The article proposes a novel approach using an autonomous UAV with an RGB and a thermal camera for PV module tracking. The UAV moves along PV module rows at a lower height than usual and inspects them back and forth in a boustrophedon way by ignoring “empty” areas with. . Abstract: This article addresses the design of a fully automated photovoltaic (PV) power plant inspection process by a fleet of unmanned aerial and ground vehicles (UAVs/UGVs). Usually, the thermal and visual inspection of PV installations works as follows. A UAV equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver is. . The application of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection is gradually popularized in photovoltaic power stations, but the existing UAV inspection planning methods are currently strongly limited by the application scenarios and consumes a large amount of manual work.
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