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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：US10649450B2
公开(公告)日：2020-05-12
申请号：US16263052
申请日：2019-01-31
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Todd Kueny , Justin Starr , Timothy Renton , Antony van Iersel
Abstract: Described is a method of providing an augmented reality (AR) scene of pipe inspection data, including: obtaining, using a processor, pipe inspection data derived from a pipe inspection robot that traverses through the interior of an underground pipe, the pipe inspection data including one or more sets of condition assessment data relating to an interior of the underground pipe; obtaining, using a processor, real-time visual image data of an above-ground surface; combining, using a processor, the pipe inspection data with the real-time visual image data in an AR scene; and displaying, using a display device, the AR scene. Other examples 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：US11125910B2
公开(公告)日：2021-09-21
申请号：US16184054
申请日：2018-11-08
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 an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); the sensor data comprising data obtained by one or more sensors of the UAV; analyzing, using a processor, the sensor data to detect underground water associated with a pipe; and identifying, with the processor, an underground feature based on the analyzing. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号：US11029257B2
公开(公告)日：2021-06-08
申请号：US16353034
申请日：2019-03-14
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Todd Kueny , Justin Starr , Foster J Salotti
IPC: G01N21/88 , G01N21/954 , 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, 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：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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10.发明授权公开(公告)号：US12039712B2
公开(公告)日：2024-07-16
申请号：US17186957
申请日：2021-02-26
Applicant: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
Inventor： Justin Starr , Galin Konakchiev , Foster J Salotti , Mark Jordan , Nate Alford , Thorin Tobiassen , Todd Kueny , Jason Mizgorski
IPC: G06K9/00 , G01M3/38 , G06F18/214 , G06F18/24 , G06F18/40 , G06T7/00 , G06T7/73 , G06V10/764 , G06V10/82 , G01M3/00
CPC classification number: G06T7/0004 , G01M3/38 , G06F18/2148 , G06F18/24 , G06F18/40 , G06T7/73 , G06V10/764 , G06V10/82 , G01M3/005 , G06T2207/20081 , G06T2207/20084 , G06T2207/20092 , G06T2207/30108 , G06T2207/30184 , G06V2201/10
Abstract: One aspect provides operating a mobile pipe inspection platform to obtain two or more types of sensor data for the interior of a pipe; analyzing, using a processor, the two or more types of sensor data using a trained model, where the trained model is trained using a dataset including training sensor data of pipe interiors; the analyzing including performing: identifying, using a processor, a pipe feature location using a first type of the two or more types of sensor data; and classifying, using a processor, an identified pipe feature using a second type of the two or more types of sensor data; and thereafter producing, using a processor, an output including an indication of the classified pipe feature. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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