Automated rising concrete tracking device

A dimension monitoring apparatus for verifying, in real-time, a dimension of a concrete foundation being poured during construction, the dimension monitoring apparatus comprising:

• a spool having a distal portion and a proximal portion separated by a first distance;
• a cable moveably connected to the spool, cable configured to be retained within the first distance of the spool, wherein the cable comprises a proximal end and a distal end;
• a probe temporarily affixed to the distal end of the cable, wherein at least one portion of the probe is configured to engage at least one surface of the foundation;
• a rotary encoder comprising at least one wheel, the at least one wheel configured to be in contact with at least one portion of the cable, wherein a relative linear distance, relative direction, or both of the at least one portion of the cable is recorded in real-time via passive tracking by the clockwise rotation, counterclockwise rotation, or both of the at least one wheel as the cable extends, retracts, or both;
• a tension sensor comprising at least one pulley, the at least one pulley configured to be in contact with at least one portion of the cable, wherein the at least one pulley is temporarily affixed to at least one spring, whereby when the at least one portion of the probe is disengaged with the at least one surface of the foundation, the at least one spring is configured to decompress, thereby translating the at least one pulley toward a limit switch of the tension sensor, and wherein when the at least one pulley arrives at a predetermined end position, a circuit of the limit switch is closed;
• a motor assembly configured to be in mechanical communication with the spool, wherein the motor assembly is configured to extend, retract, or both the cable, via rotatably translating the spool;
• an electronic circuitry, the electronic circuitry configured to selectively supply an electric current the rotary encoder, the tension sensor, or both;
• a processor in electrical communication with the electronic circuitry, the motor assembly, or both, wherein the processor is configured to actuate the motor assembly and to cause the electronic circuitry to supply the electric current to the rotary encoder, the tension sensor, or both, thereby causing the cable to extend, retract, or both at a predetermined speed, such that the probe engages, disengages, or both with the at least one surface of the foundation, thereby closing, opening, or both the circuit of the limit switch and causing the tension sensor, the rotary encoder, or both to send at least one electrical signal to the processor;
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• wherein the processor is further configured to, after the probe is retracted a predetermined distance from the foundation, cause the motor assembly to re-extend the cable such that the probe reengages the at least one surface of the foundation, and wherein when the at least one portion of the probe reengages with the at least one surface of the foundation, the motor assembly is deactivated.