DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE LOCATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF AS-BUILT PLANTS OF PIPES, CONDUITS, CABLES OR HIDDEN OBJECTS
First Claim
1. A device for location and identification of pipes, conduits, cables or buried or hidden objects 8 without the need of any invasive and/or destructive work, wherein said device comprises at least one identification device or transponder 1 utilizing RFID or like identification technology without the need of physical contact or line-of-sight, said at least one device being installed in a support 7, the combination of transponder 1 and support 7 forming said device 20 for location and identification of said objects 8.
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Abstract
A device 20 for location and identification of pipes, conduits, cables or buried or hidden objects 8 is described without the need of any invasive and/or destructive work, said device comprising at least one transponder 1 utilizing RFID or like technology for identification without any physical contact or line-of-sight, said transponder 1 being attached in a support 7 shaped as a mesh, tape, wire, cable, cordage or alternatively in a device 32/33 such as a bar, tappet, line, stud, mushroom, pipe, marker or the like, device 20 resulting from the combination of 1 and 7 or of 1 and 32/33. A system for location and identification of said objects 8 comprises said device 20 and further a reading and/or writing unit 3 of the information on said pipe, conduit, cable or buried or hidden object 8, at least an antenna 2 besides said pipe, conduit, cable or buried or hidden object 8. Also described is the method for installing device 20, the method for location and identification of a pipe, conduit, cable or buried or hidden object 8, as well as the method for mapping and execution of as-built plants of pipes, conduits, cable or buried or hidden objects 8 without the need of any invasive and/or destructive work.
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- 1. A device for location and identification of pipes, conduits, cables or buried or hidden objects 8 without the need of any invasive and/or destructive work, wherein said device comprises at least one identification device or transponder 1 utilizing RFID or like identification technology without the need of physical contact or line-of-sight, said at least one device being installed in a support 7, the combination of transponder 1 and support 7 forming said device 20 for location and identification of said objects 8.
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14. A system for location and identification of pipes, conduits, cables or buried or hidden objects without the need of any invasive and/or destructive work including device 20 wherein said system comprises:
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a) at least one device 20 for location and identification, said device being made up of a support 7 or alternatively of a support 32/33 utilizing at least one transponder 1 with RFID technology or any like technology for identification without the need of physical contact or line-of-sight; b) at least one reader and/or writer unit 3 for reading/writing information on the pipe, conduit, cable or buried or hidden object 8 with the aid of an antenna 2; and c) at least one pipe, conduit, cable or buried or hidden object 8 to be located, whereby it is possible to make readings of information stored in said at least one transponder 1 as specifications or relevant information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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- 18. A method for the installation in the field of device 20, said installation being performed after the installation of the pipe, conduit, cable, or buried or hidden object 8 placed at a depth dr relative to the surface level, wherein said method comprises storing information related to the pipe, conduit, cable or buried or hidden object 8 in the said transponder 1 installed in support 7, reading the information in transponder 1 and using said information for locating, identifying and mapping said pipe, conduit, cable or buried or hidden object 8.
- 20. A method for location and identification of pipes, conduits, cables or buried or hidden objects without the need of any invasive and/or destructive work with the aid of device 20, wherein said method comprises, for the location of the pipe, conduit, cable or buried or hidden object 8, by using the functionalities of device 20, devices 2 and 3 used in association, and for the sake of simplification and for making easier the first location, antenna 2 is of low directivity, and after having the first indication of the location of object 8 said antenna 2 is replaced by one or more antennas 2 of higher directivity in order to increase precision in the location of pipe, conduit, cable or buried or hidden object 8.
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25. A method for mapping and execution of as-built plants of pipes, conduits, cables or buried or hidden objects 8 by the reading of the information stored in at least one transponder 1 together with the utilization of a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver which provides latitude, longitude and the geometric height of the point to be georeferenced in real time or post-processed to improve precision and accuracy, said information being processed in the field, stored in a computer for further processing or either is transmitted to a centralized database for execution of the map or as-built.
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