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公开(公告)号：US11867641B2
公开(公告)日：2024-01-09
申请号：US17307041
申请日：2021-05-04
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Todd Kueny , Justin Starr , Foster J. Salotti
IPC: G01N21/954 , G01N21/88 , G01S17/89
CPC classification number: G01N21/954 , G01N21/8851 , G01N2021/8887 , G01N2021/9544 , G01N2021/9548 , G01S17/89
Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, from a multi-sensor pipe inspection robot that traverses through the interior of a pipe, two or more sets of condition assessment data for the interior of the pipe collected during a single pass through the interior of the pipe; the two or more sets of condition assessment data comprising a first data type obtained using a first sensor type and a second data type obtained using a second sensor type; combining, using a processor, two or more image processing techniques to adjust imaging of a pipe feature; and forming, using the processor, an image of the interior of the pipe using the two or more image processing techniques. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US11674943B2
公开(公告)日：2023-06-13
申请号：US17086361
申请日：2020-10-31
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Justin Starr , John Lettman , Todd Kueny , Foster J. Salotti , Galin Konakchiev
IPC: G01N33/18 , F16L55/34 , G01S15/88 , G01S17/88 , F16L101/30
CPC classification number: G01N33/1886 , F16L55/34 , G01N33/1813 , F16L2101/30 , G01S15/88 , G01S17/88 , Y10S901/01 , Y10S901/44
Abstract: One embodiment provides a pipe inspection robot, including: a chassis configured to traverse through an interior of a water or sewer pipe; a water quality probe comprising a first end that couples to the chassis and a sensing end distal thereto; an electric motor configured to reposition the sensing end of the water quality probe with respect to the chassis; said electric motor acting to move the sensing end of the water quality probe to reposition the sensing end proximate to fluid containing water located proximate to a bottom part of the chassis; the sensing end configured to contact the fluid containing water for contact sensing of water quality data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20190104252A1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-04
申请号：US16145333
申请日：2018-09-28
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Justin Starr , Galin Konakchiev , Foster J. Salotti , Todd Kueny , Thorin Tobiassen , Nate Alford , Mark Jordan
IPC: H04N5/232 , G01N21/88 , G01N21/954 , H04N5/247 , H04N5/225
Abstract: One embodiment provides a system, including: an inspection platform configured to move through underground infrastructure; an imaging device coupled to the inspection platform; the imaging device comprising a camera housing that arranges an array of four or more cameras in a predetermined configuration; the camera housing comprising a plurality of apertures, wherein each aperture houses a respective camera therein with a viewing axis offset about 30 degrees to about 120 degrees from a viewing axis of an adjacent camera within the array; and circuitry that operates the imaging device to capture a plurality of images using the four or more cameras; where the circuitry captures the plurality of images for a composite image of an interior region of the underground infrastructure, and where the region is larger than a single viewing field of any of the four or more cameras. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20210255116A1
公开(公告)日：2021-08-19
申请号：US17307041
申请日：2021-05-04
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Todd Kueny , Justin Starr , Foster J. Salotti
IPC: G01N21/954 , G01N21/88
Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, from a multi-sensor pipe inspection robot that traverses through the interior of a pipe, two or more sets of condition assessment data for the interior of the pipe collected during a single pass through the interior of the pipe; the two or more sets of condition assessment data comprising a first data type obtained using a first sensor type and a second data type obtained using a second sensor type; combining, using a processor, two or more image processing techniques to adjust imaging of a pipe feature; and forming, using the processor, an image of the interior of the pipe using the two or more image processing techniques. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20180088043A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-29
申请号：US15278879
申请日：2016-09-28
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Justin Starr , John Lettman , Todd Kueny , Foster J. Salotti , Galin Konakchiev
IPC: G01N21/3581 , G01N21/954 , G01N21/94 , B25J5/00 , F16L55/32
CPC classification number: G01N21/3581 , B25J5/005 , F16L2101/30 , G01N21/94 , G01N21/954 , G01N2021/945 , G01N2021/9548 , G01N2201/0216 , G01S13/86 , G01S13/862 , G01S13/867 , G01S13/88 , G01S17/88 , Y10S901/01 , Y10S901/44
