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US 12,181,580 B2Granted
System, method, and apparatus for detecting and characterizing ground motion
AssigneeExciting Technology LLC
InventorPaul F. McManamon
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Abstract
A system includes a ground-based area, an electromagnetic (EM) interrogation device having an EM emitter that directs an EM beam at the ground-based area. The EM interrogation device includes a detector array that receives reflected EM radiation from the EM beam, and a controller having a ground movement description module that determines a movement profile of the ground-based area in response to the reflected EM radiation.
Claims15
A method, comprising:
- directing an electromagnetic (EM) beam at a ground based area;
- receiving reflected EM radiation from the EM beam at a detector array;
- and determining a movement profile of the ground based area.
A system, comprising:
- a ground based area;
- an electromagnetic (EM) interrogation device having an EM emitter structured to direct an EM beam at the ground based area, and having a detector array structured to receive reflected EM radiation from the EM beam;
- and a controller having a ground movement description module structured to determine a movement profile of the ground based area in response to the reflected EM radiation.
A method for determining movement of a ground-based area, comprising:
- illuminating the ground-based area with an electro-magnetic (EM) radiation device;
- receiving reflected EM radiation from the ground-based area in response to the illuminating;
- processing the reflected EM radiation to determine movement information of at least a portion of the ground-based area in response to the receiving the reflected EM radiation;
- in response to the determining the movement information, performing at least one response operation, the response operation comprising at least one of the operations comprising at least one operation selected from diagnosing a ground based operation in response to the movement information;
- diagnosing a ground based device in response to the movement information;
- receiving a communication from a device in vibrational communication with the ground-based area in response to the movement area;
- and determining a status of a ground based operation in response to the movement information.
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