Acoustics – Geophysical or subsurface exploration – Seismic wave detection
Patent
1994-12-20
1996-10-15
Lobo, Ian J.
Acoustics
Geophysical or subsurface exploration
Seismic wave detection
367178, 367185, G01V 118
Patent
active
055656650
ABSTRACT:
The objective of this invention is to simplify and provide a versatile device capable of accurately measuring seismic activity. The technique is based on magnetic levitation. The concept of magnetic levitation has been around since the 1960's, and it has been used extensively for high speed trains, however its use in seismology has been described in U.S. Pat No. 3,626,364 issued to Simon et al. However the present invention utilizes a four-vector magnetic field instead of three separate scalar magnetic fields. The advantages of present approach is reduction of three seismic masses to a single seismic mass.
To detect seismic activity using this concept, a seismic mass must be magnetically suspended. A seismic mass trapped in a magnetic field still possesses its inertia. Therefore, as the magnetic field moves under the influence of seismic activity, the seismic mass will tend to stay in the same place. The controller, however tends to keep the seismic mass in its place. Consequently, the total current in the electromagnets increases to compensate for the seismic action in the z direction. To detect lateral motion, the current in two opposing electromagnetic is subtracted. A secondary way to detect seismic activity is accomplished through the measurement of the position of the seismic mass. This technique is also applicable in measuring acceleration in multiple axis, vibration, detection, and motion detection, exoatmospheric altitude determination and attitude determination in two axis of x and y.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3626364 (1971-12-01), Simon et al.
patent: 4497206 (1985-02-01), Scheurenbrand
patent: 4979154 (1990-12-01), Brodeur
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