System, apparatus and method for automatic pipe type detection
US10240955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/667
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fluid flow meter can include a sensor capable of transmitting a transmit signal to propagate, at least partially, through a fluid in a pipe and receiving a respective receive signal. The fluid flow meter can include a memory storing computer code instructions and a plurality of pipe type signatures associated with a plurality of pipe types. Each pipe type signature of a respective pipe type of the plurality of pipe types can include one or more characteristics of receive signals associated with that pipe type. The fluid flow meter can also include a processor communicatively coupled to the sensor and to the memory. When executing the computer code instructions, the processor can determine one or more signal features of the receive signal, and identify a pipe type of the pipe based on the one or more signal features of the receive signal and the plurality of pipe type signatures.
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