IMAGING SYSTEM FOR FUEL TANK ANALYSIS
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1. A method comprising:
- illuminating an interior of a fuel tank with one or more light pulses;
receiving reflected returns of the one or more light pulses at a light sensor array;
producing, by a processing device, three-dimensional image data of the interior of the fuel tank based on the received reflected returns;
producing, by the processing device, a fuel measurement value representing an amount of fuel contained in the fuel tank based on the three-dimensional image data; and
outputting, by the processing device, an indication of the fuel measurement value.
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Abstract
A method can include illuminating an interior of a fuel tank with one or more light pulses, and receiving reflected returns of the one or more light pulses at a light sensor array. The method can further include producing, by a processing device, three-dimensional image data of the interior of the fuel tank based on the received reflected returns, producing, by the processing device, a fuel measurement value representing an amount of fuel contained in the fuel tank based on the three-dimensional image data, and outputting, by the processing device, an indication of the fuel measurement value.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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illuminating an interior of a fuel tank with one or more light pulses; receiving reflected returns of the one or more light pulses at a light sensor array; producing, by a processing device, three-dimensional image data of the interior of the fuel tank based on the received reflected returns; producing, by the processing device, a fuel measurement value representing an amount of fuel contained in the fuel tank based on the three-dimensional image data; and outputting, by the processing device, an indication of the fuel measurement value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a light source; a light sensor array; at least one processor; and computer-readable memory encoded with instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to; illuminate an interior of a fuel tank with one or more light pulses emitted from the light source; produce three-dimensional image data of the interior of the fuel tank based on reflected returns of the one or more light pulses received at the light sensor array; produce a fuel measurement value representing an amount of fuel contained in the fuel tank based on the three-dimensional image data; and output an indication of the fuel measurement value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device comprising:
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at least one processor; and computer-readable memory encoded with instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the device to; produce three-dimensional image data of an interior of a fuel tank based on received reflected returns of one or more light pulses used to illuminate the interior of the fuel tank; produce a fuel measurement value representing an amount of fuel contained in the fuel tank based on the three-dimensional image data; and output an indication of the fuel measurement value. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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