THOMAS A GLENN
Engineering in Reading, MA
License number
Massachusetts 16689
Issued Date
Apr 20, 1996
Type
Engineer in Training
Address
Address
Reading, MA 01867
Professional information
Apparatus And Method For Measuring Buried Ferromagnetic Objects With A High Accuracy Of Position And In Synchronization With A Sync Pulse Provided By A Global Positioning System
US Patent:
5629626, May 13, 1997
Filed:
Jul 12, 1994
Appl. No.:
8/273600
Inventors:
Richard J. Russell - Chelmsford MA
Alan L. Crandall - Lunenburg MA
Robert M. Siegel - West Newton MA
John E. Foley - Lowell MA
Thomas A. Glenn - Reading MA
Thomas J. Gorman - Middletown RI
Alan L. Crandall - Lunenburg MA
Robert M. Siegel - West Newton MA
John E. Foley - Lowell MA
Thomas A. Glenn - Reading MA
Thomas J. Gorman - Middletown RI
Assignee:
Geo-Centers, Inc. - Newton Centre MA
International Classification:
G01V 308, G01V 300
US Classification:
324345
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for collecting magnetometer data at the earth's surface in order to detect anomalies in the earth's magnetic field caused by buried ferromagnetic objects. A plurality of magnetometers are provided in a predetermined array on a mobile platform. A fixed station is also provided on the earth's surface, and navigational data from a global positioning system (GPS) is collected on the locations of the fixed station and mobile platform in synchronization with a sync signal received from the GPS. While the mobile platform traverses an area on the earth's surface, magnetometer data is collected in synchronization with the sync signal. The apparatus and method provide a significant improvement in the amount of area which can be surveyed in a given time period and in the precision of the location and magnetic field intensity data collected.