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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2002
Gilbert F. Miceli, Denver, CO (US);
Michael Parisi, Doylestown, PA (US);
Gilbert F. Miceli, Denver, CO (US);
Michael Parisi, Doylestown, PA (US);
Hot/Shot Radar Inspections, LLC, Lakewood, CO (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for characterizing an overhead line. A radar signal is propagated in a region that includes at least a portion of the overhead line and a reference object, which may, for example, be a ground surface, growth over a ground surface, or another overhead line. A reflected radar signal is received from the overhead line and the reference object. A determination is made of a geometric relationship between the overhead line and the reference object, such as by determining a minimal separation between the overhead line and the reference object.