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公开(公告)号：US20190104252A1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-04
申请号：US16145333
申请日：2018-09-28
发明人： Justin Starr , Galin Konakchiev , Foster J. Salotti , Todd Kueny , Thorin Tobiassen , Nate Alford , Mark Jordan
IPC分类号： H04N5/232 , G01N21/88 , G01N21/954 , H04N5/247 , H04N5/225
摘要： One embodiment provides a system, including: an inspection platform configured to move through underground infrastructure; an imaging device coupled to the inspection platform; the imaging device comprising a camera housing that arranges an array of four or more cameras in a predetermined configuration; the camera housing comprising a plurality of apertures, wherein each aperture houses a respective camera therein with a viewing axis offset about 30 degrees to about 120 degrees from a viewing axis of an adjacent camera within the array; and circuitry that operates the imaging device to capture a plurality of images using the four or more cameras; where the circuitry captures the plurality of images for a composite image of an interior region of the underground infrastructure, and where the region is larger than a single viewing field of any of the four or more cameras. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US11125910B2
公开(公告)日：2021-09-21
申请号：US16184054
申请日：2018-11-08
发明人： Justin Starr , Galin Konakchiev , Foster J Salotti , Mark Jordan , Nate Alford , Thorin Tobiassen , Todd Kueny , Jason Mizgorski
摘要： One aspect provides a method, including: obtaining sensor data from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); the sensor data comprising data obtained by one or more sensors of the UAV; analyzing, using a processor, the sensor data to detect underground water associated with a pipe; and identifying, with the processor, an underground feature based on the analyzing. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20210048423A1
公开(公告)日：2021-02-18
申请号：US17086361
申请日：2020-10-31
发明人： Justin Starr , John Lettman , Todd Kueny , Foster J. Salotti , Galin Konakchiev
摘要： One embodiment provides a pipe inspection robot, including: a chassis configured to traverse through an interior of a water or sewer pipe; a water quality probe comprising a first end that couples to the chassis and a sensing end distal thereto; an electric motor configured to reposition the sensing end of the water quality probe with respect to the chassis; said electric motor acting to move the sensing end of the water quality probe to reposition the sensing end proximate to fluid containing water located proximate to a bottom part of the chassis; the sensing end configured to contact the fluid containing water for contact sensing of water quality data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20190285606A1
公开(公告)日：2019-09-19
申请号：US16429655
申请日：2019-06-03
发明人： Justin Starr , John Lettman , Todd Kueny , Foster J. Salotti , Galin Konakchiev
摘要： One embodiment provides a pipe inspection robot, including: a chassis configured to traverse through an interior of a water or sewer pipe; an extension piece coupled to the chassis; a water quality probe comprising a first end that couples to the extension piece and a sensing end distal thereto; an electric motor configured to reposition the sensing end of the water quality probe with respect to the extension piece; said electric motor acting to rotate the sensing end of the water quality probe to reposition the sensing end proximate to fluid containing water located proximate to a bottom part of the chassis; the sensing end configured to contact the fluid containing water for contact sensing of water quality data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US10970833B2
公开(公告)日：2021-04-06
申请号：US16184026
申请日：2018-11-08
发明人： Justin Starr , Galin Konakchiev , Foster J Salotti , Mark Jordan , Nate Alford , Thorin Tobiassen , Todd Kueny , Jason Mizgorski
摘要： One aspect provides a method, including: displaying, at a display screen, an image of an interior of a pipe, the image being obtained using a pipe inspection robot; accessing, using a processor, calibration data associated with the image; receiving, via an input device, user input marking at least a portion of the image; determining, using a processor, quantitative pipe feature data for at least one feature of the pipe using the marking and the calibration data; and providing, based on the determining, data associated with the at least one feature. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US10937144B2
公开(公告)日：2021-03-02
申请号：US16184073
