Remote pile driving analyzer
AssigneePile Dynamics, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Piscalko, Carl-John Grävare, Frank Rausche
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Abstract
A pile driving analyzer (PDA) which obtains, processes and stores pile driving data. The PDA is operable as an independent self-contained unit, or may be used in conjunction with a remote computer system. Position data indicative of the position of a pile, and pile data indicative of characteristics of a pile may be automatically input to the PDA. When used in conjunction with the remote computer system, the PDA may be controlled remotely by the remote computer system. Alternatively, the PDA may be controlled locally by an operator, and data acquired by the PDA provided to the remote computer system for monitoring and/or storage.
Claims18
A data acquisition and processing system for collecting and processing data for pile driving, the system comprising:
- data acquisition means for acquiring pile driving data from an associated sensor means disposed in relatively close proximity thereto, the pile driving data including at least one of a plurality of measurable physical characteristics associated with a pile driving operation;
- a non-volatile local data store, disposed in relatively close proximity to the data acquisition means, for selectively storing the pile driving data;
- processing means for processing the pile driving data into a format adapted for analysis thereof;
- means for selectively removing data from the non-volatile local data store to facilitate analysis thereof;
- encoding means adapted for selectively encoding the pile driving data into encoded pile driving data to facilitate at least one of storage/retrieval and remote communication thereof;
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- remote data communication means adapted for selectively initiating a contact with at least one associated remote data station, the remote data communication means including:
- data transmission means adapted for selectively communicating encoded pile driving data with the at least one associated remote data station;
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- data receiving means adapted for communicating at least one of operating instructions and control data received from the at least one associated remote data station.
A method of data acquisition and processing for collecting and processing data for pile driving, the system comprising the steps of:
- acquiring pile driving data from an associated sensor means disposed in relatively close proximity thereto, the pile driving data associated with a pile driving operation;
- selectively storing the pile driving data in an associated, non-volatile local data store;
- selectively removing data from the non-volatile local date store to facilitate analysis thereof;
- selectively encoding the pile driving data into encoded pile driving data to facilitate at least one of storage/retrieval and remote communication thereof;
- processing the pile driving data to facilitate analysis thereof;
- initiating a contact with at least one associated remote data station;
- selectively communicating encoded pile driving data with the at least one associated remote data station;
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- communicating at least one of operating instructions and control data received from the at least one associated remote data station.
A remote data acquisition and monitoring system comprising:
- data acquisition means for acquiring construction data from an associated sensor means disposed in relatively close proximity thereto, the construction data including at least one of a plurality of measurable physical characteristics associated with a construction operation;
- a non-volatile local data store, disposed in relatively close proximity to the data acquisition means, for selectively storing the construction data;
- processing means for processing the construction data into a format adapted for analysis thereof;
- means for selectively removing data from the non-volatile local data store to facilitate analysis thereof;
- encoding means adapted for selectively encoding the construction data into encoded construction data to facilitate at least one of storage/retrieval and remote communication thereof;
- at least one associated remote data station, each remote data communication means including,
- data transmission means adapted for selectively communicating encoded construction data with the at least one associated remote data station, and
- data receiving means adapted for communicating at least one of operating instructions and control data received from the at least one associated remote data station;
- and at least one associated remote data station including,
- a data station data receiving means adapted for selectively communicating encoded construction data with the data transmission means,
- a data station data transmission means adapted for communicating at least one of operating instructions and control data with the data receiving means;
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- means for selectively decoding construction data received therein so as to be displayed in a human-viewable format.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.