Single and multi-trace omnidirectional sonde and line locators and transmitter used therewith
    1.
    发明授权
    Single and multi-trace omnidirectional sonde and line locators and transmitter used therewith 有权
    单和多迹线全向探头和线定位器和发射机

    公开(公告)号:US07619516B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-17

    申请号:US11077947

    申请日:2005-03-11

    IPC分类号: G08B13/18

    摘要: At least one antenna array including three mutually orthogonal antennas each sharing a common center point senses an electromagnetic signal emitted by a buried object such as a utility line, pipe or sonde. A circuit at least partially mounted in a housing is connected to the array and determines a location of the buried object by measuring signal strength and field angles in three dimensions without having to align the antenna array relative to the buried object while eliminating nulls and false peaks. A graphical user interface (GUI) has user-friendly icons, symbols, menus, numbers and graphical and auditory representation of signal strength. A plurality of different underground objects can be simultaneously detected and their different locations can be simultaneously indicated to a user via audible sounds and/or visual images on a display.

    摘要翻译: 每个共享公共中心点的包括三个相互正交的天线的至少一个天线阵列感测由诸如公用事业线,管道或探测器的掩埋物体发射的电磁信号。 至少部分地安装在壳体中的电路连接到阵列并且通过在三维中测量信号强度和场角来确定掩埋物体的位置,而不必相对于掩埋物体对准天线阵列,同时消除零峰和假峰 。 图形用户界面(GUI)具有用户友好的图标,符号,菜单,数字以及信号强度的图形和听觉表示。 可以同时检测多个不同的地下物体,并且可以通过显示器上的可听见的声音和/或视觉图像同时向用户指示其不同的位置。

    Single and Multi-Trace Omnidirectional Sonde and Line Locators and Transmitter Used Therewith
    3.
    发明申请
    Single and Multi-Trace Omnidirectional Sonde and Line Locators and Transmitter Used Therewith 有权
    单和多迹线全向探头和线路定位器和发射机

    公开(公告)号:US20110043211A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-24

    申请号:US12916886

    申请日:2010-11-01

    IPC分类号: G01V3/08

    摘要: At least one antenna array including three mutually orthogonal antennas each sharing a common center point senses an electromagnetic signal emitted by a buried object such as a utility line, pipe or sonde. A circuit at least partially mounted in a housing is connected to the array and determines a location of the buried object by measuring signal strength and field angles in three dimensions without having to align the antenna array relative to the buried object while eliminating nulls and false peaks. A graphical user interface (GUI) has user-friendly icons, symbols, menus, numbers and graphical and auditory representation of signal strength. A plurality of different underground objects can be simultaneously detected and their different locations can be simultaneously indicated to a user via audible sounds and/or visual images on a display.

    摘要翻译: 每个共享公共中心点的包括三个相互正交的天线的至少一个天线阵列感测由诸如公用事业线,管道或探测器的掩埋物体发射的电磁信号。 至少部分地安装在壳体中的电路连接到阵列并且通过在三维中测量信号强度和场角来确定掩埋物体的位置,而不必相对于掩埋物体对准天线阵列,同时消除零峰和假峰 。 图形用户界面(GUI)具有用户友好的图标,符号,菜单,数字以及信号强度的图形和听觉表示。 可以同时检测多个不同的地下物体,并且可以通过显示器上的可听见的声音和/或视觉图像同时向用户指示其不同的位置。

    Omnidirectional Sonde and Line Locator
    5.
    发明申请
    Omnidirectional Sonde and Line Locator 有权
    全向探头和线定位器

    公开(公告)号:US20110037472A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-17

    申请号:US12902551

    申请日:2010-10-12

    IPC分类号: G01V3/08

    CPC分类号: G01V3/15

    摘要: At least one antenna array including three mutually orthogonal antennas each sharing a common center point senses an electromagnetic signal emitted by a buried object such as a utility line, pipe or sonde. A circuit at least partially mounted in a housing is connected to the array and determines a location of the buried object by measuring signal strength and field angles in three dimensions without having to align the antenna array relative to the buried object while eliminating nulls and false peaks. A graphical user interface (GUI) has user-friendly icons, symbols, menus, numbers and graphical and auditory representation of signal strength. A SEARCH view indicates signal strength by showing a rotating strength indicator, a trace mode MAP view in which line location is shown by a line that moves side-to-side, and a sonde mode MAP view in which sonde location is shown by a moving line, pole and equator.

    摘要翻译: 每个共享公共中心点的包括三个相互正交的天线的至少一个天线阵列感测由诸如公用事业线,管道或探测器的掩埋物体发射的电磁信号。 至少部分地安装在壳体中的电路连接到阵列并且通过在三维中测量信号强度和场角来确定掩埋物体的位置,而不必相对于掩埋物体对准天线阵列,同时消除零峰和假峰 。 图形用户界面(GUI)具有用户友好的图标,符号,菜单,数字以及信号强度的图形和听觉表示。 SEARCH视图通过显示旋转强度指示器,跟踪模式MAP视图来指示信号强度,其中线路位置由侧向移动的线示出,以及探空模式MAP视图,其中探测器位置由移动 线,极和赤道。

    Omnidirectional sonde and line locator
    6.
    发明授权
    Omnidirectional sonde and line locator 有权
    全向探头和定位仪

    公开(公告)号:US07498816B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-03

    申请号:US11932205

    申请日:2007-10-31

    IPC分类号: G01V3/11

    CPC分类号: G01V3/15

    摘要: At least one antenna array including three mutually orthogonal antennas each sharing a common center point senses an electromagnetic signal emitted by a buried object such as a utility line, pipe or sonde. A circuit at least partially mounted in a housing is connected to the array and determines a location of the buried object by measuring signal strength and field angles in three dimensions without having to align the antenna array relative to the buried object while eliminating nulls and false peaks. A graphical user interface (GUI) has user-friendly icons, symbols, menus, numbers and graphical and auditory representation of signal strength. A SEARCH view indicates signal strength by showing a rotating strength indicator, a trace mode MAP view in which line location is shown by a line that moves side-to-side, and a sonde mode MAP view in which sonde location is shown by a moving line, pole and equator.

