MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611110390 A) filed by Chandigarh University on September 14, 2026, for Autonomous Multi-Modal Rover System For Predictive Detection And Monitoring Of Subsurface Sinkhole Formation.
Inventors include Priyansh Sharma; Akshit Chaudhary; and Kamaldeep Kaur.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to an autonomous geotechnical intelligence system for predictive detection and assessment of sinkhole formation and subsurface ground instability. The system comprises a car-sized, self-navigating rover equipped with multi-modal subsurface sensing, active ground interac...