18885450. AUGMENTED REESTABLISHMENT OF FLUID COMMUNICATION IN A PIPE (INA ACQUISITION CORP.)
AUGMENTED REESTABLISHMENT OF FLUID COMMUNICATION IN A PIPE
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Inventor(s)
Haidong Wang of Clyde Hill WA US
Kiran Bharwani of San Ramon CA US
Robert Parker of Hillsborough CA US
AUGMENTED REESTABLISHMENT OF FLUID COMMUNICATION IN A PIPE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18885450 titled 'AUGMENTED REESTABLISHMENT OF FLUID COMMUNICATION IN A PIPE
Original Abstract Submitted
A method and system for reestablishing fluid communication between a main pipe and a branch conduit includes moving a robot down the lined main pipe. Visual images of the liner in the main pipe are transmitted from a camera associated with the robot to a monitor outside of the main pipe for viewing by a human operator. An interior view of the lined main pipe from the transmitted visual images is displayed on the monitor. An image representing the location of the branch conduit opening is superimposed on the monitor so that the image appears on the monitor to be located on the liner as shown in the interior view.