Pendular Profile Driving with Geolocation-Based Inclination Measurement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing profile driving technologies, particularly those using pendulum configurations, face challenges in accurately measuring and controlling parameters such as inclination and depth due to the absence of a guide mast, leading to manual and potentially hazardous operator interventions.
Innovation Solution
Incorporation of geolocation beacons and accelerometers into the pendulum driving device, which are attached to the profile or maintain a fixed position relative to it, allowing for precise, automatic, and continuous measurement of insertion depth, inclination, and vibratory characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a guide mast is used to guide the profile during driving, then the profile's position and inclination can be measured, but the equipment cannot reach distant locations and requires the carrier machine to remain stationary
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the measurement function from the guide mast structure and relocates it to the driving tool itself. Geolocation beacons are mounted on the driving tool, which is suspended by cables without a rigid guide mast, allowing the carrier machine to move freely while maintaining precise measurement capability through satellite-based positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical guide mast system with a cable suspension system combined with geolocation beacons. Instead of using a physical mast to define position, the system uses satellite-based geolocation to determine the driving tool's position, eliminating the mechanical constraints of the mast while maintaining measurement precision.
2Reliability
If manual measurement tools are used to measure profile inclination and depth, then no additional sensors are needed on the driving tool, but the measurement process is hazardous and requires operator intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service measurement by mounting geolocation beacons and sensors directly on the driving tool. The system automatically measures its own position, inclination, and depth without requiring external manual measurement by operators, eliminating safety hazards while adding integrated sensing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces geolocation beacons as intermediaries between the driving tool and the measurement system. These beacons receive satellite signals and provide position data, acting as a mediator that enables automatic measurement without direct operator involvement in the hazardous measurement process.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the carrier machine remains stationary relative to the profile location, then the profile's position can be accurately maintained, but certain tasks particularly non-terrestrial work become difficult or impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the stationary carrier machine requirement with a mobile carrier machine equipped with cable suspension and geolocation tracking. The mechanical constraint of stationarity is removed, and position accuracy is maintained through satellite-based geolocation that tracks the moving carrier and driving tool positions in real-time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a static measurement system to a dynamic one. The carrier machine and driving tool can move freely, and the geolocation beacons continuously update position data, allowing accurate measurement throughout the motion rather than requiring the system to remain stationary.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a pendulum-like device (100, 100', 100" and 100‴) for driving a profile (3) into the ground. The device comprises a driving tool (10) connected to a main body of the device by at least one retaining cable (2). The driving tool is intended to be mounted on the profile so as to drive the profile into the ground. The device includes at least one first geolocation beacon (20) arranged so as to be fixed to the profile or to maintain a fixed average position relative to the profile during the driving of the profile. In particular, the first geolocation beacon is located on the tool or is intended to be located on the profile.