Motion and position measuring for buried object detection
First Claim
1. A buried object detection system comprising:
- a sensor head having a sensor configured to detect electromagnetic signals;
a sensor head status sensor configured to generate status data related to the sensor head; and
one or more processors configured to detect a buried object based on the electromagnetic signals and to determine a position or a motion of the sensor head based on the status data.
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Abstract
A hand-held, wand-type buried object detector includes a motion and position sensor that provides data about the sensor head of the buried object detector. An inertial measuring device including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes is one example of a motion and position sensor. The buried object detector includes a processor/communicator device that is capable of processing the data from the motion and position sensor and communicating feedback, based on the processing results, to the operator about the operation of the buried object detector. In one example, a personal digital assistant may be configured for use as a processor/communicator device of a buried object detector.
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35 Claims
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1. A buried object detection system comprising:
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a sensor head having a sensor configured to detect electromagnetic signals;
a sensor head status sensor configured to generate status data related to the sensor head; and
one or more processors configured to detect a buried object based on the electromagnetic signals and to determine a position or a motion of the sensor head based on the status data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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generating status data related to a sensor head of a buried object detector, and processing the status data to determine a position or a motion of the sensor head. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A kit comprising a personal digital assistant and a sensor head status sensor, wherein:
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the sensor head status sensor is configured to be attached to a sensor head of a buried object detector and to generate status data related to the sensor head; and
the personal digital assistant is configured to receive and process the status data to determine a position or a motion of the sensor head. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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