WO2013148714A3 - Ground tracking systems and apparatus - Google Patents

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WO2013148714A3
WO2013148714A3 PCT/US2013/033924 US2013033924W WO2013148714A3 WO 2013148714 A3 WO2013148714 A3 WO 2013148714A3 US 2013033924 W US2013033924 W US 2013033924W WO 2013148714 A3 WO2013148714 A3 WO 2013148714A3
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locator
ground
tracking systems
ground tracking
determining position
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Mark Olsson
Ray Merewether
Ryan LEVIN
Sequoyah ALDRIDGE
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Mark Olsson
Ray Merewether
Levin Ryan
Aldridge Sequoyah
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V3/00—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation
    • G01V3/15—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation specially adapted for use during transport, e.g. by a person, vehicle or boat
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C7/00—Tracing profiles
    • G01C7/02—Tracing profiles of land surfaces
    • G01C7/04—Tracing profiles of land surfaces involving a vehicle which moves along the profile to be traced
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V3/00—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation
    • G01V3/08—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified by objects or geological structures or by detecting devices
    • G01V3/10—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified by objects or geological structures or by detecting devices using induction coils
    • G01V3/104—Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified by objects or geological structures or by detecting devices using induction coils using several coupled or uncoupled coils

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Abstract

A ground tracking system including a ground follower assembly for use with a locator or other device for determining position, motion, and/or orientation information is disclosed. The ground follower assembly may include a wheel assembly coupled to a locator and configured to swivel and/or pivot relative to an antenna node of the locator to generate signals for use in determining position information during a locate operation, such as from a sonde array.
PCT/US2013/033924 2012-03-26 2013-03-26 Ground tracking systems and apparatus WO2013148714A2 (en)

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US201261615810P 2012-03-26 2012-03-26
US61/615,810 2012-03-26
US201361779830P 2013-03-13 2013-03-13
US61/779,830 2013-03-13
US201361781889P 2013-03-14 2013-03-14
US201361784854P 2013-03-14 2013-03-14
US201361783011P 2013-03-14 2013-03-14
US61/783,011 2013-03-14
US61/784,854 2013-03-14
US61/781,889 2013-03-14
US201361799021P 2013-03-15 2013-03-15
US61/799,021 2013-03-15

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