High-sensitivity gas-mapping 3D imager and method of operation
Abstract
Measurement apparatuses and methods are disclosed for generating high-precision and -accuracy gas concentration maps that can be overlaid with 3D topographic images by rapidly scanning one or several modulated laser beams with a spatially-encoded transmitter over a scene to build-up imagery. Independent measurements of the topographic target distance and path-integrated gas concentration are combined to yield a map of the path-averaged concentration between the sensor and each point in the image. This type of image is particularly useful for finding localized regions of elevated (or anomalous) gas concentration making it ideal for large-area leak detection and quantification applications including: oil and gas pipeline monitoring, chemical processing facility monitoring, and environmental monitoring.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Bridger Photonics, Inc., Bozeman, MT (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1568552
- Patent Number(s):
- 10337859
- Application Number:
- 15/936,247
- Assignee:
- Bridger Photonics, Inc. (Bozeman, MT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR0000544
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 03/26/2018
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Kreitinger, Aaron, and Thorpe, Michael. High-sensitivity gas-mapping 3D imager and method of operation. United States: N. p., 2019.
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title = {High-sensitivity gas-mapping 3D imager and method of operation},
author = {Kreitinger, Aaron and Thorpe, Michael},
abstractNote = {Measurement apparatuses and methods are disclosed for generating high-precision and -accuracy gas concentration maps that can be overlaid with 3D topographic images by rapidly scanning one or several modulated laser beams with a spatially-encoded transmitter over a scene to build-up imagery. Independent measurements of the topographic target distance and path-integrated gas concentration are combined to yield a map of the path-averaged concentration between the sensor and each point in the image. This type of image is particularly useful for finding localized regions of elevated (or anomalous) gas concentration making it ideal for large-area leak detection and quantification applications including: oil and gas pipeline monitoring, chemical processing facility monitoring, and environmental monitoring.},
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