TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a field of transmission tower inspection. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a method for aerial inspection of structural integrity of transmission tower.
BACKGROUND
[0002] A concrete foundation acts as a base on which architectural structure is build. The architectural structure is any structure such as transmission tower, mall, building and the like. In addition, transmission tower is a tall structure used to support an overhead power line. The transmission tower build on the concrete foundation requires quality check regularly in order to maintain the quality of the transmission tower. The quality check of the transmission tower is done based on human inputs which include visual inspection. The quality inspector performs visual inspection of transmission tower from the ground. In addition, the inspector needs to visit each and every part of the transmission tower for the quality inspection. There are one or more regions of the transmission tower such as top region or cross section region of the transmission tower which are inaccessible to the inspector for manual inspection. The visual inspection or manual inspection of these regions or components in these regions is difficult. This leads to improper inspection of the transmission tower which results in loss to stake holders.
OBJECT OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0003] A primary object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for aerial inspection of structural integrity of a transmission tower.

[0004] Another object of the present disclosure is to inspect the structural integrity of one or more components of the transmission tower which are difficult to be monitored manually by a user.
SUMMARY
[0005] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for inspecting structural integrity of one or more components of a transmission tower that are inaccessible in manual inspection. The method includes a first step of virtually partitioning the transmission tower into one or more sections. In addition, the method includes a second step of defining the one or more components of the transmission tower that needs to be inspected. Further, the method includes a third step of defining one or more image orientations associated with each component of the one or more components. Furthermore, the method includes a fourth step of defining one or more flight paths of the unmanned aerial vehicle around the one or more components of the transmission tower. Moreover, the method includes a fifth step of flying the unmanned aerial vehicle around each checkpoint of the plurality of checkpoints of the one or more components. Also, the method includes a sixth step of flying the unmanned aerial vehicle around each checkpoint of the plurality of checkpoints of the one or more components. Also, the method includes a seventh step of positioning the unmanned aerial vehicle into the defined orientation at each checkpoint of the plurality of checkpoints of the one or more components. Also, the method includes an eighth step of capturing the plurality of images at the plurality of checkpoint of the one or more components of the transmission tower by the unmanned aerial vehicle. Also, the method includes a ninth step of sending the plurality of images of the one or more components of the transmission tower to a tower inspection system. Also, the method includes a tenth step of categorizing each image of the plurality of images into the one or more sections based on the partitioning of the transmission tower. Also, the method includes an eleventh step of mapping each image of the plurality of

images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle with a pre-defined set of data. Also, the method includes a twelfth step of assigning a rank to the one or more components of the transmission tower. The one or more sections include the one or more components of the transmission tower. The virtual partitioning is done by the user in real time. The one or more components for the inspection are defined by the user in real time. The one or more image orientations are the respective region of the one or more components which needs to be inspected. The one or more flight paths are defined by the user in real-time. The one or more flight paths are controlled using an in-flight controller embedded inside the unmanned aerial vehicle. The one or more flight paths of the unmanned aerial vehicles include a plurality of checkpoints and an orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The plurality of checkpoints is defined around each component of the one or more components of each of the one or more sections of the transmission tower. The plurality of checkpoints is defined virtually for the target based inspection of the one or more components of the transmission tower. The orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle is defined by the user at each checkpoint of the plurality of checkpoints of the one or more components based on the pre-defined one or more image orientations. The orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle at each checkpoint is defined such that the one or more cameras secured on the unmanned aerial vehicle captures a plurality of images of the one or more components. The unmanned aerial vehicle flies through the plurality of checkpoints in the flight path starting from the first checkpoint and ending at the last checkpoint of the one or more components. The unmanned aerial vehicle is controlled by the user in real-time. The plurality of images is captured such that each image of the plurality of images includes a geo-tag and a time -stamp. The plurality of images and the live video is sent to the tower inspection system in real time. The categorization is done by the tower inspection system in real time. The categorization is done for grouping of the one or more images of the one or more components of the transmission tower into the one or more sections. The mapping is done at the tower inspection system by the user in real time. The mapping is done for identifying

deviation in the one or more components of the transmission tower based on the pre-defined set of data. The rank is assigned based on deviation of the one or more components of the transmission tower from the pre-defined set of data. The lowest rank refers to the lowest deviation and the highest rank refers to the highest deviation. The rank defines the health or physical quality of the one or more components of the transmission tower. The rank is assigned to measure structural integrity of the transmission tower. In addition, the rank assigned to the one or more components of the transmission tower is punched into a user interface portal. Further, a plurality of different users is having a different access to the user interface portal.
