US Patent:
20020148298, Oct 17, 2002
Inventors:
Michael McVay - Gainesville FL, US
Victor Alvarez - Gainesville FL, US
Charles Broward - Melrose FL, US
Sidney Schofield - Gainesville FL, US
Sastry Putcha - Tallahassee FL, US
International Classification:
G01N003/00
Abstract:
A system for the determination of pile parameters includes at least one structure for measuring pile data. The structure for measuring pile data is disposed within a measurement range from a pile. A wireless transmitter is communicably connected to the structure for measuring pile data, the wireless transmitter for transmitting the pile data to at least one remotely located receiver. Pile data is preferably encoded in the transmitted data signal. The remotely located receiver is communicably connected to a device for determining at least one pile parameter from the pile measurement data. A method for driving piles includes the steps of wirelessly transmitting pile data to at least one remote receiver, determining at least one pile driving process parameter from the pile data, and driving the pile using the determined pile driving parameter.