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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Dalei Wu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kamal Youcef-Toumi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Samir Mekid, Dharhan, SA;
Rached Ben-Mansour, Dhahran, SA;
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
Wireless communication system for underground pipeline inspection. The system includes a plurality of sensor nodes moved by robots within the pipeline and each sensor node includes a radio transceiver. A plurality of spaced apart, above ground relay nodes are deployed along the pipeline, each relay node including a radio transceiver for communication with the sensor nodes. A remote monitoring center is provided in communication with the relay nodes, whereby a leak detected by a sensor node is communicated to the remote monitoring center. Each sensor node may further include a microcontroller, an accelerometer and a timer.