[0006] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the unmanned aerial vehicle includes a still camera, motion video camera, infra-red camera and a plurality of sensors.
[0007] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the unmanned aerial vehicle captures the plurality of images of the one or more components of the transmission tower at different angles. The different angles are in the range of 0 to 360 degree. In addition, the unmanned aerial vehicle captures right, left, upper, bottom and a 360 degree view of the one or more components of the transmission tower. The unmanned aerial vehicle captures the plurality of images with the geo-tag and time-stamp.
[0008] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the one or more sections of the transmission tower include of a first section, a second section and a third section. The first section of the transmission tower includes of bottom part, mid part, cross arm, peak, accessories, verticality, OPGW and accessories associated with the transmission tower. The second section and the third section of the transmission tower includes insulator and fittings of the insulators, conductors and accessories,

conductor jumper and accessories and earth wire associated with the transmission tower.
[0009] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the one or more components of the transmission tower include suspension clamps, guard ring, yolk plate, spacers, vibrational dampers and CC ring.
[0010] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the rank is a level of standards assigned to the one or more components of the transmission tower based on structural integrity of the one or more components of the transmission tower.
[0011] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the tower inspection system provides real-time notifications whenever the rank of the one or more component of the transmission tower goes below a pre-defined value.
[0012] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the one or more cameras secured on the unmanned aerial vehicle facilitates in streaming live video of the inspection on the portable communication device of the user.
[0013] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of images associated with the inspection of the one or more components is stored in the database of the server in real time.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES
[0014] Having thus described the invention in general terms, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale and wherein:

[0015] FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a typical scenario for aerial inspection of structural integrity of a transmission tower, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
[0016] FIG. 2 illustrates an interactive computing environment for aerial inspection of the structural integrity of the transmission tower, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0017] It should be noted that the accompanying figures are intended to present illustrations of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. These figures are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It should also be noted that accompanying figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present technology. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present technology can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, structures and devices are shown in block diagram form only in order to avoid obscuring the present technology.
[0019] Reference in this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present technology. The appearance of the phrase "in one embodiment" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. Moreover, various features are described which may be exhibited by some

embodiments and not by others. Similarly, various requirements are described which may be requirements for some embodiments but not other embodiments.
[0020] Moreover, although the following description contains many specifics for the 5 purposes of illustration, anyone skilled in the art will appreciate that many variations and/or alterations to said details are within the scope of the present technology. Similarly, although many of the features of the present technology are described in terms of each other, or in conjunction with each other, one skilled in the art will appreciate that many of these features can be provided independently of other 10 features. Accordingly, this description of the present technology is set forth without any loss of generality to and without imposing limitations upon, the present technology.
[0021] FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective overview 100 of a typical scenario of 15 installation of elements required for aerial inspection of structural integrity of a transmission tower 108, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The perspective overview 100 includes a user 102, a portable communication device 104, an unmanned aerial vehicle 106, and the transmission tower 108.
20 [0022] The perspective overview 100 includes the user 102. The user 102 is a knowledgeable person who wants to inspect the transmission tower 108. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user 102 includes but may not be limited to a technician, tower inspector, architecture inspector, quality manager, a member of quality team and a member of field team. In another embodiment of the present
25 disclosure, the user 102 includes but may not be limited to workers, engineers and labors.
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[0023] The user 102 is a person who is involved in the inspection of the transmission tower 108 by any means. The user 102 acquires a good amount of knowledge about one or more sections of the transmission tower 108. In addition, the user 102 acquires necessary information to program the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 to fly around one 5 or more sections of the transmission tower 108. Also, the user 102 is having knowledge about structural integrity required by the transmission tower 108 and standards which need to be followed for the transmission tower 108.
