Buried asset detection simulator using dual use retrofitted electromagnetic locate device
US11531133B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B17/318
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A printed circuit card assembly (PCBA) configured for retrofitting a conventional electromagnetic locator device (ELD) for a simulator system includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having data connectors connected via a switch to the ELD, a low-power radio frequency (RF) receiver for receiving emulated electromagnetic (EM) field data, a processor for reading the emulated EM field data that includes constituent parts, wherein each constituent part corresponds to EM field data for a specific one of the digital signal processor on the conventional ELD, disassembling the emulated EM field data into its constituent parts, and transmitting to the digital signal processors, via the data connectors, the constituent part of the emulated EM field data that corresponds to said digital signal processor, thereby emulating an EM field on the conventional ELD.
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