking, so people don’t have to.
Read moreOxygen deficiency & toxic gas
The machine measures before anyone breathes.
Read moreUrban areas & people below
Design it not to fall — and not to hit anyone if it does.
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