Wind power is a clean and widely deployed alternative to reducing our dependence on
fossil fuel power generation. Under this trend, more turbines will be installed in wind farms …

In this paper, we consider the structure inspection problem using a miniature unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV). The influence of the wind on the UAV behavior and onboard energy …

To detect faults on the power transmission and distribution systems, current electric utilities
perform a visual inspection by dispatching line crews and helicopters. This practice has …

As a promising choice of alternative energy, wind power will account for a major part of
energy generation in future Energy Internet. With the exploitation of wind power, multiple …

Along with the growing size of the power system, the inspection and maintenance of power
lines and facilities in complicated environments will be put to a greater test. Currently, more …

Abstract The enabling Internet-of-Things, technology has inspired many innovative sensing
platforms. One emerging yet powerful IoT sensing platform is the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used to perform monitoring tasks both in the
military and civilian areas, and the planning of their routes is critical. This study investigates …

Small scale quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has attracted much attention in
recent years and has been widely adopted in many civil applications, eg inspection of critical …

As a typical Internet of Things (IoT) application of the transmission grid, Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle (UAV) is the most feasible solution to replace conventional human maintenance …

Transmission line localities in China is topography complex. Natural conditions and artificial
patrol way need to spend a lot of manpower, which is inefficient. Thus transmission …