System and method for generating three-dimensional density-based defect map
First Claim
1. A system for mapping a condition of a structure comprising a plurality of support members covered by a wall comprising:
- a computer processor having a memory;
a position locating system for determining the position of a marker in a frame of reference and communicating said position to said computer processor;
a density sensor in communication with said computer processor and, wherein said marker is associated with said density sensor and wherein said density sensor is operatively connected to a signal processor for processing a signal received from said sensor and determining the density of a material that said signal has traversed relative to a known reference density.
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Abstract
A system for mapping a condition of a structure that includes a plurality of support members covered by a wall is disclosed and includes a computer processor having a memory, a two-dimensional model of the structure stored in the memory and a three-dimensional model generator operatively associated with the computer. A density sensor that includes an ultrasonic transducer is operatively connected to the computer processor and provided with an ultra wideband transmitter. A position locating system is provided for determining the position of the ultra wideband transmitter, and hence the density sensor, in a frame of reference and communicating the position to the computer processor which displays indications of density on a three-dimensional model of the structure. A method for mapping a condition of a structure is also disclosed.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for mapping a condition of a structure comprising a plurality of support members covered by a wall comprising:
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a computer processor having a memory; a position locating system for determining the position of a marker in a frame of reference and communicating said position to said computer processor; a density sensor in communication with said computer processor and, wherein said marker is associated with said density sensor and wherein said density sensor is operatively connected to a signal processor for processing a signal received from said sensor and determining the density of a material that said signal has traversed relative to a known reference density. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 16, 17)
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10. A system for mapping a condition of a structure comprising a plurality of support members covered by a wall comprising:
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processor means; position locating means for determining the position of a marker in a frame of reference and communicating said position to said processor means; density sensing means operatively connected to said processor means and, wherein said marker is associated with said density sensing means and wherein said density sensing means comprises a signal processor for processing a signal received from said sensor and determining the density of a material that said signal has traversed relative to a known reference density. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19)
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