Patent ID: 6577978
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
An embedded control system for monitoring changing environment conditions for a use selected from a group consisting of agriculture, airports, archeology, biocounting, bridges, building inspection, concrete, conveyer belts, dams, environmental, forensics/police, geotechnical, gravel pits, graveyard, groundwater, hydro/nuclear power, ice/snow, lake/river, military, mining, pipe/sewer, quarries, railroads, real estate, roads, security/customs immigration, smelters, treasure mapping, trenchless technology, tunneling, utility/pipes and wood inspection, comprising:(a) a microprocessor having a means for modification and compensation to said changing environments; (b) at least one transducer for detecting and emitting signals from said changing environment; (c) sensors for detecting or emitting responses; wherein said microprocessor monitors said signals emitted from said at least one transducer, and said means for modification and compensation to said changing environments modifies and compensates said responses from said sensors thereby compensating for said changing environment and rendering said responses from said sensors invariant and maintained.