[0024] In general, the transmission tower 108 is also termed as power tower. In 10 addition, the transmission tower 108 is a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower that is used to support an overhead power line. Also, the transmission tower 108 is a structure set up for the purpose of transmitting and receiving power, radio, telecommunication, electrical, television and other electromagnetic signals. The term structural integrity here refers to quality of the transmission tower 108. Also, the 15 term structural integrity refers to health of the transmission tower 108.
[0025] Further, the user 102 is holding a portable communication device 104. The portable communication device 104 is a device which mainly comprises network connectivity. Also, the portable communication device 104 includes a suitable 20 operating system for performing necessary operations. The operating system includes but may not be limited to Windows operating system from Microsoft, macOS by Apple. Also, the operating system includes Linux, UNIX, and the like.
[0026] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the portable communication
25 device 104 provides an interface to the user 102 for partitioning the transmission
tower 108 into the one or more sections. Further, the one or more sections include
one or more components of the transmission tower 108. The one or more
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components of the transmission tower 108 refer to those components of the transmission tower 108 that are inaccessible to the user 102 for manual inspection.
[0027] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the transmission tower 108 5 includes components that are easily accessible to the user 102. Also, the transmission tower 108 includes components that are inaccessible in the manual inspection. Further, the one or more components of the transmission tower 108 refer to those components that are inaccessible to the user 102 for manual inspection.
10 [0028] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the one or more sections of the transmission tower 108 include a first section, a second section and a third section. However, the one or more sections of the transmission tower 108 are not limited to the specified number of sections. Also, the first section, the second section and the third section include the one or more components of the transmission tower 108.
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[0029] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first section of the transmission tower 108 includes bottom part, mid part, cross arm, peak, accessories, verticality, OPGW and accessories of optical ground wire which are associated with the transmission tower 108. In an example, the first section of the transmission tower
20 108 covers the transmission tower 108 in a broad manner.
[0030] In general, the portion from bottom cross arms of the transmission tower 108 up to ground level is called bottom part of the transmission tower 108. In general, the portion between bottom part and peak of the transmission tower 108 is known as mid 25 part of the transmission tower 108. In general, the cross arms of the transmission tower 108 hold transmission conductors. In general, the portion above top cross arm of the transmission tower 108 is called peak of the transmission tower 108. In general, verticality of the transmission tower 108 specifies that bottom of line joining
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the centre of the transmission tower 108 and the centre of base of the transmission tower 108 must be within prescribed limit from the centre of base of the transmission tower 108. In general, the OPGW is optical ground wire that is used in overhead power lines. 5
[0031] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the second section and the third section of the transmission tower 108 includes insulator and fittings of the insulators, conductors and accessories, conductor jumper and accessories and earth wire associated with the transmission tower 108. In an example, the first section is 10 partitioned into the second section and the third section.
[0032] In general, the electrical insulator is a material whose internal electric charges do not flow freely or very little electric current will flow through it under influence of an electric field. Also, the term insulator is used to refer to insulating supports used
15 to attach electric power distribution or transmission lines to utility poles and the transmission tower 108. In general, the conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of an electrical current in one or more directions. In general, the conductor jumper is a short length of conductor used to close, open or bypass part of an electronic circuit.
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[0033] The one or more components of the transmission tower 108 are inaccessible to the user 102 and difficult to inspect manually. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the one or more components of the transmission tower 108 include suspension clamps, guard ring, yolk plate, spacers, vibrational dampers, CC ring and
25 the like. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the one or more components of the transmission tower 108 include hardware fittings which are located at places difficult to be reached manually by the user 102.
