Patent ID: 11965298
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 14:
15. The system of claim 11, wherein
the one or more surface condition detectors comprise one or more surface object distance detectors,
the one or more elevated position condition detectors comprise one or more anemometers, and
the controller adapted to interpret the outputs of the one or more surface condition detectors is further adapted to:
determine a wind speed based on an output from the one or more anemometers;
when the determined wind speed is below a first threshold, toggle the one or more surface object distance detectors at a first frequency;
when the determined wind speed exceeds the first threshold, toggle the one or more surface object distance detectors at a second frequency higher than the first frequency until the determined wind speed is below a second threshold; and
determine the one or more locations of accumulated sand based on detected distances of the toggled one or more surface object distance detectors.