System and method for measuring geometric change in a subterranean structure
First Claim
1. A system for measuring geometric change in a subterranean structure, the system comprising:
- an apparatus couplable to a mobile platform, wherein the apparatus comprises;
at least one of the following;
a sensor configured to acquire data representative of a geometry of the subterranean structure; and
a camera configured to capture images of an interior of the subterranean structure; and
a processing circuit communicably couplable to at least one of the following;
the sensor; and
the camera; and
a computing system communicably couplable to the apparatus, wherein the computing system comprises;
at least one processor;
a 3D generator module communicably couplable to the at least one processor, wherein the 3D generator module is configured to generate a digital three-dimensional model of the subterranean structure;
an anchor module communicably couplable to the at least one processor, wherein the anchor module is configured to define a plurality of digital anchors associated with the subterranean structure;
a movement determination module communicably couplable to the at least one processor, wherein the movement determination module is configured to determine a movement of at least one of the digital anchors; and
a movement classification module communicably couplable to the at least one processor, wherein the movement classification module is configured to determine a type of movement within the subterranean structure based on the determined movement of the at least one of the digital anchors, wherein the type of movement comprises at least one of the following;
convergence;
subsidence;
movement along a fault line;
cross-sectional movement;
longitudinal movement; and
hidden movement.
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Abstract
A system for measuring geometric change in a subterranean structure. The system includes an apparatus communicably couplable to a computing system. The apparatus is couplable to a mobile platform and includes a sensor configured to acquire data representative of a geometry of the subterranean structure and/or a camera configured to capture images of an interior of the subterranean structure, and a processing circuit. The computing system includes at least one processor, a 3D generator module configured to generate a digital three-dimensional model of the subterranean structure, an anchor module configured to define a plurality of digital anchors associated with the subterranean structure; a movement determination module configured to determine a movement of at least one of the digital anchors, and a movement classification module configured to determine a type of movement within the subterranean structure based on the determined movement of the at least one of the digital anchors.
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1. A system for measuring geometric change in a subterranean structure, the system comprising:
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an apparatus couplable to a mobile platform, wherein the apparatus comprises; at least one of the following; a sensor configured to acquire data representative of a geometry of the subterranean structure; and a camera configured to capture images of an interior of the subterranean structure; and a processing circuit communicably couplable to at least one of the following; the sensor; and the camera; and a computing system communicably couplable to the apparatus, wherein the computing system comprises; at least one processor; a 3D generator module communicably couplable to the at least one processor, wherein the 3D generator module is configured to generate a digital three-dimensional model of the subterranean structure; an anchor module communicably couplable to the at least one processor, wherein the anchor module is configured to define a plurality of digital anchors associated with the subterranean structure; a movement determination module communicably couplable to the at least one processor, wherein the movement determination module is configured to determine a movement of at least one of the digital anchors; and a movement classification module communicably couplable to the at least one processor, wherein the movement classification module is configured to determine a type of movement within the subterranean structure based on the determined movement of the at least one of the digital anchors, wherein the type of movement comprises at least one of the following; convergence; subsidence; movement along a fault line; cross-sectional movement; longitudinal movement; and hidden movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for measuring geometric change in a subterranean structure, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one of the following; a sensor configured to acquire data representative of a geometry of the subterranean structure while the sensor is moving through the subterranean structure; and a camera configured to capture images of an interior of the subterranean structure while the camera is moving through the subterranean structure; and a processor configured to; generate digital three-dimensional models of the subterranean structure based on at least one of the following; data acquired by the sensor; and images captured by the camera; define a plurality of digital anchors associated with the subterranean structure; determine a movement of at least one of the plurality of digital anchors relative to the digital three-dimensional models of the subterranean, wherein the at least one of the plurality of digital anchors comprises an oriented X, Y, Z point in a three-dimensional coordinate system; and determine a type of movement within the subterranean structure based on the determined movement of the at least one of the plurality of digital anchors, wherein the type of movement comprises at least one of the following; convergence; subsidence; movement along a fault line; cross-sectional movement; longitudinal movement; and hidden movement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system for measuring geometric change in a subterranean structure over time, the system comprising:
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an apparatus couplable to a mobile platform, wherein the mobile platform is configured to move through the subterranean structure at different times, wherein the apparatus comprises; at least one of the following; at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to acquire data representative of a geometry of the subterranean structure while the mobile platform is moving through the subterranean structure; at least one camera configured to capture a plurality of images of an interior of the subterranean structure while the mobile platform is moving through the subterranean structure; and one or more processors; and one or more modules configured to; generate a plurality of digital three-dimensional models of the subterranean structure, wherein each of the plurality of digital three-dimensional models are generated at different times; and generate a plurality of digital anchors associated with the subterranean structure, wherein at least two of the plurality of digital anchors comprises an oriented X, Y, Z point in a three-dimensional coordinate system; define at least one group comprising the at least two of the plurality of digital anchors; determine a movement of the at least two of the plurality of anchors relative to each other; and determine a type of movement within the subterranean structure based the determined movement of the at least two digital anchors, wherein the type of movement comprises at least one of the following; convergence; subsidence; movement along a fault line; cross-sectional movement; longitudinal movement; and hidden movement. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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