DISTANCE CORRECTION FOR DAMAGE PREVENTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for determining a distance of a utility asset from a moving equipment, the method comprising:
- determining a first current location of the equipment;
accessing stored coordinates for a plurality of utility assets;
selecting an area of interest including a portion of the plurality of utility assets;
identifying local utility assets in the selected area;
determining a utility asset nearest to the first current position of the equipment, from the local utility assets;
determining velocity and direction of the moving equipment; and
determining the distance from the nearest utility asset to the second current location of the equipment responsive to the determined velocity and direction of the equipment.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining a distance of a utility asset from a moving equipment. The invention determines a first current location of the equipment; accesses stored coordinates for a plurality of utility assets; selects an area of interest including a portion of the plurality of utility assets; identifies local utility assets in the selected area; determines a utility asset nearest to the first current position of the equipment, from the local utility assets; determines velocity and direction of the moving equipment; and determines the distance from the nearest utility asset to the second current location of the equipment responsive to the determined velocity and direction of the equipment. The invention may then generate a warning indication responsive to the determined distance.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining a distance of a utility asset from a moving equipment, the method comprising:
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determining a first current location of the equipment; accessing stored coordinates for a plurality of utility assets; selecting an area of interest including a portion of the plurality of utility assets; identifying local utility assets in the selected area; determining a utility asset nearest to the first current position of the equipment, from the local utility assets; determining velocity and direction of the moving equipment; and determining the distance from the nearest utility asset to the second current location of the equipment responsive to the determined velocity and direction of the equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15)
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12. A system for determining a distance of a utility asset from a moving equipment comprising:
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a global position system receiver for determining a first current location and a second current location of the equipment; a database for storing coordinates for a plurality of utility assets; means for selecting an area of interest including a portion of the plurality of utility assets; a processor for identifying local utility assets in the selected area, determining a utility asset nearest to the current position of the equipment from the local utility assets, determining velocity and direction of the moving equipment, and determining the distance from the nearest utility asset to the second current location of the equipment responsive to the determined velocity and direction of the equipment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining a distance of a utility asset from a moving equipment, the method comprising:
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identifying local utility assets in the selected area; determining a utility asset nearest to a current position of the equipment; determining velocity of the moving equipment; and determining the distance from the nearest utility asset to the moving equipment based on the velocity of the moving equipment and a processing time of location and velocity of the moving equipment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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