Automated system to verify structural integrity of a structure
US10962442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30232
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for examining the integrity of a structure having a visually repetitive pattern such as a fence, includes an imaging system having a light source and an optical element to produce a narrow substantially vertical light beam, and a photodetector to receive reflected light. The light beam is directed at the structure while moving laterally, producing a planar image of the structure which is continually refreshed. The system processes the images and identifies an anomalous feature from an anomaly in the repetitive pattern.
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