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[0034] In general, the suspension clamp is a fastening device which is used to connect the conductors to the insulators. In general, the guard ring is a circular conductor located near bottom of high-voltage insulator string from where the line conductor or conductors are suspended. In general, the yolk plate is a special fitting 5 for attachment of several insulator strings or other parallel elements. In general, the spacers serve to establish a distance between partial conductors of bundle line in order to prevent conductors from knocking together and thus avoid damage done to conductors. In general, the vibration damper is a device attached to conductor or an earth wire in order to suppress or minimize vibrations due to wind. In general, the 10 CC ring is corona control ring which is used to protect ends of insulator strings from corona by increasing effective surface area so that charges can spread out and this reduces strength of electric field which produces corona.
[0035] FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram 200 for aerial inspection of structural 15 integrity of the transmission tower, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure. It may be noted that to explain the system elements of FIG. 2, references will now be made to the elements of FIG. 1. The block diagram 200 includes the user 102, the portable communication device 104, the unmanned aerial vehicle 106, the transmission tower 108, a communication network 202 and a tower 20 inspection system 204. Further, the interactive computing environment 200 includes a server 206 and a database 208.
[0036] The user 102 virtually partitions the transmission tower 108 into the one or more sections. Further, the one or more sections of the transmission tower 108 25 include the one or more components of the transmission tower 108. In an example, the portable communication device 104 is utilized by the user 102 to perform the partitioning of the transmission tower 108. The portable communication device 104 provides an interface to the user 102 for defining a plurality of checkpoints around
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the one or more components in the one or more sections of the transmission tower 108. The term checkpoints here refers to virtual points near the one or more components of the transmission tower 108 that provide a path to the unmanned aerial vehicle 106. The checkpoints are points which exist virtually and not in reality. The 5 one or more components of the transmission tower 108 are defined by the user in real-time for the inspection. In addition, the one or more image orientations are defined for each component of the one or more components. The one or more image orientations are associated with each component of the one or more components. The one or more image orientations are the respective region of the one or more 10 components which needs to be inspected.
[0037] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user 102 defines the one or more flight paths of the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 in real-time. The one or more flight paths of the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 are defined around the one or more
15 components of the transmission tower 108. In addition, the one or more flight paths are controlled using an in-flight controller embedded inside the unmanned aerial vehicle 106. The in-flight controller is utilized to provide orientation and direction to the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 in real-time. In an example, the in-flight controller is a receiver used to control the movement of unmanned aerial vehicle 106. Further,
20 the in-flight controller embedded inside the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 provides direction to the unmanned aerial vehicle 106. The direction is provided to control the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle 106. In an embodiment, the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 may be programmed to fly from top to bottom or bottom to top or any other direction. Also, the in-flight controller provides orientation to the unmanned
25 aerial vehicle 106. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 includes a still camera, motion video camera, infra-red camera, and a plurality of sensors.
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[0038] The one or more flight paths of the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 include the plurality of checkpoints and an orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle 106. The plurality of checkpoints is defined by the user 102 virtually around each component of the one or more components of the one or more sections of the transmission tower 5 108. In addition, the plurality of checkpoint is defined virtually for the target based inspection of the one or more components of the transmission tower 108. Also, the orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 is defined by the user 102 in the one or more flight paths. The orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 at each checkpoint is defined such that the one or more cameras secured on the unmanned 10 aerial vehicle 106 captures a plurality of images of the one or more components. In addition, the one or more cameras secured on the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 facilitates in streaming live video of the one or more components on the portable communication device 104 in real time.
15 [0039] The unmanned aerial vehicle 106 flies on the flight path through the plurality of checkpoints around the one or more components of the transmission tower 108. The unmanned aerial vehicle 106 includes but may not be limited to a drone, flying camera. In general, the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard. Further, the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 is controlled remotely by the
20 user 102 using the portable communication device 104. The unmanned aerial vehicle 106 flies around each checkpoint of the plurality of checkpoints of the one or more components. Moreover, the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 flies through the plurality of checkpoints in the flight path starting from the first checkpoint and ending at the last checkpoint of the one or more components. The first and last checkpoints are
25 predefined checkpoints by the user 102 in the flight path. The user 102 positions the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 into the desired orientation at each checkpoint of the plurality of checkpoints of the one or more components to capture the plurality of images for inspection.
