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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
Anandraj Sengupta, Karnataka, IN;
Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Karnataka, IN;
Shivappa Ningappa Goravar, Karnataka, IN;
Anandraj Sengupta, Karnataka, IN;
Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Karnataka, IN;
Shivappa Ningappa Goravar, Karnataka, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A 3D tracking system is provided. The 3D tracking system includes at least one acoustic emission sensor disposed around an object. The acoustic emission sensor is configured to identify location of a probe inserted into the object based upon time of arrival of an acoustic signature emitted from a location on or near the probe. The 3D tracking system also includes a first sensor configured to detect an elevation of the probe. The 3D tracking system further includes a second sensor configured to detect an azimuth of the probe.