Method and System for Determining Specified Data Related to Underground Installations
First Claim
14. A computer-implemented method on at least one computer having a computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by a processor of the computer, causes the processor to implement the method, comprising:
- receiving data transmitted from at least one analyzer mechanism configured to measure at least one physical characteristic associated with a pipeline; and
determining pipeline data associated with the pipeline.
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Abstract
Provided is a system and method for analyzing a pipeline, that includes an analyzer mechanism, defined as a probe, configured to measure at least one physical characteristic associated with the pipeline and transmit data based upon the at least one measured physical characteristic. The invention includes at least one computer. The computer comprising programming instructions adapted to operate a processor to receive transmitted data from the probe; and programming instructions adapted to operate the processor to determine pipeline data associated with the pipeline. The invention can autonomously determine bending radius, pulling tension and sidewall pressure data. The physical characteristic data includes distance traveled depth, elevation, angle, changing in inclination, or change in speed.
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25 Claims
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14. A computer-implemented method on at least one computer having a computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by a processor of the computer, causes the processor to implement the method, comprising:
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receiving data transmitted from at least one analyzer mechanism configured to measure at least one physical characteristic associated with a pipeline; and determining pipeline data associated with the pipeline. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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21-1. The computer-implemented method as defined in claim 18, further comprising programming instructions to operate the processor to calculate pulling tension data by:
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examining a first segment of a segmented three-dimensional line; determining a type of segment; determining, based on the type of segment, a category of segment; applying a pulling tension equation; storing the result of the application for the segment in a variable; utilizing the variable as tension in connection with a subsequent segment; and repeating for each segment of the segmented three-dimensional line.
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22. An article comprising a machine-readable storage medium containing instructions that, if executed, enable a processor to:
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receive data transmitted from at least one analyzer mechanism configured to measure at least one physical characteristic associated with a pipeline; and determine pipeline data associated with the pipeline.
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23. A pipeline analyzing software stored on a storage medium to analyze a pipeline, the software comprising programming instructions that, if executed, enable a processor to:
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receive data transmitted from at least one analyzer mechanism configured to measure at least one physical characteristic associated with a pipeline; and determine pipeline data associated with the pipeline.
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24. A method for determining pipeline data for installing a product in a pipeline, comprising:
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measuring, by at least one analyzer mechanism, at least one physical characteristic of a pipeline, thereby creating measurement data; transmitting, from the at least one analyzer mechanism, at least a portion of the measurement data; and receiving the transmitted measurement data on at least one computer and determining at least one of pulling tension data and bending radius data, based at least in part on the received measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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