Method and apparatus for pipe imaging with chemical analysis
US9927354B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/44
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
One embodiment provides a method for identifying a target object of a pipe wall, including: positioning a pipe inspection robot within a pipe; emitting, using a terahertz (THz) beam source of the pipe inspection robot, a laser beam towards a target object; receiving, using a THz receiver of the pipe inspection robot, THz data related to the target object; analyzing, using a processor, the THz data; and determining, based on the analyzing, an identity of the object. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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