Microwave determination of location and speed of an object inside a pipe

Sinha, Dipen N

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Title: Microwave determination of location and speed of an object inside a pipe

Abstract

Apparatus and method are described for measuring the location and speed of an object, such as instrumentation on a movable platform, disposed within a pipe, using continuous-wave, amplitude-modulated microwave radiation.

Inventors:

Sinha, Dipen N ^[1]

Los Alamos, NM

Issue Date:: 2010-12-14

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1009537

Patent Number(s):: 7852091

Application Number:: 11/864,858

Assignee:: Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16L - PIPES

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16L - PIPES
F16L55/48 - Indicating the position of the pig or mole in the pipe or conduit

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
G01S13/40 - wherein the frequency of transmitted signal is adjusted to give a predetermined phase relationship
G01S13/582 - {adapted for simultaneous range and velocity measurements}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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A low-cost dynamic range-finding device based on amplitude-modulated continuous ultrasonic wave
journal, April 2002

Hua, Hong; Wang, Yongtian; Yan, Dayuan
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 51, Issue 2, p. 362-367
https://doi.org/10.1109/19.997838

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