System and method for measuring geometric change in a subterranean structure
US11288829B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/80
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system. The system includes an apparatus and a computing system. The apparatus is couplable to a mobile platform and includes a sensing device and/or a camera. The computing system includes an anchor module configured to define a plurality of virtual anchors associated with a subterranean structure; a movement determination module configured to determine a movement of at least one of the virtual anchors, and a movement classification module configured to determine a type of subterranean structure movement based on the determined movement of the at least one of the virtual anchors. The type of subterranean structure movement comprises convergence, subsidence, movement along a fault line, cross-sectional movement, longitudinal movement and/or hidden movement.
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