Buried utility locator ground tracking apparatus, systems, and methods
US11366245B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2213/001
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
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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