Abstract: One embodiment provides a method for identifying a target object of a pipe wall, including: positioning a pipe inspection robot within a pipe; emitting, using a terahertz (THz) beam source of the pipe inspection robot, a laser beam towards a target object; receiving, using a THz receiver of the pipe inspection robot, THz data related to the target object; analyzing, using a processor, the THz data; and determining, based on the analyzing, an identity of the object. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20220028054A1
公开(公告)日：2022-01-27
申请号：US17365773
申请日：2021-07-01
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Andrew Harmen , Gabe Detter , Mohamed Morsy , Andrew Lawniczak , Galin Konalchiev , Matthew Crowell , Jack Buffington , Mohsen Pashna , Richard Rigby , Jason Mizgorski , Foster J. Salotti
Abstract: One aspect provides a modular inspection robot for inspecting vertical shafts, chambers or tunnels. An embodiment provides related methods and products. One method includes: capturing, using a plurality of video cameras associated with an infrastructure inspection unit, two or more videos of infrastructure; accessing, using one or more processors, image metadata indicating a mesh of connected vertices based on the two or more videos; selecting, using the one or more processors, image data of frames of the two or more videos for inclusion in an output based on the mesh; and outputting, using the one or more processors, a photo-realistic image of the infrastructure comprising the image data selected. Other examples are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20210048423A1
公开(公告)日：2021-02-18
申请号：US17086361
申请日：2020-10-31
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Justin Starr , John Lettman , Todd Kueny , Foster J. Salotti , Galin Konakchiev
Abstract: One embodiment provides a pipe inspection robot, including: a chassis configured to traverse through an interior of a water or sewer pipe; a water quality probe comprising a first end that couples to the chassis and a sensing end distal thereto; an electric motor configured to reposition the sensing end of the water quality probe with respect to the chassis; said electric motor acting to move the sensing end of the water quality probe to reposition the sensing end proximate to fluid containing water located proximate to a bottom part of the chassis; the sensing end configured to contact the fluid containing water for contact sensing of water quality data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20190285606A1
公开(公告)日：2019-09-19
申请号：US16429655
申请日：2019-06-03
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Justin Starr , John Lettman , Todd Kueny , Foster J. Salotti , Galin Konakchiev
Abstract: One embodiment provides a pipe inspection robot, including: a chassis configured to traverse through an interior of a water or sewer pipe; an extension piece coupled to the chassis; a water quality probe comprising a first end that couples to the extension piece and a sensing end distal thereto; an electric motor configured to reposition the sensing end of the water quality probe with respect to the extension piece; said electric motor acting to rotate the sensing end of the water quality probe to reposition the sensing end proximate to fluid containing water located proximate to a bottom part of the chassis; the sensing end configured to contact the fluid containing water for contact sensing of water quality data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20190285555A1
公开(公告)日：2019-09-19
申请号：US16353034
申请日：2019-03-14
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Todd Kueny , Justin Starr , Foster J. Salotti
IPC: G01N21/954 , G01S17/89 , G01N21/88
Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, from a multi-sensor pipe inspection robot that traverses through the interior of a pipe, sensor data, such as structured laser light sensor data and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensor data, for the interior of the pipe; identifying a pipe feature using one or more of the sensor data types; selecting an image processing technique based on the pipe feature identified using a stored association between the pipe feature and an image processing technique; and forming an image of the interior of the pipe by implementing the selected image processing technique. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US20210405244A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-30
申请号：US17473949
申请日：2021-09-13
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Justin Starr , Galin Konakchiev , Foster J. Salotti , Mark Jordan , Nate Alford , Thorin Tobiassen , Todd Kueny , Jason Mizgorski
Abstract: One aspect provides a method, including: obtaining sensor data from a ground penetrating radar (GPR) unit; analyzing, using a processor, the sensor data to detect a first object and a second object, the second object being associated with the first object based on location; identifying, with the processor, an underground pipe feature based on the analyzing; associating a position of the underground pipe feature with a location in a pipe network; selecting a subset of the pipe network including a pipe segment associated with the position of the underground pipe feature; and providing the subset of the pipe network as displayable data to a display device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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