System and method for visualizing multiple-sensor subsurface imaging data
원문보기
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06T-017/05
G06K-009/00
G06K-009/62
출원번호
US-0804310
(2007-05-16)
등록번호
US-9646415
(2017-05-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Hanson, David
Sjostrom, Keith Jerome
Jones, Ross Peter
Kelly, Peter John
출원인 / 주소
Underground Imaging Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Hollingsworth & Davis
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
0인용 특허 :
109
초록▼
A user interface includes a display for displaying of a plurality of sensor data sets representative of signals associated with a plurality of sensors configured for sensing of a subsurface. At least some of the sensors are configured for subsurface sensing in a manner differing from other sensors o
A user interface includes a display for displaying of a plurality of sensor data sets representative of signals associated with a plurality of sensors configured for sensing of a subsurface. At least some of the sensors are configured for subsurface sensing in a manner differing from other sensors of the plurality of sensors. Each of the sensor data sets comprises sensor data samples each associated with geographic position data. The sensor data sets are shown overlaid within a volume depicted on the display. The graphical representations of the sensor data sets are individually viewable within the volume and displayed in geographical alignment relative to one another within the volume in accordance with the geographic position data of the sensor data samples of each of the sensor data sets.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for use with a user interface comprising a display, the method comprising: providing a plurality of sensor data sets acquired during movement of a plurality of disparate types of sensors configured for sensing of a subsurface along a path via a movable platform, each of the sensor data s
1. A method for use with a user interface comprising a display, the method comprising: providing a plurality of sensor data sets acquired during movement of a plurality of disparate types of sensors configured for sensing of a subsurface along a path via a movable platform, each of the sensor data sets comprising sensor data samples each associated with geographic position data acquired by a positioning sensor situated on the moveable platform;providing positional offset data defining a positional offset of each sensor relative to the positioning sensor;correcting for curvilinear dynamic motion of the movable platform using the positional offset data to produce corrected sensor data sets;associating the geographic position data with the sensor data samples of each of the corrected sensor data sets relative to a reference frame; anddisplaying a graphical representation of each of the corrected sensor data sets overlaid within a volume depicted on the display. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic position data of the sensor data samples comprises x and y geographic locations for each of the sensor data samples. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein geographic position data of the sensor data samples for at least one of the sensor data sets further comprises a depth value for each of the sensor data samples. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical representations are displayed within the volume relative to a fixed geographic reference. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic position data is associated with x and y locations of a global reference frame, a local reference frame, or a predefined reference frame. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the graphical representations comprises aligning sensor data samples of each of the corrected sensor data sets by their respective x and y geographic locations. 7. The method of claim 1, comprising: receiving position sensor data comprising the geographic position data for a plurality of discrete geographic locations subject to subsurface sensing; andassigning the geographic position data to the sensor data samples of each of the sensor data sets. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: algorithmically identifying one or more features in the geographically aligned sensor data sets;performing a data fusion function on the one or more features; andproducing a graphical indication of the one or more features. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein algorithmically identifying the one or more features comprises comparing the one or more features to a library of feature templates, the feature templates comprising response characteristics for a plurality of known features. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical representations of the corrected sensor data sets are selectably individually viewable within the volume and displayed in geographical alignment relative to one another within the volume in accordance with the geographic position data of the sensor data samples of each of the corrected sensor data sets. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein: the geographic position data is acquired relative to a location on the platform other than at a location defined by a plane passing through an axle oriented generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the platform or relative to a location at the geometric center of the platform; andthe plurality of sensor data sets is obtained at the platform as the platform traverses the path. 12. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing field note data representative of one or more known or manually observed features within the subsurface; anddisplaying a graphical or textual representation of the field note data within the volume. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the field note data comprises associated x and y geographic location data, and the graphical or textual representation of the field note data are displayed within the volume at one or more locations corresponding to the associated x and y geographic location data. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing feature data representative of the one or more features within the subsurface; anddisplaying a graphical or textual representation of the feature data within the volume. 15. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing point marker data representative of one or more points manually picked from images of data developed using one or more of the subsurface sensors; anddisplaying a graphical or textual representation of the point marker data within the volume. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the volume depicted on the display is defined by a length, a width, and a depth, the length and width respectively representative of a length and a width of each of a plurality of scan regions of earth subjected to sensing by use of the plurality of sensor. 17. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting one or more of the graphical representations for viewing or hiding within the volume depicted on the display. 18. The method of claim 1, further comprising: selecting one of the graphical representations; andaltering the selected graphical representation in a manner that enhances visual perception of the selected graphical representation relative to non-selected graphical representations within the volume. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein altering the selected graphical representation comprises adding or altering one or more of a color, grey scale, line style, shading, hatching, or marker of the selected graphical representation. 20. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing user developed indicia data, the indicia data comprising one or more of annotations, axis labels, legends, and textual information, andadding the indicia data to the display comprising the graphical representations. 21. The method of claim 1, further comprising: selecting a volume location; andgenerating a two-dimensional view of the graphical representations at the selected volume location. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the volume has a longitudinal axis, and the two-dimensional view is generated along a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis. 23. The method of claim 21, further comprising selecting one or more of the graphical representations to generate the two-dimensional view. 24. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensor data sets comprises one or more ground penetrating radar data sets and one or more electromagnetic sensor data sets. 25. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensor data sets comprises one or more ground penetrating radar data sets and one or more seismic sensor data sets. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the plurality of sensor data sets comprises one or more electromagnetic sensor data sets. 27. The method of claim 1, wherein correcting for curvilinear dynamic motion of the moveable platform accounts for velocity and orientation of the movable platform. 28. An apparatus, comprising: an input configured to receive signals representative of a plurality of sensor data sets acquired during movement of a plurality of disparate types of sensors configured for sensing of a subsurface along a path via a movable platform, each of the sensor data sets comprising sensor data samples each associated with geographic position data acquired by a positioning sensor situated on the moveable platform, the input further configured to receive signals representative of positional offset data defining a positional offset of each sensor relative to the positioning sensor;a display; anda processor coupled to the input and the display, the processor configured to correct for curvilinear dynamic motion of the movable platform using the positional offset data to produce corrected sensor data sets and associate the geographic position data with the sensor data samples of each of the corrected sensor data sets relative to a reference frame, the processor cooperating with the display to present a graphical representation of each of the corrected sensor data sets overlaid within a volume depicted on the display. 29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the processor is configured to algorithmically identify one or more features in the geographically aligned sensor data sets, to perform a data fusion function on the one or more features, and to produce a graphical indication of the one or more features. 30. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the processor is configured to receive position sensor data comprising the geographic position data for a plurality of discrete geographic locations subject to subsurface sensing, and to assign the geographic position data to the sensor data samples of each of the sensor data sets. 31. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the processor is configured to cooperate with the display to present graphical representations of the corrected sensor data sets selectably individually within the volume and in geographical alignment relative to one another within the volume in accordance with the geographic position data of the sensor data samples of each of the corrected sensor data sets. 32. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the geographic position data is acquired relative to a location on the platform other than at a location defined by a plane passing through an axle oriented generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the platform or relative to a location at the geometric center of the platform, and the plurality of sensor data sets is obtained at the platform as the platform traverses the path. 33. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the input receives field note data representative of one or more known or manually observed features within the subsurface, and the processor cooperates with the display to present a graphical or textual representation of the field note data within the volume. 34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the field note data comprises associated x and y geographic location data, and the graphical or textual representation of the field note data are displayed within the volume at one or more locations corresponding to the associated x and y geographic location data. 35. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the input receives one or both of feature data representative of one or more features within the subsurface and point marker data representative of one or more points manually picked from images of data developed using one or more of the subsurface sensors, and the processor cooperates with the display to present one or both of a graphical or textual representation of the feature data within the volume and a graphical or textual representation of the point marker data within the volume. 36. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the plurality of sensor data sets comprises at least two of ground penetrating radar data sets, electromagnetic sensor data sets, and seismic sensor data sets. 37. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein correcting for curvilinear dynamic motion of the movable platform by the processor accounts for velocity and orientation of the movable platform. 38. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the processor is configured to: algorithmically identify one or more features in the geographically aligned sensor data sets and compare the one or more features to a library of feature templates, the feature templates comprising response characteristics for a plurality of known features;perform a data fusion function on the one or more features; andcooperate with the display to produce a graphical indication of the one or more features. 39. The apparatus of claim 28, further comprising: a second movable platform mechanically coupled to the movable platform; anda second sensor arrangement supported by the second movable platform and configured to provide second sensor data samples as the second movable platform moves along the path;wherein the processor is configured to associate the geographic position data with the sensor data samples and the second sensor data samples relative to the reference frame and in a manner that accounts for curvilinear dynamic motion of the respective platforms. 40. The apparatus of claim 28, further comprising: a second movable platform mechanically coupled to the movable platform; anda second sensor arrangement supported by the second movable platform and configured to provide second sensor data samples as the second movable platform moves along the path;wherein the processor is configured to associate the geographic position data with the sensor data samples and the second sensor data samples relative to the reference frame using positioning sensor affixed only to one of the respective platforms and a fixed location of a coupler that mechanically couples the respective platforms.
연구과제 타임라인
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
LOADING...
