Patents by Inventor Robert Lindsay Vanderbeck

Robert Lindsay Vanderbeck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Tunnel convergence detection apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9945668
    Abstract: Provided are methods and products for rapid, reliable, and accurate monitoring and detecting of convergence in mining and civil engineering applications. A sensor, such as a scanning laser device, is moved through a tunnel, either automatically, autonomously, or with manual guidance. The sensor is configured to acquire 3D point clouds of all or a portion of a tunnel, at selected times. The 3D point cloud data is used to compute a set of indicators, which are local descriptors of the environment along the tunnel. The indicators are then amalgamated to estimate the probability that convergence has occurred in a given region. In one embodiment, the indicators are fused together using a Bayes network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Queen's University at Kingston
    Inventors: Robert Lindsay Vanderbeck, Joshua A. Marshall
  • Tunnel Convergence Detection Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20170284801
    Abstract: Provided are methods and products for rapid, reliable, and accurate monitoring and detecting of convergence in mining and civil engineering applications. A sensor, such as a scanning laser device, is moved through a tunnel, either automatically, autonomously, or with manual guidance. The sensor is configured to acquire 3D point clouds of all or a portion of a tunnel, at selected times. The 3D point cloud data is used to compute a set of indicators, which are local descriptors of the environment along the tunnel. The indicators are then amalgamated to estimate the probability that convergence has occurred in a given region. In one embodiment, the indicators are fused together using a Bayes network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Lindsay Vanderbeck, Joshua A. Marshall