Method for metal object identification using a three-dimensional steerable magnetic field antenna
First Claim
1. A method for identifying a buried metal object using a three-dimensional steerable magnetic field (3DSMF) system, comprising:
- (a) generating a magnetic field vector (MFV) at a first MFV position above the buried metal object;
(b) measuring a time decay response at the first MFV position;
(c) generating a MFV at a next MFV position above the buried metal object;
(d) measuring a time decay response at the next MFV position; and
(e) repeating steps (c) and (d) until a complete 360-degree measurement of time decay responses of the buried metal object is completed.
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Abstract
A method for identifying a buried metal object using a three-dimensional steerable magnetic field (3DSMF) system. The method comprises generating a magnetic field vector (MFV) at a first MFV position above the buried metal object; measuring a time decay response at the first MFV position; generating a MFV at a next MFV position above the buried metal object; measuring a time decay response at the next MFV position; repeating the above steps until a complete 360-degree measurement of time decay responses of the buried metal object is completed; processing all measured time decay responses with a target search algorithm to determine a magnetic polarizability tensor of the buried metal object; and identifying the buried metal object by matching the magnetic polarizability tensor of the buried metal object to a known magnetic polarizability tensor of an object.
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1. A method for identifying a buried metal object using a three-dimensional steerable magnetic field (3DSMF) system, comprising:
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(a) generating a magnetic field vector (MFV) at a first MFV position above the buried metal object; (b) measuring a time decay response at the first MFV position; (c) generating a MFV at a next MFV position above the buried metal object; (d) measuring a time decay response at the next MFV position; and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) until a complete 360-degree measurement of time decay responses of the buried metal object is completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for identifying a buried metal object having a body of revolution (BOR) using a three-dimensional steerable magnetic field (3DSMF) system, comprising:
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(a) generating a magnetic field vector (MFV) at a first MFV position above the buried metal object; (b) measuring a time decay response at the first MFV position; (c) generating a MFV at a next MFV position above the buried metal object; (d) measuring a time decay response at the next MFV position; and (e) repeating steps (c) and (d) until a predetermined range of measurements of time decay responses of the buried metal object is completed. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for identifying a buried metal object with a body of revolution (BOR) using a three-dimensional steerable magnetic field (3DSMF) system, comprising:
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(a) generating a magnetic field vector (MFV) in an X-direction, a Y-direction, and a Z-direction above the buried metal object; (b) measuring a time decay response in the X-direction, the Y-direction, and the Z-direction; and (c) estimating a primary axis of the buried metal object from the measured time decay responses in the X-direction, the Y-direction, and the Z-direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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