Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Mohammed T AbdulMohsin

Kamarul Ariffin Amminudin

Ahmed Aljarro

Salah A Zahrani

Mohammed H Al-Sharif

Systems and methods for localizing a traveling device in a pipeline include a traveling device comprising a plurality of electromagnetic sensors and an inertial measurement unit; acquiring a plurality of measurements from the inertial measurement unit; estimating a velocity and an orientation of the traveling device based on the plurality of measurements from the inertial measurement unit; acquiring a plurality of measurements from the plurality of electromagnetic sensors; detecting a plurality of landmarks of the pipeline based on the plurality of measurements from the plurality of electromagnetic sensors; calculating an average velocity of the traveling device based on the detected plurality of landmarks; and determining a location and an orientation of the traveling device based on the estimated velocity, the estimated orientation, and the calculated average velocity.

In-pipe localization of pipeline inspection gadgets

The invention provides a facility monitoring system and method of using the system that allows for prioritization of performance parameters to be improved based on deviations from target performance parameters. Improvement incentives are provided to users on a user interface such that the user appreciates the value of the improvement to be conducted.

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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed T AbdulMohsin