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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Andrew H. Stewart, Fort Collins, CO (US);
K. Arun Pandey, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Glenn M. Light, San Antonio, TX (US);
Richard F. Tennis, San Antonio, TX (US);
Bernard A. Clairmont, Adams, MA (US);
Edward A. Bloom, San Antonio, TX (US);
Keith A. Bartels, San Antonio, TX (US);
Andrew H. Stewart, Fort Collins, CO (US);
K. Arun Pandey, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Glenn M. Light, San Antonio, TX (US);
Richard F. Tennis, San Antonio, TX (US);
Bernard A. Clairmont, Adams, MA (US);
Edward A. Bloom, San Antonio, TX (US);
Keith A. Bartels, San Antonio, TX (US);
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment the present invention provides a device for monitoring a cable, comprising an imaging device having a field of view; a target, distinguishable within the field of view of the imaging device, associated with a cable; and a computer processor connected to the imaging device for analyzing images of the target produced by the imaging device to determine a position of the cable. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for monitoring a cable, comprising calibrating a first image of a predetermined field of view showing a portion of a cable to be monitored; capturing a second image of the predetermined field of view; correlating the first image with the second image to determine a position of the portion of the cable within the second image; and reporting said position.