1078 results about "Ground-penetrating radar" patented technology

Line locator systems that fuse traditional sensors used in a combined pipe and cable locator (electromagnetic coils, magnetometers, and ground penetrating radar antennas) with low cost inertial sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes) in a model-based approach are presented. Such systems can utilize inexpensive MEMS sensors for inertial navigation. A pseudo-inertial frame is defined that uses the centerline of the tracked utility, or an aboveground fixed object as the navigational reference. An inertial sensor correction mechanism that limits the tracking errors over time when the model is implemented in state-space form using, for example, the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) is disclosed.

Proppants having added functional properties are provided, as are methods that use the proppants to track and trace the characteristics of a fracture in a geologic formation. Information obtained by the methods can be used to design a fracturing job, to increase conductivity in the fracture, and to enhance oil and gas recovery from the geologic formation. The functionalized proppants can be detected by a variety of methods utilizing, for example, an airborne magnetometer survey, ground penetrating radar, a high resolution accelerometer, a geophone, nuclear magnetic resonance, ultra-sound, impedance measurements, piezoelectric activity, radioactivity, and the like. Methods of mapping a subterranean formation are also provided and use the functionalized proppants to detect characteristics of the formation.

A locator capable of tracking buried, non-metallic utility lines (fiber optic, gas, water, waste, conduits) using ground penetrating radar (GPR) and an inertial position sensor is described. In some embodiments, a tracking filter is applied to a hyperbolic trajectory model based on the radar range data to determine a predicted track of the target utility line. After comparison of the predicted track to the measured inertial position, the centerline variance of the tracked line can be deduced. In some embodiments, an electromagnetic pipe and cable locator may also be included. Some embodiments of the invention can include accurate depth calibration and line depth tracking. Further, a display may provide results to a user in a simplified fashion.

A portable self-standing electromagnetic (EM) field sensing locator system with attachments for finding and mapping buried objects such as utilities and with intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) displays. Accessories include a ground penetrating radar (GPR) system with a rotating Tx / Rx antenna assembly, a leak detection system, a multi-probe voltage mapping system, a man-portable laser-range finder system with embedded dipole beacon and other detachable accessory sensor systems are accepted for attachment to the locator system for simultaneous operation in cooperation with the basic locator system. The integration of the locator system with one or more additional devices, such as fault-finding, geophones and conductance sensors, facilitates the rapid detection and localization of many different types of buried objects.

A Railroad Surveying and Monitoring System configured on a mobile platform for surveying, monitoring, and analyzing rail position and superstructure and terrain substructure of railroad tracks (20a,b) or other structures. The system employs two or more High Accuracy Differential Global Positioning System devices (110,112), ground penetrating radar devices (116), terrain conductivity instruments (118), optical cameras (124), and data receivers and processors (126), which in turn process, display, and store the data in a usable database. Precise coordinate data generated from a High Accuracy Global Positioning System provides both location data for subsurface sensors and surface sensors and rail position coordinates to monitor track displacements during track inspection in real time.

Proppants having added functional properties are provided, as are methods that use the proppants to track and trace the characteristics of a fracture in a geologic formation. Information obtained by the methods can be used to design a fracturing job, to increase conductivity in the fracture, and to enhance oil and gas recovery from the geologic formation. The functionalized proppants can be detected by a variety of methods utilizing, for example, an airborne magnetometer survey, ground penetrating radar, a high resolution accelerometer, a geophone, nuclear magnetic resonance, ultra-sound, impedance measurements, piezoelectric activity, radioactivity, and the like. Methods of mapping a subterranean formation are also provided and use the functionalized proppants to detect characteristics of the formation.

An apparatus for identifying a buried object using ground penetrating radar (GPR) in a system containing at least one GPR sensor, comprises a data processor for detecting spatial correlations in data received from a GPR sensor in the apparatus and an image processor capable of building a data structure corresponding to an image of the buried object from data processed by the data processor. A method for identifying a buried object using GPR in a system containing a GPR sensor comprising detecting spatial correlations in data received from the GPR sensor in the system and building a data structure corresponding to an image of the buried object from the received data.

