SkySpecs to demonstrate drone-based wind turbine inspection

Ann Arbor, Michigan – SkySpecs will demonstrate their latest automated drone technology at the Wind Energy Expo/WindEurope Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on September 28th. SkySpecs brings 20-minute, automated blade inspections to the wind industry allowing asset owners to monitor the health of their turbines faster and more precisely than with traditional methods.

SkySpecs' CEO Danny Ellis said, "We have been working with customers and partners in the wind energy industry to develop an automated inspection technology that allows wind farm owners, ISPs and OEMs to inspect their fleet in under 20 minutes with little more than the push of a button. SkySpecs is excited to have the opportunity to demonstrate this technology for key decision-makers in the industry at the Wind Energy Expo in Hamburg, Germany this September."

SkySpecs' technology solves one of the top challenges that wind farm owners face: generating timely, precise and easy-to-consume data while simultaneously keeping down-time to a minimum.

"SkySpecs uses advanced sensors like Velodyne's Puck, a 3D laser scanner, to construct models ofwind turbines in real time. Once the general shape and structure of the turbine is understood by the drone, onboard software creates a precise, repeatable, and optimized path to collect all of the pictures and other data needed for the inspection," SkySpecs' CTO Tom Brady explains.

Velodyne LiDAR provides the key 3-D sensor technology widely used in the research and development of autonomous vehicles. With continued reduction of form factor and weight, such technology is now available in the air.

SkySpecs will also be exhibiting their technology at the WindEurope Expo and can be found in Hall A4, Booth 134.3.

Source: SkySpecs