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[0040] The user 102 captures the plurality of images of the one or more components of the transmission tower 108. In addition, the user 102 streams a live video of the one or more components of the transmission tower 108. The plurality of images is 5 captured at the plurality of checkpoints of the one or more components of the transmission tower 108 with the help of unmanned aerial vehicle 106. Further, each image of the plurality of images includes a geo-tag and a time-stamp on it.
[0041] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the unmanned aerial vehicle 106
10 is configured to trigger between one or more cameras to capture the plurality of
images based on time of day when the flight is done. The unmanned aerial vehicle
106 utilizes the still camera to capture 360-degree images of the transmission tower
108. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the unmanned aerial vehicle
106 uses the one or more cameras to capture the plurality of images at different
15 angles. The different angles are in the range of 0 to 360 degree. In addition, the
unmanned aerial vehicle 106 captures a right, left, upper, bottom and a 360 degree
view of the one or more components of the transmission tower 108. In another
embodiment of the present disclosure, the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 uses the
motion video camera to stream live video to the portable communication device 104.
20 In yet another embodiment of the present disclosure, the unmanned aerial vehicle 106
uses the infra-red camera during the night and in low light to capture the plurality of
images and the live video.
[0042] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 25 captures the plurality of images with the geo-tag and time-stamp information. In general, geo-tag is addition of geographical identification metadata to a plurality of media. The plurality of media includes but may not be limited to geo-tag photograph, geo-tag video, geo-tag website, geo-tag SMS messages and the QR Codes. The data
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usually includes latitude and longitude coordinates. The data includes but may not be limited to altitude, bearing, distance, accuracy data, place names and time stamp. Further, the geo-tag on each image of the plurality of images provides co-ordinates of that location where the images are clicked by the user through unmanned aerial 5 vehicle 106.
[0043] .In addition, the geo-tag information is utilized to gather information from a plurality of the transmission tower. Also, the plurality of images with geo-tag information verifies that there is no mismatch about the location data of the plurality 10 of the transmission tower. Each image with geo-tag and time-stamp facilitates in categorizing the plurality of images in an efficient and accurate way.
[0044] The plurality of images of the one or more components of the transmission tower 108 captured at the plurality of checkpoints around the transmission tower 108
15 is sent to the tower inspection system 204. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the tower inspection system 204 is installed inside the portable communication device 104. The plurality of images and the live video of the one or more components of the transmission towers 108 are sent to the tower inspection system 204 through the communication network 202. In an embodiment of the
20 present disclosure, the information is transferred in between the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 and the tower inspection system 204 through the communication network 202. In addition, the information is transferred in between the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 and the portable communication device 104 through the communication network 202.
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[0045] The interactive computing environment 200 includes the communication network 202 for communicating information. The communication of information is happen in between the tower inspection system 204 and the unmanned aerial vehicle
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106. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication network 202 enables the portable communication device 104 to gain access to the internet. Moreover, the communication network 202 provides a medium to transfer data between the tower inspection system 204 and the portable communication device 5 104. Further, the medium for communication may be internet, infrared, microwave, radio frequency (RF) and the like. Moreover, the data associated with the plurality of images and the live video of the one or more components of the transmission tower is sent to the tower inspection system 204.through the communication network 202.
10 [0046] The interactive computing environment 200 includes the tower inspection system 204. Each image of the plurality of images is categorized into the one or more sections at the tower inspection system 204 based on the partitioning of the transmission tower 108. In addition, the categorization is done at the tower inspection system 204 in real-time. Further, the categorization is done for grouping
15 of the one or more images of the one or more components of the transmission tower 108 into the one or more sections.
[0047] The tower inspection system 204 is used for mapping each image of the plurality of images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle 106. The mapping of
20 each image of the plurality of images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 is done with a pre-defined set of data. The mapping is done at the tower inspection system 204 by the user 102 in real time. In addition, the mapping is done for the identification of a deviation in the one or more components of the transmission tower 108 based on the pre-defined set of data. Further, the pre-defined set of data is the
25 actual data corresponds to each image of the plurality of images of the one or more components of the transmission tower 108.
