Image-based mapping locating system
US-9465129-B1 · Oct 11, 2016 · US
Buried utility locator ground tracking apparatus, systems, and methods
US11366245B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11366245-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615187785-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | Jun 27, 2015 |
| Publication date | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2022 |
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Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed for utility locating with tracking of movement over the ground or other surfaces using a dodecahedral antenna array and a stereo-optical ground tracker having two or more spaced apart cameras and an associated processing element to detect ground features in images from the cameras and determine tracking parameters based on the position of the detected ground features.
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We claim: 1. A buried utility locator, comprising: a dodecahedral antenna array comprising twelve antenna coils; electronics coupled to an output of the dodecahedral antenna array for determining positional information associated with a buried utility based on signals received from the twelve antenna coils and storing the determined positional information in a non-transitory memory; and a stereo-optical ground tracker, including; a first camera element; a second camera ele…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US11366245B2 cover?
- Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed for utility locating with tracking of movement over the ground or other surfaces using a dodecahedral antenna array and a stereo-optical ground tracker having two or more spaced apart cameras and an associated processing element to detect ground features in images from the cameras and determine tracking parameters based on the position of the detect…
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- Olsson Mark S, Powell Scott A, Levin Ryan B, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G01V3/165. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jun 21 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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