申请日：2018-11-08
发明人： Justin Starr , Galin Konakchiev , Foster J Salotti , Mark Jordan , Nate Alford , Thorin Tobiassen , Todd Kueny , Jason Mizgorski
摘要： One aspect provides a method, including: operating a mobile pipe inspection platform to obtain sensor data for the interior of a pipe; analyzing, using a processor, the sensor data using a trained model, where the trained model is trained using a dataset including sensor data of pipe interiors and one or more of: metadata identifying pipe feature locations contained within the sensor data of the dataset and metadata classifying pipe features contained within the sensor data of the dataset; performing one or more of: identifying, using a processor, a pipe feature location within the sensor data; and classifying, using a processor, a pipe feature of the sensor data; and thereafter producing, using a processor, an output including one or more of an indication of the identifying and an indication of the classifying. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20180088043A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-29
申请号：US15278879
申请日：2016-09-28
发明人： Justin Starr , John Lettman , Todd Kueny , Foster J. Salotti , Galin Konakchiev
IPC分类号： G01N21/3581 , G01N21/954 , G01N21/94 , B25J5/00 , F16L55/32
CPC分类号： G01N21/3581 , B25J5/005 , F16L2101/30 , G01N21/94 , G01N21/954 , G01N2021/945 , G01N2021/9548 , G01N2201/0216 , G01S13/86 , G01S13/862 , G01S13/867 , G01S13/88 , G01S17/88 , Y10S901/01 , Y10S901/44
摘要： One embodiment provides a method for identifying a target object of a pipe wall, including: positioning a pipe inspection robot within a pipe; emitting, using a terahertz (THz) beam source of the pipe inspection robot, a laser beam towards a target object; receiving, using a THz receiver of the pipe inspection robot, THz data related to the target object; analyzing, using a processor, the THz data; and determining, based on the analyzing, an identity of the object. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20180085798A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-29
申请号：US15278974
申请日：2016-09-28
发明人： Justin Starr , Galin Konakchiev , Jordan Himes , Charles Pulaski
CPC分类号： B08B9/049 , F16L55/32 , F16L2101/12 , F16L2101/30 , G01S15/88 , Y02A90/36 , Y10S901/44
摘要： One embodiment provides an apparatus, including: a pipe inspection robot that traverses a pipe; a fetter comprising a water pump; and an intake hose that couples the pump of the jetter to a local water source proximate to the pipe inspection robot. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20210405244A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-30
申请号：US17473949
申请日：2021-09-13
发明人： Justin Starr , Galin Konakchiev , Foster J. Salotti , Mark Jordan , Nate Alford , Thorin Tobiassen , Todd Kueny , Jason Mizgorski
摘要： One aspect provides a method, including: obtaining sensor data from a ground penetrating radar (GPR) unit; analyzing, using a processor, the sensor data to detect a first object and a second object, the second object being associated with the first object based on location; identifying, with the processor, an underground pipe feature based on the analyzing; associating a position of the underground pipe feature with a location in a pipe network; selecting a subset of the pipe network including a pipe segment associated with the position of the underground pipe feature; and providing the subset of the pipe network as displayable data to a display device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US10859554B2
公开(公告)日：2020-12-08
申请号：US16429655
申请日：2019-06-03
发明人： Justin Starr , John Lettman , Todd Kueny , Foster J. Salotti , Galin Konakchiev
IPC分类号： G01N33/18 , F16L55/34 , G01S15/88 , G01S17/88 , F16L101/30
摘要： One embodiment provides a pipe inspection robot, including: a chassis configured to traverse through an interior of a water or sewer pipe; an extension piece coupled to the chassis; a water quality probe comprising a first end that couples to the extension piece and a sensing end distal thereto; an electric motor configured to reposition the sensing end of the water quality probe with respect to the extension piece; said electric motor acting to rotate the sensing end of the water quality probe to reposition the sensing end proximate to fluid containing water located proximate to a bottom part of the chassis; the sensing end configured to contact the fluid containing water for contact sensing of water quality data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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