Semi-permeable terrain geophysical data acquisition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9335432-B2
Application number	US-87086410-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2010
Priority date	Aug 30, 2010
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

A method, a system and an apparatus of semi-permeable terrain geophysical data acquisition is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a front extension with a set of front stability margins. In addition, the apparatus also includes a rear extension with a set of rear stability margins. The method also includes a set of data measuring instruments that automatically adjust and calibrate geophysical data related to a characteristic of a semi-permeable terrain such that a measurement captured through the set of data measuring instruments accurately reflects a magnitude of a measurement related to a motion of the apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a front extension with a set of front stability margins;
a rear extension with a set of rear stability margins, the front extension being coupled to the rear extension; and
a set of data measuring instruments that automatically adjust and calibrate geophysical data related to a characteristic of a semi-permeable terrain to enable a measurement captured through the set of data measuring instruments accurately reflect a magnitude of a measurement related to a motion of the apparatus,
wherein the front extension comprises a hollowed interior cavity housing an electric device comprising an array of packaged and interconnected assembly of photovoltaic cells therewithin, the electric device being coupled to a propulsion system and an electric motor to enable the apparatus generate heat energy from sunlight for propulsion thereof on the semi-permeable terrain,
wherein the set of front stability margins is part of a base of the front extension and contiguous therewith, each of the set of front stability margins being formed along a length of the base of the front extension with a length of a front stability margin of the set being substantially parallel to a length of another front stability margin of the set,
wherein the set of rear stability margins is horizontally parallel to and extends vertically from a base of the rear extension, each of the set of rear stability margins also being contiguous with the base of the rear extension and the rear extension, and
wherein the set of front stability margins and the set of rear stability margins both sink at least 5 centimeters into the semi-permeable terrain during motion of the apparatus.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the hollowed interior cavity of the front extension further houses the set of data measuring instruments, the set of data measuring instruments comprising at least one of a ground penetrating radar and a differential global positioning system.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a set of stability wings affixed to the rear extension, the set of stability wings being configured to touch a surface of the semi-permeable terrain to provide lateral stability to the apparatus.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a towing mechanism affixed to the front extension to enable towing of the apparatus on the semi-permeable terrain with a motorized vehicle.

Assignees

• Alkhalifah Tariq Ali Mohammed
• Almutairi Khaled Faraj Rashdan
• Almotiri Faisal Mojari
• King Abdulaziz City Sci & Tech

Inventors

• Alkhalifah Tariq Ali Mohammed
• Almutairi Khaled Faraj Rashdan
• Almotiri Faisal Mojari

Classifications

• G01V3/08 Primary

  operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified by objects or geological structures or by detecting devices (with electromagnetic waves G01V3/12) · CPC title

• G01V3/17

  operating with electromagnetic waves {(operating with millimetre waves G01V8/005)} · CPC title

• G01V3/15 Primary

  specially adapted for use during transport, e.g. by a person, vehicle or boat · CPC title