A roaming sensor system collects data on the condition of roads and bridge decks and identifies and maps defects, including cracks, potholes, debonding, tracking, delamination, surface ice, surface water, and rebar corrosion. Data are collected by a vehicle or a fleet of vehicles driven at normal traffic speeds. The vehicle is outfitted with sensors that collect data using acoustic surface waves, ground penetrating radar, mm wave surface radar, and / or video images. The data are transmitted to a control center for analysis and distribution.

A method and apparatus for detecting and locating leaks in buried pipes is disclosed in which ground penetrating radar, induction, acoustic, and vacuum excavation systems are selected based on soil conditions and then employed in selected combinations. The conductivity and wave speed of the soil are used in the selection process and in the process of detecting and locating a leak based on the measurements obtained from the selected combination of detection systems.

A locator capable of tracking buried, non-metallic utility lines (fiber optic, gas, water, waste, conduits) using ground penetrating radar (GPR) and an inertial position sensor is described. In some embodiments, a tracking filter is applied to a hyperbolic trajectory model based on the radar range data to determine a predicted track of the target utility line. After comparison of the predicted track to the measured inertial position, the centerline variance of the tracked line can be deduced. In some embodiments, an electromagnetic pipe and cable locator may also be included. Some embodiments of the invention can include accurate depth calibration and line depth tracking. Further, a display may provide results to a user in a simplified fashion.

The present invention provides a portable handheld security device. The security device comprises a central processing unit in communication with a memory storage device, a video display screen, at least one camera, a transmitting device, a receiving device, an input device, and a power supply. The security device further comprises a device for generating ultra wide band ground penetrating radar and / or millimeter wave radar for identifying objects of interest in closed containers. In addition, the transmitting device and the receiving device are ideally capable of selecting between available communication network signals, determining which network signal is the best signal at a given time, and automatically switching between the available signals to maintain optimum reception and transmission quality. The input device has a first set of user-interface controls and a second set of user-interface controls, wherein the first and second sets of user-interface controls are selectively operable by users either independently or simultaneously.

A coal-mining machine uses a ground-penetrating radar based on a software-definable transmitter for launching pairs of widely separated and coherent continuous waves. Each pair is separated by a constant or variable different amount double-sideband suppressed carrier modulation such as 10 MHz, 20 MHz, and 30 MHz. Processing suppresses the larger first interface reflection and emphasizes the smaller second, third, etc. reflections. Processing determines the electrical parameter of the natural medium adjacent to the antenna. Deep reflections at 90-degrees and 270-degrees create maximum reflection and will be illuminated with modulation signal peaks. Quadrature detection, mixing, and down-conversion result in 0-degree and 180-degree reflections effectively dropping out in demodulation.

The invention discloses a semi-rigid base pavement damage detection and polymer grouting fast maintenance technology, which utilizes a falling weight deflectometer (FWD) and a ground penetrating radar (GPR) to detect and evaluate the performance of the pavement, identify the pavement damage and realize the lossless and fast detection of the semi-rigid base pavement damage. A grouting hole is perforated on the section that needs damage treatment and polymeric materials are injected into the hole to repair the pavement. The maintenance technology has the advantages of speedy construction, good durability, strong pertinence and excellent waterproof performance of the injected polymeric materials, which not only saves a large amount of funds and construction periods and avoids the adverse social effects caused by long affected traffic, but also is beneficial to environmental protection and resources-saving . The semi-rigid base pavement damage detection and polymer grouting fast maintenance technology of the invention integrates damage lossless detection technology such as the FWD and the GPR, etc. with the polymer grouting fast maintenance technology, thus providing a whole set of advanced, efficient, economical and practical technology for detecting and maintaining the semi-rigid base pavement damage.

