Differential Impedance Obstacle Detection Sensor (DIOD) - Phase 2

The objective of the Differential Impedance Obstacle Device (DIOD) project is to develop a tool that can be coupled with a pipeline drill rig to detect pipeline obstacles in the drill path. The final deliverable is a device that can be commercialized. GTI will conduct a series of in-ground tests to prove that the DIOD can detect obstacles of at least three different materials (plastic, ceramic and metal) in at least three different soil materials (loam, sandy soil, and third type of soil) and demonstrate that the sensor is robust enough to withstand HDD conditions.

• Record URL:
  http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/matrix/prjHome.rdm?prj=190
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Pipeline Safety Research, Pipeline Safety

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $237151.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTPH56-06-T-000005

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

  U.S. Department of Transportation
  East Building, 2nd Floor 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Performing Organizations:

  Gas Technology Institute

  1700 South Mount Prospect Road
  Des Plaines, IL  United States  60107
• Principal Investigators:

  Ziolkowski, Christopher

• Start Date: 20060401
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090925
• Source Data: RiP Project 35262

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drills; Pipelines; Proximity detectors; Sandy soils; Sensors; Soil mechanics
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Pipelines;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01492611
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTPH56-06-T-000005
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Sep 11 2013 1:00AM