Ocean exploration apparatus and ocean exploration method

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PATENT NO 9540085
APP PUB NO 20160001860A1
SERIAL NO

14745801

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An ocean exploration apparatus including: a probe body; a buoyancy adjusting section that adjusts buoyancy generated in the probe body; a posture adjusting section that adjusts a posture of the probe body; a position information acquiring section that acquires position information of the probe body; a wing section that moves the probe body using a lifting force applied from seawater; a sensor section that is provided in the probe body and measures an electromagnetic field; and a control section that controls operations of the buoyancy adjusting section, the posture adjusting section, the position information acquiring section, and the sensor section according to predetermined conditions.

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YBM CO LTD589-10 KISHIYAMA KITAHATA KARATSU-SHI SAGA 847-1211

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mizunaga, Hideki Fukuoka, JP 2 7
Yamaguchi, Satoru Fukuoka, JP 96 1491

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