A full-face vehicular detection method for a railway tunnel lining and a device aim to avoid collision of ground penetrating radar antennas with an overhead line system and a support of the overhead line system, the detection speed is a normal running speed of a train, the antennas in full-face detection are not interfered with each other, automatic positioning is realized during detection, only ground penetrating radar signals in a tunnel need to be acquired, and a penetrating radar signal processing and analyzing method in tunnel detection is modified. The vehicular device comprises a six-channel high-speed scanning penetrating radar, a positioning portion, a laser ranging portion and data acquisition and processing software. The pulse repetition frequency of the ground penetrating radar is 3MHz, the pulse repetition frequency of each channel is 500kHz, and the scanning rate is 976scan / s. The ground penetrating radar is provided with TEM (transverse electric and magnetic field) short-horn air coupled antennas, each group of antennas realizes a double-transmission and single-receiving function, and the center frequency of the antennas is 300MHz. The ground penetrating radar antennas are mounted outside passenger train connectors, radiation surfaces of the antennas respectively face to an arch crown, arch springing and side walls, and the full-face vehicular detection method and the device are used for automatically detecting to exam the railway tunnel lining.

The present invention presents a comprehensive advanced geological detection system carried on a tunnel boring machine. The comprehensive advanced geological detection system includes a multifunctional combination main frame, an induced polarization detection device, a seismic wave detection device, an integrated junction device, a borehole ground penetrating radar detection device and a comprehensive interpretation and decision system; the multifunctional combination main frame includes a time division multiplexing control module, an excitation source control module and a parallel data acquisition module; the excitation source control module outputs trigger signals to the three detection devices respectively, and the three detection devices respectively output measurement data and feedback signals to the time division multiplexing control module through the parallel data acquisition module; and the comprehensive interpretation and decision system supports geological interpretations and decisions through the inversion / migration imaging joint inversion of three detection methods.

The invention discloses a bridgehead vehicle bump prevention and control high polymer grouting technique and a construction method thereof. Aiming at the problems of bridgehead butt strap gapping and sinking problems, nondestructive detection systems of a ground penetrating radar (GPR), a falling weight deflectometer (FWD), a laser level and the like are comprehensively applied to detection and monitoring; and a high polymer material is injected to the bottom of a bridgehead butt strap or the bottom of a sleeper beam, the volume of the material is quickly expanded and the material is cured after chemical reaction, so that the gapped butt strap is quickly filled and raised, the roadbed is reinforced, and bridgehead vehicle bump is radically prevented and controlled. Compared with the conventional treatment method, the technique has obvious innovation on the aspects of technical principles and construction methods, has the characteristics of good durability, short construction period, strong pertinence and the like, and initiates a new advanced, efficient, economic and practical bridgehead bump prevention and control path.

A multi-modal ground penetrating radar includes a radar set configured to launch predistorted double-sideband (DSB) suppressed-carrier modulated continuous waves (CW) to illuminate and penetrate a ground surface. A variable frequency modulator is connected to modulate a continuous wave (CW) carrier frequency generator within the radar set to yield a double-sideband suppressed carrier output. A lateral single-file array of antennas is configured to be flown closely over the surface of the ground. A multiplexing switch is connected to the array of antennas and configured to selectively switch individual ones of the antennas to the radar set. Any early arriving signals returned from geologic clutter and surface reflections are suppressed in synchronous detection in relation to signals received by the array of antennas from less shallow depths. Interesting objects below the ground surface are detected and located by the late arriving signal reflections.

