Underground infrastructure sensing using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

US11719853B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RedZone Robotics, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Justin Starr · Baden, US
• Galin Konakchiev · Pittsburgh, US
• Foster J. Salotti · Verona, US
• Mark Jordan · Pittsburgh, US
• Nate Alford · Mechanicsville, US
• Thorin Tobiassen · Pittsburgh, US
• Todd Kueny · Lower Burrell, US
• Jason Mizgorski · Gibsonia, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 13, 2021
• Grant date: Aug 8, 2023
• Expiry date: Sep 13, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S13/90
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

One aspect provides a method, including: obtaining sensor data from a ground penetrating radar (GPR) unit; analyzing, using a processor, the sensor data to detect a first object and a second object, the second object being associated with the first object based on location; identifying, with the processor, an underground pipe feature based on the analyzing; associating a position of the underground pipe feature with a location in a pipe network; selecting a subset of the pipe network including a pipe segment associated with the position of the underground pipe feature; and providing the subset of the pipe network as displayable data to a display device. Other aspects are described and claimed.