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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2021
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Rae Andrew Younger, Ellon, GB;
Bodong Li, Dhahran, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A system and method detect an evolving sinkhole due to displacement and pose changes of a plurality of nodes distributed geographically. The system comprises a base station, a plurality of nodes, and a user device. The plurality of nodes are distributed geographically, with each node secured into the ground on the Earth's surface. A sensor senses a state of the nodes relative to the ground, including a displacement and pose changes of the nodes relative to the ground. The sensed states of the nodes used to generate a geophysical map of the ground, including the displacement and the pose change of at least one node due to an evolution of a sinkhole. An output device is configured to display the geophysical map and the sinkhole to a user.