The invention belongs to the technical field of tunnel detection of railway engineering systems and particularly relates to a method and a rail vehicle for full-section comprehensive detection of railway tunnels. The rail vehicle comprises a rail vehicle floor board, a cab and a carriage. Line-scan cameras are arranged on an arch frame which is arranged on the rail vehicle floor board, air-coupled shield antennas, and a GPS (global positioning system) mainframe, ground penetrating radar and infrared thermal imagers are arranged on the rail vehicle floor board. A GPS receiver is arranged at the top end of the cab, a laser scanner is arranged at the tail of the top plate of the carriage, and an industrial personal computer is arranged in the carriage. By multiple detection systems, one-time full-section detection of tunnel lining states and tunnel bottom damages can be realized, high detection accuracy, high efficiency, shortening of maintenance time and saving of maintenance cost are realized, influences on normal transportation of the railway tunnels are low, and loss caused by stopping of transportation is reduced.

The invention discloses a cement concrete pavement detachment identification and polymer grouting fast maintenance technology, which utilizes a falling weight deflectometer (FWD) and a ground penetrating radar (GPR) to detect and evaluate the performance of the pavement, identify the detachment situation of pavement slabs and realize the lossless and fast identification of the cement concrete pavement detachment. A grouting hole is perforated on the pavement slabs that need detachment treatment and polymeric materials are injected into the hole to repair the pavement. The maintenance technology has the advantages of speedy construction, good durability, strong pertinence and excellent waterproof performance of the injected polymeric materials, which not only saves a large amount of funds and construction periods and avoids the adverse social effects caused by long affected traffic, but also is beneficial to environmental protection and resources-saving. The cement concrete pavement detachment identification and polymer grouting fast maintenance technology of the invention integrates detachment identification lossless detection technology such as the FWD and the GPR, etc. with the polymer grouting fast maintenance technology, thus providing a whole set of advanced, efficient, economical and practical technology for detecting and maintaining the cement concrete pavement detachment.

Disclosed is a Syntactic Landmine Detector. The syntactic landmine detector processes a received signal from a ground penetrating RADAR which contains at least one spatial sequence, the spatial sequence containing relative spatial information locating impedance discontinuities. The spatial sequence is then associated with at least one physical characteristic of a landmine.

The invention discloses a subgrade defect identification and polymer grouting fast strengthening technology, which utilizes a falling weight deflectometer (FWD) and a ground penetrating radar (GPR) to detect and evaluate the performance of the subgrade, identify the defect of the subgrade and the position of the defect, and realize a lossless and fast identification of the subgrade defect. A grouting hole is perforated on the section that needs defects treatment and polymeric materials are injected into the hole to repair the subgrade. The maintenance technology has the advantages of speedy construction, good durability, strong pertinence and excellent waterproof performance of the injected polymeric materials, which not only saves a large amount of funds and construction periods and avoids the adverse social affect caused by long affected traffic, but also is beneficial to environmental protection and resource-saving. The subgrade defect identification and polymer grouting fast strengthening technology of the invention integrates the FWD and the GPR subgrade defect lossless identification technology with the polymer grouting fast maintenance technology, thus providing a whole set of advanced, efficient, economical and practical technology for identifying, strengthening and maintaining the subgrade defect.

Methods and systems for using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to obtain subsurface images. The depression angle, frequency, and polarization can all be adjusted for the soil conditions at hand. In particular, the depression angle is set at the “pseudo-Brewster angle” for improved ground penetration.

The invention relates to a ground penetrating radar underground target positioning method. The method comprises the steps that 1) two-dimensional empirical mode decomposition is carried out on detection echo data of a ground penetrating radar to acquire K two-dimensional empirical mode function components IMF with orderly descending frequency and a residual; 2) the mean of the first M (M< / =K) two-dimensional empirical mode function components is used as the characteristic value of the detection echo data; 3) the extreme point of the characteristic value of the detection echo data is acquired and is used as the estimation value of the vertex position of an underground target; 4) the underground propagation velocity of an electromagnetic wave is estimated; and 5) according to the estimation value of the vertex position of the underground target and the underground propagation velocity of the electromagnetic wave, a ground penetrating radar hyperbolic mathematical model is used to carry out hyperbolic fitting to position the underground target. According to the method provided by the invention, the target information is completely kept; a clutter suppression effect is improved; and the accuracy of target positioning is improved.

