发明名称 |
Magnetometer-based detector for objects in a pipeline |
摘要 |
<p>A system and method for detecting the passage of an object in a pipeline includes a non-intrusive detection device that houses one or more shielded magnetometer sensors and a microcontroller with adaptive thresholding detection means. The adaptive thresholding detection means removes outlier data from the magnetic flux data stream and then passes the outlier-free data stream through four low pass filters. A smoothed magnitude of the data stream is compared to detection limits and, if a passage event has occurred, a recent detection is indicated, a counter of a display unit is incremented, a time of passage is recorded, and both statistics are displayed on the display unit. Because a single object may produce multiple magnetic fields, the detector may be locked-out for a predetermined period of time after the passage event to prevent a second detection of the same object as it passes the detection device.</p> |
申请公布号 |
AU2010249619(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.02.12 |
申请号 |
AU20100249619 |
申请日期 |
2010.05.19 |
申请人 |
TDW DELAWARE, INC. |
发明人 |
MISKA, STEPHEN J.;RANKIN, WILLIAM J.;LOGAN, MATTHEW W.;REGISTER, MARK G.;FREEMAN, ERIC N.;MALTBY, PHILIP M.;SALSMAN, LLOYD N. |
分类号 |
G01N27/72 |
主分类号 |
G01N27/72 |
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