이 특허에 인용된 특허 (109)
Bischel Brian John ; Rankin James Richard, Apparatus and method for controlling an underground boring machine.
Kevin L. Alft ; Fred G. Delonti ; Christopher Dean Rettig ; Paul A. Cartwright, Automated bore planning method and apparatus for horizontal directional drilling.
Miyagi,Shiro; Mimura,Yuuko, Data recording apparatus and method, data reproducing apparatus and method, data recording and reproducing apparatus and method, and map image data format.
Fujita Takehiro (Kokubunji JPX) Kakumoto Shigeru (Kodaira JPX) Nomoto Yasuei (Katsuta JPX), Digital cartographic system for geographical information processing.
Leggett ; III James V. ; Dubinsky Vladimir ; Harrell John W. ; Balogh William Thomas ; Seaton Paul J. G. ; Brooks Andrew G. ; Herbert Roger P., Drilling system with an acoustic measurement-while-driving system for determining parameters of interest and controlling the drilling direction.
Kevin L. Alft ; Brian J. Bischel ; Gregg A. Austin ; Hans Kelpe, Excavation system and method employing adjustable down-hole steering and above-ground tracking.
Mercer John E. (23401 94th Ave. South Kent WA 98031), Locator device for continuously locating a dipole magnetic field transmitter and its method of operation.
Stolarczyk Larry G. ; Stolarczyk Gerald L., Method and apparatus for a rotating cutting drum or arm mounted with paired opposite circular polarity antennas and reso.
Hansen, Thorkild; Oristaglio, Michael L., Method and apparatus for detecting leaks in buried pipes by using a selected combination of geophysical instruments.
Taylor, Jr.,David W. A.; Bell,Alan G. R.; Rolland,John S.; McGarvey,Matthew W.; McBride,William H. A.; Rosenberg,Yuri; Fields,George R. A.; Faulkner,William T., Method and apparatus for detecting, mapping and locating underground utilities.
Gunasekera Dayal L.,GBX, Method and apparatus for generating more accurate earth formation grid cell property information for use by a simulator to display more accurate simulation results of the formation near a wellbore.
Bennis Chakib,FRX ; Sassi William,FRX, Method for generating a 3D-grid pattern matching the geometry of a body in order to achieve a model representative of th.
Burns, Macyln; DeRubeis, Anthony; Albats, Jr., Paul; Casadonte, Robert; Birken, Ralf; Deming, Ross; Haldorsen, Jakob; Hansen, Thorkild; Miller, Douglas E.; Oristaglio, Michael L., Method for merging position information with measurements and filtering to obtain high-quality images that are positioned accurately with respect to global coordinates.
Hamman Jeffry G. ; Caldwell Donald H. ; Wilson Stephen D., Method for predicting quantitative values of a rock or fluid property in a reservoir using seismic data.
Wilson Langman,Alan; Inggs,Michael R.; du Toit,Leendert Johannes; Kothari,Kirankumar M.; Hanson,David R., Obstacle detection system for underground operations.
Kober Carl L. (Littleton CO) Procter-Gregg H. David (Littleton CO), Passive geophysical prospection system based upon the detection of the vertical electric field component of telluric cur.
Turner Thomas D. (4318 Hollygrove St. New Orleans LA 70118) Turner Donna N. (4318 Hollygrove St. New Orleans LA 70118), Retractable trailer coupling assembly.
Bradshaw Mark (San Francisco CA) Zykan Blair J. (Englewood CO) Williams David (Littleton CO) Dunne Jeremy (Littleton CO) Clarke Arnold B. (Littleton CO), System and method for collecting data used to form a geographic information system database.
Wells C. T. (105 Briar Hollow La. #90 Houston TX 77027) Peterson Rob (3738 Arnold Houston TX 77005), System for evaluating the inner medium characteristics of non-metallic materials.
Mercer John E. ; Hambling Peter H. ; Zeller Rudolf ; Ng Shiu S. ; Brune Guenter W. ; Moore Lloyd A., System for tracking and/or guiding an underground boring tool.
Moussally George (33185 Lark Way Fremont CA 94555-1117) Ziernicki Robert (615 Milverton Rd. Los Altos CA 94022) Fialer Philip A. (742 Torreya Ct. Palo Alto CA 94303) Heinzman Fred Judson (820 Vista G, Three-dimensional underground imaging radar system.
Bashforth Michael B. (Buellton CA) Gardner Duane (Santa Maria CA) Patrick Douglas (Santa Maria CA) Lewallen Tricia A. (Ventura CA) Nammath Sharyn R. (Santa Barbara CA) Painter Kelly D. (Goleta CA) Va, Wide band stepped frequency ground penetrating radar.
※ AI-Helper는 부적절한 답변을 할 수 있습니다.