Remotely controlled sensor apparatus for use in dig-face characterization system
Abstract
A remotely controlled sensor platform apparatus useful in a dig-face characterization system is deployed from a mobile delivery device such as standard heavy construction equipment. The sensor apparatus is designed to stabilize sensors against extraneous motions induced by heavy equipment manipulations or other outside influences, and includes a terrain sensing and sensor elevation control system to maintain the sensors in close ground proximity. The deployed sensor apparatus is particularly useful in collecting data in work environments where human access is difficult due to the presence of hazardous conditions, rough terrain, or other circumstances that prevent efficient data collection by conventional methods. Such work environments include hazardous waste sites, unexploded ordnance sites, or construction sites. Data collection in these environments by utilizing the deployed sensor apparatus is desirable in order to protect human health and safety, or to assist in planning daily operations to increase efficiency.
- Inventors:
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- Idaho Falls, ID
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872304
- Patent Number(s):
- 5907111
- Assignee:
- Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING E02F - DREDGING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-94ID13223
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- remotely; controlled; sensor; apparatus; dig-face; characterization; platform; useful; deployed; mobile; delivery; device; standard; heavy; construction; equipment; designed; stabilize; sensors; extraneous; motions; induced; manipulations; outside; influences; terrain; sensing; elevation; control; maintain; close; ground; proximity; particularly; collecting; data; environments; human; access; difficult; due; presence; hazardous; conditions; circumstances; prevent; efficient; collection; conventional; methods; waste; sites; unexploded; ordnance; utilizing; desirable; protect; health; safety; assist; planning; daily; operations; increase; efficiency; waste sites; conventional methods; hazardous waste; particularly useful; sensor apparatus; data collection; remotely controlled; waste site; apparatus useful; sensor platform; increase efficiency; motions induced; remotely control; controlled sensor; delivery device; dig-face characterization; /73/
Citation Formats
Josten, Nicholas E, and Svoboda, John M. Remotely controlled sensor apparatus for use in dig-face characterization system. United States: N. p., 1999.
Web.
Josten, Nicholas E, & Svoboda, John M. Remotely controlled sensor apparatus for use in dig-face characterization system. United States.
Josten, Nicholas E, and Svoboda, John M. Fri .
"Remotely controlled sensor apparatus for use in dig-face characterization system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872304.
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title = {Remotely controlled sensor apparatus for use in dig-face characterization system},
author = {Josten, Nicholas E and Svoboda, John M},
abstractNote = {A remotely controlled sensor platform apparatus useful in a dig-face characterization system is deployed from a mobile delivery device such as standard heavy construction equipment. The sensor apparatus is designed to stabilize sensors against extraneous motions induced by heavy equipment manipulations or other outside influences, and includes a terrain sensing and sensor elevation control system to maintain the sensors in close ground proximity. The deployed sensor apparatus is particularly useful in collecting data in work environments where human access is difficult due to the presence of hazardous conditions, rough terrain, or other circumstances that prevent efficient data collection by conventional methods. Such work environments include hazardous waste sites, unexploded ordnance sites, or construction sites. Data collection in these environments by utilizing the deployed sensor apparatus is desirable in order to protect human health and safety, or to assist in planning daily operations to increase efficiency.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
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Works referenced in this record:
Dig-face monitoring during excavation of a radioactive plume at Mound Laboratory, Ohio
report, December 1995
- Josten, N. E.; Gehrke, R. J.; Carpenter, M. V.