The invention discloses a ground penetrating radar-based pavement crack depth nondestructive test method. The method comprises the following steps of: emitting electromagnetic waves to a pavement crack according to a sampling interval S and an emission frequency; selecting the amplitudes of the electromagnetic waves corresponding to a material on the bottommost part of the crack from received reflected electromagnetic waves according to the amplitudes of the electromagnetic waves reflected from each layer of materials in the pavement crack; filtering the corresponding electromagnetic waves from each received reflected electromagnetic wave according to the selected amplitudes of the electromagnetic waves; and operating the pavement crack depth by using travel time of the filtered electromagnetic waves and dielectric constants of each layer of pavement materials. The electromagnetic waves which are reflected back from the deepest place are extracted through reflection waves at different depths of the crack so as to effectively measure the pavement crack depth.

The invention discloses a comprehensive quantitative determination method for grouting reinforcement effect of underground engineering crushed surrounding rocks. The method is based on four technological detection meanings, and the four meanings comprise surrounding rock boring coring, detection by a ground penetrating radar, borehole inspection detection and in-situ strength detection on bored surrounding rock. By using the four detection meanings for respective statistics and analysis, the surrounding-rock boring coring enhancement rate, the damage area reinforcing enhancement rate, the crack closing enhancement rate, the strength parameter enhancement rate and other parameters before or after grouting are obtained. The grouting reinforcement effect is subjected to comprehensive quantitative analysis through a weight analysis method, and a quantitative evaluation index for the grouting reinforcement effect is established, and scientific reasonable evaluation is performed on the grouting reinforcement effect of the underground engineering crushed surrounding rock. The comprehensive quantitative determination method for the grouting reinforcement effect of underground engineering crushed surrounding rocks overcomes the disadvantages that a conventional technology for the grouting reinforcement effect of underground engineering crushed surrounding rocks is behindhand in detection meaning and single in evaluation method, cannot realize quantization and the like. The provided comprehensive quantitative determination method is advanced in detection meaning, relatively novel and relatively scientific compared with a conventional experiential qualitative analysis method.

The invention relates to a shield construction system based on a ground penetrating radar, comprising a shield machine and the ground penetrating radar, wherein the shield machine is connected with the ground penetrating radar through a signal transmission system combining a wireless signal transmission mode with a wired signal transmission mode; the ground penetrating radar and a wireless signal transmission module of the signal transmission system adopt a DC power supply system for a power supply; the power supply of the DC power supply system is obtained by carrying out voltage and frequency transformation processing on commercial AC; and the ground penetrating radar is arranged in front of a cutterhead of the shield machine by adopting a specially designed projection structure. The invention has innovative application of installing the ground penetrating radar on the cutterhead of the shield machine for detecting front geology, can enable the ground penetrating radar to be used for normally operating in an underground construction environment without being damaged by external conditions, effectively ensure the radar power supply, also realize good information transmission through the ground penetrating radar and a computer inside a control chamber of the shield machine and be widely used in the fields of various underground constructions and tunnel constructions, and the like.

A detection system comprises a transmitter unit, a receiver, and a processor. The transmitter unit is capable of transmitting a first collimated beam having a first frequency and a second collimated beam having a second frequency into a ground, wherein the first collimated beam and the second collimated beam overlap in the ground. The receiver is capable of monitoring for a response radio frequency signal having a frequency equal to a difference between the first frequency and the second frequency. The response radio frequency signal is generated by an object having non-linear conductive characteristics in response to receiving the first collimated beam and the second collimated beam. The processor is capable of controlling an operation of the transmitter unit and the receiver. The processor is connected to the transmitter unit and the receiver. The object is detected when the response radio frequency signal is detected by the receiver.