Magnetic sensing buried object locator including a camera
US9523788B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V3/165
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Portable locators for detecting a buried object characterized by an electromagnetic (EM) field emission are disclosed. A locator may include a magnetic field sensor array and associated processing circuitry. A locator may further include a camera and image or video processing circuitry to process images or video received from the camera. A locator may further include a user-reconfigurable user interface (UI).
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