Patent ID: 6301551
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
A data acquisition and processing system for collecting and processing data for pile driving, the system comprising:data acquisition means for acquiring pile driving data from an associated sensor means disposed in relatively close proximity thereto, the pile driving data including at least one of a plurality of measurable physical characteristics associated with a pile driving operation;a non-volatile local data store, disposed in relatively close proximity to the data acquisition means, for selectively storing the pile driving data;processing means for processing the pile driving data into a format adapted for analysis thereof;means for selectively removing data from the non-volatile local data store to facilitate analysis thereof;encoding means adapted for selectively encoding the pile driving data into encoded pile driving data to facilitate at least one of storage/retrieval and remote communication thereof; andremote data communication means adapted for selectively initiating a contact with at least one associated remote data station, the remote data communication means including:data transmission means adapted for selectively communicating encoded pile driving data with the at least one associated remote data station; anddata receiving means adapted for communicating at least one of operating instructions and control data received from the at least one associated remote data station.