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External noisemaker for pipe systems

  • US 10,267,774 B2
  • Filed: 02/29/2016
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A noisemaker system comprising:

  • a node of an infrastructure system; and

    a noisemaker comprising;

    a vibrating plate comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the vibrating plate in contact with an exterior surface of the node;

    an actuator configured to engage the top surface of the vibrating plate and generate an acoustic signal;

    a motor configured to drive the actuator to engage the top surface of the vibrating plate;

    a user interface;

    an excitation control communicatively coupled to the user interface, wherein a user may utilize the user interface to select an excitation sequence of the excitation control for the actuator; and

    a motor control communicatively coupled to the excitation control, wherein the motor control is a frequency control communicatively coupled to the motor.

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