| Title: |
System Architecture for Coverage and Visualization of Underground Pipeline Structures in Detectino. |
| Authors: |
Förstner, U.; Murphy, Robert J.; Rulkens, W. H.; Gómez, Jorge Marx1 jorge.marx.gomez@uni-oldenburg.de; Sonnenschein, Michael1 michael.sonnenschein@informatik.uni-oldenburg.de; Müller, Martin2 martin.mueller@uni-oldenburg.de; Welsch, Heinz3 welsch@uni-oldenburg.de; Rautenstrauch, Claus4 claus.rautenstrauch@iti.cs.uni-magdeburg.de; Görmer, Jana5 jana.goermer@cutec.de; Lessing, Helmut5 helmut.lessing@cutec.de; Bettels, Dirk5 |
| Source: |
Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering. 2007, p445-455. 11p. |
| Abstract: |
The damages caused by construction machines in underground pipeline structures cause significant economical losses. The project Detectino is combining methods of mechatronics, geophysics and informatics to investigate surface near underground to perform real-time detection and documentation of pipeline structures. Different sensor systems like electromagnetic (EM), ground penetrating radar (GPR) and a new seismic method to generate different data sets of the same objects in the ground. The data fusion and automated interpretation result in high probabilities of detecting and classifying buried objects. Those objects will be visualized three-dimensionally including data from geographical information systems (GIS) and georeferenced data. This paper introduces the basic concepts of Detectino and its system architecture. The system consists of a mobile platform moving over the surface and exploring it using different sensor methods. The control of this platform and its sensory systems is undertaken by an accompanying vehicle (AV). Additionally, there is a communication between the AV and a control center (Trust Center), where work orders are exchanged over Internet Technologies. The results of the investigation are sent back to the Trust Center (TC) and will be saved and updated. The architecture is divided into separate modules representing the different responsibilities and using the expert knowledge of each partner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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