Touch down monitoring of an ocean bottom seismic node
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United States of America Patent
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Feb 13, 2018
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Oct 28, 2015
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Oct 29, 2014
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for guiding and/or positioning a plurality of seismic nodes on or near the seabed by an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) or a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). In one embodiment, an underwater vehicle is configured to monitor the deployment of cable connected to a plurality of seismic nodes, including the touchdown monitoring, positioning, and guiding of deployed autonomous seismic nodes or ocean bottom cable. The underwater vehicle may comprise a propulsion system configured to steer and propel the vehicle in a body of water, a tracking system configured to automatically track the cable and/or attached seismic nodes, and a guidance system configured to communicate with a surface vessel node data in real time or near real time for active guidance and/or positioning of the deployment cable.
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- B63G Class
- 116 Applications Filed
- 96 Patents Issued To-Date
- 82.76 % Issued To-Date
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- 13 Citation Count
- B63G Class
- 40.91 % this patent is cited more than
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