BURIED UTILITY MARKER DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20170299757A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-19

    申请号:US15434056

    申请日:2017-02-16

    CPC classification number: G01V3/165 G01V3/10 G01V3/15 G01V15/00

    Abstract: Systems and methods for locating buried utilities in conjunction with associated electro-magnetic marker devices are disclosed. A marker device may include a marker device antenna and an electronic circuit operatively coupled to the marker device antenna. The electronic circuit may include at least two resonant circuits, including a first resonant circuit formed in combination with the marker device antenna for receiving an excitation signal at a first frequency from a marker excitation device. The received excitation signal may be converted into a power supply by a power circuit for powering the electronic circuit. Responsive to the received excitation signal, a processing element provided in the electronic circuit may generate an output signal at a second frequency, which is substantially different from the first frequency. The generated output signal may be tuned by a second resonant circuit and provided to the marker device antenna.

    SLIM PROFILE MAGNETIC USER INTERFACE DEVICES
    18.
    发明申请
    SLIM PROFILE MAGNETIC USER INTERFACE DEVICES 审中-公开
    SLIM配置文件磁性用户界面设备

    公开(公告)号:US20160378191A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-29

    申请号:US14748138

    申请日:2015-06-23

    Applicant: Mark S. Olsson

    Inventor: Mark S. Olsson

    Abstract: Slim profile magnetic user interface devices (slim UIDs) are disclosed. A slim UID may include a slim profile housing, a movable actuator assembly having user contact surfaces on opposite sides, along with a magnet, magnetic sensor, restoration element, and processing element. User mechanical interaction with the actuator element may be sensed by the magnetic sensor and processed to generate output signals usable by a coupled electronic computing system.

    Abstract translation: 公开了超薄型磁用户接口设备(超薄UID)。 细长UID可以包括超薄型材外壳,具有相对侧上的用户接触表面的可移动致动器组件,以及磁体,磁性传感器,恢复元件和处理元件。 与致动器元件的用户机械相互作用可以由磁传感器感测并被处理以产生可由耦合的电子计算系统使用的输出信号。

    Image-based mapping locating system
    20.
    发明授权
    Image-based mapping locating system 有权
    基于图像的地图定位系统

    公开(公告)号:US09465129B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-11

    申请号:US12947503

    申请日:2010-11-16

    CPC classification number: G01V3/15 G01V3/38

    Abstract: A locator system for locating buried utilities such as conduits, cables, pipes or wires incorporates image-capturing and position and orientation measuring devices such as magnetic compass, accelerometers, gyros, GPS, and DGPS. The system may include other sensors such as gas concentration sensors. The system associates images captured during the locate process with buried utility position data and the other sensor data. These data and images may be further associated with terrain images from satellites or aerial photography to provide a highly precision map and database of buried utility locations and visual images of the burial site. Information so obtained may be transferred to a hand-held personal communication device (such as a smart phone) capable of displaying an augmented or virtual reality display showing the location of buried utilities in combination with photo-images and/or terrain maps.

    Abstract translation: 用于定位诸如管道,电缆,管道或电线的埋地式设施的定位系统包括图像捕获以及诸如磁罗盘,加速度计,陀螺仪,GPS和DGPS的位置和取向测量装置。 该系统可以包括诸如气体浓度传感器的其它传感器。 该系统将在定位过程中捕获的图像与隐藏的效用位置数据和其他传感器数据相关联。 这些数据和图像可以进一步与来自卫星或空中摄影的地形图像相关联,以提供埋藏的地点和掩埋地点的视觉图像的高度精确的地图和数据库。 如此获得的信息可以转移到能够显示与照片图像和/或地形图相结合的显示掩埋实用程序的位置的增强或虚拟现实显示的手持式个人通信设备(例如智能电话)。

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