Patent · US Expired

Method for determining the position of a pressed-ahead hollow-section line, and apparatus for implementing the method

US4513504A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Ed. Zublin Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Manfred Nussbaumer · Leonberg, DE
Eberhard Beitinger · Stuttgart, DE
Wolfgang Mohlenbrink · Eßlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 20, 1982
Grant date	Apr 30, 1985
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 20, 2002

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01C15/00
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for determining the position of a pressed-ahead hollow-section line, especially with any desired three dimensional curvature, and having measuring points permanently and securely arranged in the hollow-section line. The three dimensional position of the measuring points, e.g. signal emitters, is detected by automatic sensing devices e.g. cameras, having remote control or long-distance transmission, and being arranged in the hollow-section line.

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