Integrated foundation leveling system
AssigneeSitu-Places, Inc.
InventorsStephen W Jaycox, Quentin Topping, Michael Goldin
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods detect and alert to the settlement of building foundations due to, e.g., permafrost, soil or sand subsidence, and provide an actuator-based solution to re-set structures above such foundations in need of correction and/or re-leveling.
Claims16
A computer-implemented method for leveling a foundation, comprising:
- obtaining initial column top locations relative to a plane;
- monitoring positions of the column top locations;
- comparing the monitored positions of the column top locations;
- detecting, based on the comparison, a settlement of at least one column top location;
- analyzing the settlement to determine which of the column top locations to adjust;
- determining, for each of the column top locations to adjust, an amount of adjustment to achieve a planar alignment of the column top locations;
- adjusting the column top locations to achieve the planar alignment of the column top locations;
- and
- after achieving the planar alignment of the column top locations, adjusting the column top locations to correct a tilt of the planar alignment.
A system for leveling a foundation, the system including a plurality of sensors, at least one actuator, and a computing device including a processor with memory including instructions, which when executed, cause the system to perform actions, comprising:
- capturing, by the computing device, initial column top locations relative to an x-plane from data communicated by the plurality of sensors;
- monitoring, by the computing device, positions of the column top locations;
- comparing, by the computing device, the monitored positions of the column top locations;
- detecting, by the computing device, based on the comparison, a settlement of at least one column top location;
- analyzing, by the computing device, the settlement to determine which of the column top locations to adjust;
- determining, by the computing device, for each of the column top locations to adjust, an amount of adjustment to achieve a planar alignment of the column top locations;
- causing, by the computing device, the at least one actuator to adjust the column top locations determined to achieve the planar alignment of the column top locations;
- and
- after achieving the planar alignment of the column top locations, causing, by the computing device, the at least one actuator to adjust the column top locations to correct a tilt of the planar alignment.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing device of a system for leveling a foundation, cause the system to perform actions, comprising:
- capturing initial column top locations relative to a plane from data communicated by a plurality of sensors;
- monitoring positions of the column top locations;
- comparing the monitored positions of the column top locations;
- detecting, based on the comparison, a settlement of at least one column top location;
- analyzing the settlement to determine which of the column top locations to adjust;
- determining, for each of the column top locations to adjust, an amount of adjustment to achieve a planar alignment of the column top locations;
- causing the at least one actuator to adjust the column top locations determined to achieve the planar alignment of the column top locations;
- and
- after achieving the planar alignment of the column top locations, causing the at least one actuator to adjust the column top locations to correct a tilt of the planar alignment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.