PipeProbe: Mapping Spatial Layout of Indoor Water Pipelines

We propose PipeProbe, a mobile sensor system for mapping water pipelines hidden inside cement walls or under floor coverings. PipeProbe works by dropping a tiny sensor capsule into the source of the water pipelines. As the PipeProbe capsule traverses the pipelines, it gathers accelerometer and water...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chen Chang, Tsung-Te Lai, Hao-Hua Chu, Polly Huang
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Accelerometers
Acoustic sensors
Acoustic signal detection
Data engineering
Leak detection
Mobile computing
Pipelines
Sensor systems
Water resources
Wireless sensor networks
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Summary:We propose PipeProbe, a mobile sensor system for mapping water pipelines hidden inside cement walls or under floor coverings. PipeProbe works by dropping a tiny sensor capsule into the source of the water pipelines. As the PipeProbe capsule traverses the pipelines, it gathers accelerometer and water pressure readings. Through a novel estimation method based on Bernoulli's principle, we reconstruct the 3D spatial layout of the water pipelines. The PipeProbe system is non-intrusive and requires no alteration to the water pipeline infrastructure.
ISSN:1551-6245
2375-0324
DOI:10.1109/MDM.2009.69