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| Squeeze film damper fluid control |
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| Multi-layer composite panel and method of making same |
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| Vertical installation system in which information processing apparatuses are installed |
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Integrated geophysical survey system
| Details |
Inventors: Crutcher, William C.; Paysinger, Joseph R.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Tarcza; Thomas H.
Assistant Examiner: Lobo; Ian J.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Schindler; Edwin D.
A computer-integrated survey system which is useful in the location of underground obstacles, such as rocks, concrete, steel and ice is disclosed. Specifically, the detection system of the present invention is operated by a microcomputer, having a series of sensors, which integrate position-determining systems, time, sub-surface radar, sonar, seismograph, laser equipment and earth-resistivity functions to accomplish its stated purpose. The system is specially designed in a compact fashion so that it may easily be hand-held, if so desired. Simultaneous with the detection and measurement of underground obstacles, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a permanent record of all information may be constructed for subsequent review and print-out. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING Turning now, in detail, to the drawing, FIG.
1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the various components of the present invention in relation to one another.
Specifically, the invention comprises a series of sensors with a sensor for each of the following functions used in the detection of obstacles: (1) position-determining system (11); (2) time (12); (3) sub-surface interface radar (13); (4) seismograph (14); (5) earth-resistivity measuring equipment (15); (6) laser equipment (16); and, (7) sound-transmitting detection equipment (17).
The foregoing list of sensors for use with the present invention is not an exclusive listing.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each sensor input is to be serviced by a dedicated microprocessor card (21-27).
This construction would allow for the development and addition of additional sensors at some future point in time, if so desired.
The microprocessor cards used in the system, i.
e.
, I/O processor cards, are preferably of the "easy link" family that, via serial backplane, a 2.
4 mb/sec.
line can be processed from digital or analog of many different types.
Each microprocessor card will communicate with the Integration and Data Recording Device via a 7.
4 Mb/sec.
serial interface using an RS-485 standard.
With the foregoing apparatus, up to 256 inputs, or as few as one input, can be serviced in this fashion without modification of system software or hardware.
All that is necessary to connect each input card is three twisted signal pairs; no complicated backplane connections are required.
Each microprocessor card is built with the same interface (Bit Bus) and uses the same CPU and support circuit.
The only difference or modifications necessary from one card to another will be in the specific I/O circuit (e.
g.
, RS-232; 488; Analgin), which is only approximately 15-20% of each card.
The basic microprocessor card is available from several manufacturers, including Seabrook Technology, Seabrook, N.
H.
Each card is built on a single wide Eurocard Standard with industrial strength connectors (gas tight)
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