Soil and time modeling for improved electromagnetic locators for underground utilities
US7109716B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V11/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for locating an object buried in soil in which at least one electromagnetic signal is imparted onto the buried object, thereby generating an electromagnetic field around the buried object. The electromagnetic field as well as at least one electromagnetic property of the soil surrounding the buried object, such as moisture content, temperature and density, is then determined. Data related to the at least one electromagnetic property is transmitted to a data processor in which at least one algorithm is applied to the data, whereby a location of the buried object is determined.
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