Digital locating system and device for underground object detection
AssigneeGoldak, Inc.
InventorButch Mulcahey
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Abstract
An underground digital locating system includes a receiver capable of acquiring a signal produced by an underground object and displaying a digital representation of the orientation of underground object and of its depth. The system includes a carrying case for the digital locating receiver, the carrying case further including a transmitter for energizing underground objects to emit a magnetic field. A method of locating an underground object using the described system is also disclosed, as well as methods of measuring a flux field and translating a flux field signal of an underground object into a visual representation of the underground object on the display screen of the locating receiver.
Claims9
A digital locating receiver for receiving locating signals from underground objects, comprising
- a main body, said main body housing at least one microcontroller and internal circuitry;
- a display screen located on the main body for providing visual feedback to a user;
- a pistol grip for accommodating a hand of a user, said pistol grip including a trigger;
- an antenna arm having a first end and a second end, said antenna arm being swivelably connected to said main body at said first end;
- a first antenna set mounted on said second end of the antenna arm and comprising a set of three mutually orthogonal ferrite antennas;
- a second antenna set housed within the main body of the receiver, said second antenna set being comprised of a set of three mutually orthogonal ferrite antennas;
- wherein said receiver is capable of processing locating signals acquired from an underground object by said first and second antenna sets, and producing an output on said display screen, said output representing a predicted location of the underground object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.