US 12,135,921 B1
Geosynthetic liner seam modeling and reporting system and associated methods
Spencer Everett Dille, Lithia, FL (US); Nicholas Alexander Dille, Jasper, AL (US); Gregory F. Pignataro, Tampa, FL (US); and Evan P. Bao, Tampa, FL (US)
Assigned to COMANCO Environmental Corporation, Plant City, FL (US)
Filed by COMANCO Environmental Corporation, Plant City, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/191,492.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/027,437, filed on May 20, 2020.
Int. Cl. G06F 30/13 (2020.01); G01S 19/06 (2010.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01)
CPC G06F 30/13 (2020.01) [G01S 19/06 (2013.01); G06T 17/005 (2013.01); G06T 17/05 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A geosynthetic liner seam monitoring and reporting system comprising:
a GPS (global positioning system) enabled device, the GPS enabled device used to capture a plurality of GPS point shots wherein each GPS point shot comprises (i) GPS points along seams of a multiple-panel, seam-welded, field installed geosynthetic liner and (ii) a plurality of geolocation parameters specific to each GPS point captured along a particular seam, the plurality of parameters comprising at least a point identification (ID) an attribute description, one or more attribute numbers specific to the attribute description, a layer, one or more panel numbers, a time, and a date;
one or more processors and memory running a computer program product that when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receives the plurality of GPS point shots captured together with the GPS points captured and the plurality of geolocation parameters specific to each captured GPS point associated with each GPS shot;
creates from the plurality of GPS shots and their associated panels a three-dimensional as-built model of the multiple-panel, seam-welded, field installed geosynthetic liner by performing for each GPS shot received:
associates the one or more geolocation parameters to one or more adjacent panels of the geosynthetic liner;
creates, using one or more of the geolocation parameters, one or more Panel Groups of GPS points;
creates, for each of the Panel Groups of GPS points, an ordered list of GPS points in counterclockwise order to facilitate drawing of each panel in an xyz coordinate plane by flattening each GPS point to a two-dimensional plane by temporarily removing a z value (elevation);
identifies a GPS point with a lowest y value, defined as an origin point;
determines a smallest angle from the origin point with respect to an x axis to all other GPS points in the Panel Group, in turn, to form among all GPS points respective segments of a panel of the one or more Panel Groups to be modeled, defined as a perimeter;
determines, for any GPS point not attached to the perimeter, defined as a respective non-perimeter point, a distance from the non-perimeter point to each nearest segment drawn; and
creates a report including the three-dimensional as-built model of the multiple-panel, seam-welded, field installed geosynthetic liner; and
reports, to one or more individuals associated with the geosynthetic liner seam monitoring and reporting system, documentation of at least one of: the three-dimensional as-built model, a repair status, seam weld fail/pass rate, seam preweld fail/pass rate, linear foot welded fusion, welded extrusion, square feet deployed, repair type percent, waste percent, or percent complete.