Patent ID: 6055212
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: G01S,G01V

Abstract:
A system for underground surveying, comprising:a plurality of substantially rigid frames;a plurality of acoustoelectric sensors for generating electrical signals encoding echo responses of underground surfaces, each of said frames carrying at least one of said sensors, said sensors being disposable in effective physical contact with underground structures upon an insertion of said frames through a ground surface;an acoustic energy generator disposable in effective physical contact with said underground structures;position determination componentry operatively connected to said sensors for determining locations of said sensors relative to one another;an electronic signal processor operatively connected to said sensors for analyzing said electrical signals in accordance with the determined locations of said sensors to determine surfaces of an object hidden underground and for generating a video signal encoding an image of said object; anda video monitor operatively connected to said processor for displaying the image of said object.