US 12,442,812 B2
Support structure inspection devices, systems and methods
Christopher Lane Bailey, Greenville, SC (US); Timothy Eugene Willis, Clemson, SC (US); and Douglas Matthew Hamilton, Arlington Heights, IL (US)
Assigned to Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US)
Filed by Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US)
Filed on Sep. 5, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/561,172.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/864,065, filed on Jun. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/735,370, filed on Sep. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/727,021, filed on Sep. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0072814 A1, Mar. 5, 2020
Int. Cl. G01N 33/46 (2006.01); G01N 3/06 (2006.01); G01N 27/02 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01M 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 33/46 (2013.01) [G01N 3/066 (2013.01); G01N 27/02 (2013.01); G01N 29/045 (2013.01); G01M 5/0025 (2013.01); G01M 5/0033 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensing system for support structure inspection, comprising:
a first sensor situated at a first location at a top portion of a utility line support structure and configured to obtain data indicative of a first property of the support structure, wherein the first property is a motion of the top portion of the support structure;
a second sensor positioned at a second location different from the first location, the second sensor measuring a second property different from the first property, wherein the second property is associated with the integrity of the support structure;
an environmental sensor configured to obtain data associated with an environment in which the support structure is located;
one or more processors configured to obtain data from the first sensor, the second sensor and the environmental sensor;
a communication circuit operable to communicate a data packet to a remote device, the data packet including a payload generated based at least in part on the data from the first sensor, the second sensor and the environmental sensor; and
a power source operable to provide electrical power to the one or more processors and the communication circuit.