    摘要翻译: 每个共享公共中心点的包括三个相互正交的天线的至少一个天线阵列感测由诸如公用事业线,管道或探测器的掩埋物体发射的电磁信号。 至少部分地安装在壳体中的电路连接到阵列并且通过在三维中测量信号强度和场角来确定掩埋物体的位置,而不必相对于掩埋物体对准天线阵列,同时消除零峰和假峰 。 图形用户界面(GUI)具有用户友好的图标,符号,菜单,数字以及信号强度的图形和听觉表示。 SEARCH视图通过显示旋转强度指示器,跟踪模式MAP视图来指示信号强度,其中线路位置由侧向移动的线示出,以及探空模式MAP视图,其中探测器位置由移动 线,极和赤道。

    Omnidirectional sonde and line locator
    7.
    发明授权
    Omnidirectional sonde and line locator 有权
    全向探头和定位仪

    公开(公告)号:US08035390B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-11

    申请号:US12902551

    申请日:2010-10-12

    IPC分类号: G01V3/11

    CPC分类号: G01V3/15

    摘要: At least one antenna array including three mutually orthogonal antennas each sharing a common center point senses an electromagnetic signal emitted by a buried object such as a utility line, pipe or sonde. A circuit at least partially mounted in a housing is connected to the array and determines a location of the buried object by measuring signal strength and field angles in three dimensions without having to align the antenna array relative to the buried object while eliminating nulls and false peaks. A graphical user interface (GUI) has user-friendly icons, symbols, menus, numbers and graphical and auditory representation of signal strength. A SEARCH view indicates signal strength by showing a rotating strength indicator, a trace mode MAP view in which line location is shown by a line that moves side-to-side, and a sonde mode MAP view in which sonde location is shown by a moving line, pole and equator.

    摘要翻译: 每个共享公共中心点的包括三个相互正交的天线的至少一个天线阵列感测由诸如公用事业线,管道或探测器的掩埋物体发射的电磁信号。 至少部分地安装在壳体中的电路连接到阵列并且通过在三维中测量信号强度和场角来确定掩埋物体的位置,而不必相对于掩埋物体对准天线阵列,同时消除零峰和假峰 。 图形用户界面(GUI)具有用户友好的图标,符号,菜单,数字以及信号强度的图形和听觉表示。 SEARCH视图通过显示旋转强度指示器,跟踪模式MAP视图来指示信号强度,其中线路位置由侧向移动的线示出,以及探空模式MAP视图,其中探测器位置由移动 线,极和赤道。

    Video pipe inspection distance measuring system
    8.
    发明授权
    Video pipe inspection distance measuring system 有权
    视频管道检测距离测量系统

    公开(公告)号:US06545704B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-08

    申请号:US09348517

    申请日:1999-07-07

    IPC分类号: H04N718

    CPC分类号: G01M3/005 H04N7/183

    摘要: A video pipe inspection system includes a video camera head with an optical sensor connected to a circuit for generating a video image signal representing real time images of scenes in view of the optical sensor. The system further includes a push reel that is rotatably mounted on a support frame. An elongate push cable is normally stored in continuous turns in the push reel. The push cable has a distal end operatively connected to the video camera head and a proximal end operatively connected to a central hub of the push reel. The push cable includes at least one conductor for conveying the video image signal from the camera head. The push cable has a predetermined resiliency and flexibility to permit the push cable to be unwound from the push reel in order to force the camera head a substantial distance down a length of pipe having one or more tight turns. A distance sensing module is mounted to the frame and includes two non-contact sensor pair for detecting an amount and a direction of relative motion of the push reel and for providing a video overlay signal representing a length of push cable that has been pushed into the pipe. An electrical connection is provided between the proximal end of the push cable and the distance sensing module so that the video overlay signal can be joined with video image signal from the camera head to provide an output video signal. The output video signal is transmitted via cable, RF or any other suitable manner to a video display unit that shows real time images of the interior of the pipe along with a visual indication of the length of push cable that has been forced down the pipe.

    摘要翻译: 视频管道检查系统包括具有连接到电路的光学传感器的视频摄像头,用于生成表示视觉光学传感器的场景的实时图像的视频信号。 该系统还包括可旋转地安装在支撑框架上的推动卷轴。 细长的推拉电缆通常在推动卷轴中以连续的转动方式存放。 推动电缆具有可操作地连接到摄像机头部的远端和可操作地连接到推动卷轴的中心毂的近端。 推送电缆包括用于传送来自相机头的视频图像信号的至少一个导体。 推动电缆具有预定的弹性和柔性,以允许推动电缆从推动卷轴展开,以便迫使相机头沿着具有一个或多个紧匝的长度的管道相当大的距离。 距离感测模块安装在框架上并且包括两个用于检测推动卷轴的相对运动的量和方向的非接触式传感器对,并且用于提供表示已经推入 管。 在推送电缆的近端和距离感测模块之间提供电连接,使得视频覆盖信号可以与来自摄像头的视频图像信号连接以提供输出视频信号。 输出视频信号通过电缆,RF或任何其他合适的方式传输到视频显示单元,该视频显示单元显示管道内部的实时图像以及已经被迫向下的推送电缆的长度的视觉指示。