75930550
Feb 15, 2000
Digital video and geophysical scanning system for in-situ sewer and pipeline inspections and assessments, namely, a digital video camera with special optics for 360-degree field of vision, digital geophysical sensors, and on-board gyroscope for measuring drift and inclination, a remotely controlled tractor attached to the camera, an armored multi-conductor cable and winch with digital distance encoder for data communications and towing, a computer for storing, processing and analyzing the digital video and geophysical data, and to provide full control of all camera, geophysical sensor, gyroscope and tractor functions; computer software for data acquisition, data processing, data analysis, and report generation
Electrical and Scientific ApparatusIn-situ sewer and pipeline inspections and assessments using a digital video and geophysical scanning system which includes a digital video camera with special optics for 360-degree field of vision, digital geophysical sensors, an on-board gyroscope for measuring drift and inclination, a remotely controlled tractor attached to the camera, an armored multi-conductor cable and winch with digital distance encoder for data communications and towing, a computer for storing, processing and analyzing the digital video and geophysical data and to provide full control of all camera, geophysical sensor, gyroscope and tractor functions and software for data acquisition, data processing, data analysis, and report generation
Computer and Scientific