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[0048] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 is analyzed by the user 102 to perform a visual inspection of the transmission tower 108. In yet another embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of images captured by the unmanned aerial device 5 106 is analyzed by using machine learning algorithms. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle 106 is analyzed to identify deviation from the standard process for the transmission tower 108.
10 [0049] Further, a rank is assigned to the one or more components of the transmission tower 108 at the tower inspection system 204. The rank defines the health or physical quality of the one or more components of the transmission tower 108. Furthermore, the rank is assigned based on the deviation of the one or more components of the transmission tower 108 from the pre-defined set of data. Moreover, the lowest rank
15 refers to the lowest deviation and the highest rank refers to the highest deviation. In an example, the rank 1 corresponds to the lowest deviation and the rank 5 corresponds to the highest deviation. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the rank is a level of standards assigned to the one or more components of the transmission tower 108. The rank is assigned to measure structural integrity of the
20 transmission tower 108. Also, the user 102 assigns a rank to the one or more components of the transmission tower 108. In an embodiment, the rank is assigned by the tower inspection system 204.
[0050] The rank assigned to the one or more components of the transmission tower 25 108 is punched into a user interface portal. In an embodiment, the user interface portal is a space where the user 102 may add or delete information regarding inspection of the one or more components of the transmission tower 108. Further, a plurality of different users is having a different access to the user interface portal. In
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an example, the user is an engineer assign to do inspection of the one or more components of the tower. The engineer may have full access of the user interface portal. The engineer may assign rank to the one or more components on the user interface portal based on the deviation of the one or more components from the pre-5 defined set of data. In addition, the engineer may access one or more administrative services associated with the user interface portal. In another example, the user is a project manager who is having a partial access to the user interface portal. The project manager may have the access of user interface portal to view the data available on the portal. In addition, the project manager may put his one or more 10 comments on the data available on the user interface portal.
[0051] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the tower inspection system 204 is associated with the server 206. In addition, the server 206 performs all the tasks related to categorizing and inspecting the structural integrity of the transmission
15 tower 108. The server 206 receives requests from the tower inspection system 204 and processes the requests. The server 206 responds to the requests in an efficient manner. In an example, the tower inspection system 204 is present inside the server 206. In another example, the server 206 is remotely located. In yet another embodiment of the present disclosure, the server 206 is a cloud server. The analysis
20 of data, storing data and the like is done on the cloud server. The server 206 handles each operation and task performed by the tower inspection system 204. The server 206 stores one or more instructions for performing the various operations of the tower inspection system 204. In addition, the server 206 comprises the database 208. The database 208 is the storage location of all the data associated with the tower
25 inspection system 204. The database 208 is used to store data related to the transmission tower 108. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the tower inspection system 204 stores data related to the first section, the second section and the third section associated with the transmission tower 108 in the database 208 for
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future requirement. In addition, the tower inspection system 204 stores the plurality of images and the live video in the database 208 of the server 206.
[0052] The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present technology have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present technology to the precise forms disclosed and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present technology and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present technology and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstance may suggest or render expedient, but such are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present technology.
[0053] While several possible embodiments of the invention have been described above and illustrated in some cases, it should be interpreted and understood as to have been presented only by way of illustration and example, but not by limitation. Thus, the breadth and scope of a preferred embodiment should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments.

