Method and apparatus for bridge collision alert monitoring and impact analysis

US7786850B1 · kind B1 · utility

Inventors

• Gianni Arcaini · Jacksonville, US
• Krishna Mohan Chinni · Jacksonville, US
• Larry Strach · Jacksonville, US
• Israel Umbehant · Jacksonville, US
• Robert Umbehant · Ponte Vedra, US
• Aydin Arpa · Plainsboro, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 16, 2008
• Grant date: Aug 31, 2010
• Expiry date: Mar 14, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/04
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This is a method and apparatus for bridge collision alert and monitoring impact analysis, which allows users of the method and apparatus to continuously monitor the integrity of a bridge as well as to detect insult or impact to the bridge structure or both as well as viewing purposes as for forensic purposes. The system is comprised of a series of monitors that gather different pieces of date and integrate that data into a system for view by the operator.