Virtual camera on the bucket of an excavator displaying 3D images of buried pipes
US6735888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE02F9/261
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
We describe a system for displaying buried utilities to the operator of an excavator. The display is based on 3D images of the subsurface obtained from advanced locating methods. As the excavator moves, the display changes so that it remains centered on the region near the bucket where the buried pipes are in danger of being broken.
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