What is claimed is:
A method for inspecting structural integrity of one or more components of a
transmission tower (108) that are inaccessible in manual inspection, using an unmanned aerial vehicle (106) having one or more cameras, the method comprising:
virtually partitioning the transmission tower (108) into one or more sections, wherein the one or more sections comprises the one or more components of the transmission tower (108), wherein the virtual partitioning is done by the user (102) in real time;
defining the one or more components of the transmission tower (108) that needs to be inspected, wherein the one or more components for the inspection are defined by the user (102) in real-time;
defining one or more image orientations associated with each component of the one or more components, wherein the one or more image orientations are the respective region of the one or more components which needs to be inspected;
defining one or more flight paths of the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) around the one or more components of the transmission tower (108), wherein the one or more flight paths are defined by the user (102) in real-time, wherein the one or more flight paths of the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) are controlled using an in-flight controller embedded inside the unmanned aerial

vehicle (106), wherein the one or more flight paths of the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) comprising:
a plurality of checkpoints in the one or more flight paths of the unmanned aerial vehicle (106), wherein the plurality of checkpoints is defined around each component of the one or more components of each of the one or more sections of the transmission tower (108), wherein the plurality of checkpoints is defined virtually for the target based inspection of the one or more components of the transmission tower (108);
an orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) in the one or more flight paths of the unmanned aerial vehicle (106), wherein the orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) is defined by the user (102) at each checkpoint of the plurality of checkpoints of the one or more components based on the one or more image orientations associated with each components of the one or more components, wherein the orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) at each checkpoint is defined such that the one or more cameras secured on the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) captures a plurality of images of the one or more components;
flying the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) around each checkpoint of the plurality of checkpoints of the one or more components, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) flies through the plurality of checkpoints in the flight path starting from the first checkpoint and ending at the last checkpoint of the one or more components;

positioning the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) into the defined orientation at each checkpoint of the plurality of checkpoints of the one or more components for capturing the plurality of images, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) is controlled by the user (102) in real-time;
capturing the plurality of images at the plurality of checkpoints of the one or more components of the transmission tower, wherein the plurality of images is captured such that each image of the plurality of images comprises a geo-tag and a time-stamp;
sending the plurality of images of the one or more components of the transmission tower (108) captured at the plurality of checkpoints around the transmission tower (108) to a tower inspection system (204), wherein the plurality of images is sent to the tower inspection system (204) in real time;
categorizing each image of the plurality of images into the one or more sections based on the partitioning of the transmission tower (108), wherein the categorization is done by the tower inspection system (204) in real time, wherein the categorization is done for grouping of the one or more images of the one or more components of the transmission tower (108) into the one or more sections;
mapping each image of the plurality of images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) with a pre-defined set of data, wherein the mapping is done at the tower inspection system (204) by the user (102) in real time, wherein the mapping is done for identifying deviation in the one or more components of the transmission tower (108) based on the pre-defined set of data; and

assigning a rank to the one or more components of the transmission tower (108), wherein the rank is assigned based on deviation of the one or more components of the transmission tower (108) from the pre-defined set of data, wherein the lowest rank refers to the lowest deviation and the highest rank refers to the highest deviation, wherein the rank defines the health or physical quality of the one or more components of the transmission tower, wherein the rank is assigned to measure structural integrity of the transmission tower (108),
wherein the rank assigned to the one or more components of the transmission tower (108) being punched into a user interface portal, wherein a plurality of different users is having a different access to the user interface portal.
2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) comprises a still camera, motion video camera, infra-red camera and a plurality of sensors.
3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) captures the plurality of images of the one or more components of the transmission tower (106) at different angles, wherein the different angles are in the range of 0 to 360 degree, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) captures a right, left, upper, bottom and a 360 degree view of the one or more components of the transmission tower, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) captures the plurality of images with the geo-tag and time-stamp.
4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more sections of the transmission tower (108) comprise of a first section, a second section and a third section, wherein the first section of the transmission tower (108) comprises of bottom

part, mid part, cross arm, peak, accessories, vertically, OPGW and accessories associated with the transmission tower (108), wherein the second section and the third section of the transmission tower (108) comprises insulator and fittings of the insulators, conductors and accessories, conductor jumper and accessories and earth wire associated with the transmission tower (108).
5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more components of the transmission tower (108) comprises suspension clamps, guard ring, yolk plate, spacers, vibrational dampers and CC ring.
6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the rank is a level of standards assigned to the one or more components of the transmission tower (108) based on the structural integrity of the one or more components of the transmission tower (108).
7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the tower inspection system (204) provides real-time notifications whenever the rank of the one or more components of the transmission tower (108) goes below a pre-defined value.
8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more cameras secured on the unmanned aerial vehicle (106) facilitates in streaming live video of the inspection on the portable communication device of the user (102).
9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of images associated with the inspection of the one or more components are stored in a database (208) of a server (206) in real time.