Inspections of assets or building structures often requires access to dangerous areas. Regular inspection walks in a plant are important but also time consuming. Also, the reviews and follow-up processes of these inspections are typically very manual. This increases costs and has a risk that issues might be missed in a ton of pictures.
Stefan Plogmann quickly goes through the end-to-end integration of ServiceNow, HHLA Sky Control Center and Solutions AI to automate visual inspections of plants / bigger factories.
The digital workflow includes inspection planning, drone fleet management, AI inspection and work scheduling for field services.

We used a very simple inspection case and a simulated drone when filming this video. The end-to-end system works but it was quicker to use a simulated drone without the real hardware on that day. Other inspection scenarios include for example to check for damages after a storm, see if there are heat pockets in pipelines (needs a thermal camera), check for corrosion, etc., etc.
The AI system usually still has to be trained to either adapt to the local situation or process a new inspection scenario. This is usually the most time-consuming part of implementing such a process.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome & showcase overview
00:20 Benefits of using drones for inspections
00:53 Scheduling an inspection in ServiceNow
01:43 Flight mission planning in HHLA Sky
02:17 On-site pre-flight check
03:03 Remote drone flight execution
04:24 On-site post-flight check
04:52 Feedback to ServiceNow on inspection status
05:14 AI-based analysis of pictures
07:02 Other things to consider like approvals, SOPs, etc.
07:51 Business value through automation and better quality
09:11 Summary

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