Patents Assigned to Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA)
  • Patent number: 9207325
    Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide a method and system for obtaining geospatial data on infrastructure networks. The system comprises mobile laser scanner mounted on top of a vehicle with Global Positioning System, a floating inertial measurement unit and cameras. The method of mobile laser scanning process comprises verifying all components of laser scanning system for their functionality after collecting permissions; performing real data validation of the laser scanner; conducting mobile laser scanning by transmitting and receiving laser pulses; correcting the geometrical errors using GNSS reference data; generating LAS file by combining surveyed laser data and GNSS data; constructing 3D surfaced based model; analyzing the surface model and extracting the layout of polyethylene infrastructure to observe the diameter and shape of the polyethylene pipes using the equation S = Prm × 726.35 7708.38 .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA)
    Inventor: Mahmoud Fawzi Abdullah Al-Hader
  • Publication number: 20150153454
    Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide a method and system for obtaining geospatial data on infrastructure networks. The system comprises mobile laser scanner mounted on top of a vehicle with Global Positioning System, a floating inertial measurement unit and cameras. The method of mobile laser scanning process comprises verifying all components of laser scanning system for their functionality after collecting permissions; performing real data validation of the laser scanner; conducting mobile laser scanning by transmitting and receiving laser pulses; correcting the geometrical errors using GNSS reference data; generating LAS file by combining surveyed laser data and GNSS data; constructing 3D surfaced based model; analyzing the surface model and extracting the layout of polyethylene infrastructure to observe the diameter and shape of the polyethylene pipes using the equation S = Prm × 726.35 7708.38 .
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA)
    Inventor: Mahmoud Fawzi Abdullah Al-Hader