Remotely operated vehicle control communication system and method of use
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1. A remotely operated vehicle control communication system, comprising:
- a. a signal transmission pathway configured for use subsea at a first data transmission speed and at a second data transmission speed, either separately or concurrently;
b. a system controller;
c. a first data communication module, comprising;
i. a first housing;
ii. a first data connector configured to operatively couple with the signal transmission pathway, the first data connector comprising a first set of connections operative at the first data transmission speed and a second set of connections operative at the second data transmission speed;
iii. a first signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the first housing and operatively in communication with the first data connector and the system controller, the first signal protocol transceiver configured to use a first data protocol at the first data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway;
iv. a second signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the first housing and operatively in communication with the first data connector and the system controller, the second signal protocol transceiver configured to use a second data protocol at the second data transmission speed faster than the first data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway; and
d. a remotely operated vehicle module, comprising;
i. a second housing configured to be disposed at least partially within a remotely operated vehicle, the second housing further configured for use subsea;
ii. a second data connector configured to operatively couple with the signal transmission pathway, the second data connector comprising a third set of connections operative at the first data transmission speed and a fourth set of connections operative at the second data transmission speed;
iii. a third signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the second housing and operatively in communication with the second data connector, the signal transmission pathway, and the first signal protocol transceiver, the third signal protocol transceiver configured to use the first data protocol at the first data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway, the third signal protocol transceiver further configured to operatively interface with a first device subsea; and
iv. a fourth signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the second housing operatively in communication with the second data connector, the signal transmission pathway, and the second signal protocol transceiver, the fourth signal protocol transceiver configured to use the second data protocol at the second data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway, the fourth signal protocol transceiver further configured to operatively interface with a second device subsea.
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Abstract
For remotely operated vehicles (ROV) deployed subsea, communications between an ROV and a system remote from the ROV may use a remotely operated vehicle control communication system to achieve simultaneous and/or discrete data communications at two differing data transmission speeds using two differing data protocols over a common signal transmission pathway configured for use subsea at the first data transmission speed and the second data transmission speed, either separately or concurrently.
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19 Claims
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1. A remotely operated vehicle control communication system, comprising:
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a. a signal transmission pathway configured for use subsea at a first data transmission speed and at a second data transmission speed, either separately or concurrently; b. a system controller; c. a first data communication module, comprising; i. a first housing; ii. a first data connector configured to operatively couple with the signal transmission pathway, the first data connector comprising a first set of connections operative at the first data transmission speed and a second set of connections operative at the second data transmission speed; iii. a first signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the first housing and operatively in communication with the first data connector and the system controller, the first signal protocol transceiver configured to use a first data protocol at the first data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway; iv. a second signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the first housing and operatively in communication with the first data connector and the system controller, the second signal protocol transceiver configured to use a second data protocol at the second data transmission speed faster than the first data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway; and d. a remotely operated vehicle module, comprising; i. a second housing configured to be disposed at least partially within a remotely operated vehicle, the second housing further configured for use subsea; ii. a second data connector configured to operatively couple with the signal transmission pathway, the second data connector comprising a third set of connections operative at the first data transmission speed and a fourth set of connections operative at the second data transmission speed; iii. a third signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the second housing and operatively in communication with the second data connector, the signal transmission pathway, and the first signal protocol transceiver, the third signal protocol transceiver configured to use the first data protocol at the first data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway, the third signal protocol transceiver further configured to operatively interface with a first device subsea; and iv. a fourth signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the second housing operatively in communication with the second data connector, the signal transmission pathway, and the second signal protocol transceiver, the fourth signal protocol transceiver configured to use the second data protocol at the second data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway, the fourth signal protocol transceiver further configured to operatively interface with a second device subsea. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of communicating between a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and a system remote from the ROV, comprising:
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a. operatively connecting a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and a system remote from the ROV using a control system, the control system comprising; i. a signal transmission pathway configured for use subsea at a first data transmission speed and at a second data transmission speed, either separately or concurrently; ii. a system controller; iii. a first data communication module, comprising; 1. a first housing; 2. a first data connector configured to operatively couple with the signal transmission pathway, the first data connector comprising a first set of connections operative at the first data transmission speed and a second set of connections operative at the second data transmission speed; 3. a first signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the first housing and operatively in communication with the first data connector and the system controller, the first signal protocol transceiver configured to use a first data protocol at the first data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway; 4. a second signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the first housing and operatively in communication with the first data connector and the system controller, the second signal protocol transceiver configured to use a second data protocol at the second data transmission speed faster than the first data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway; and iv. a remotely operated vehicle module, comprising; 1. a second housing configured to be disposed at least partially within a remotely operated vehicle, the second housing further configured for use subsea; 2. a second data connector configured to operatively couple with the signal transmission pathway, the second data connector comprising a third set of connections operative at the first data transmission speed and a fourth set of connections operative at the second data transmission speed; 3. a third signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the second housing and operatively in communication with the second data connector, the remotely operated vehicle module, and the first signal protocol transceiver, the third signal protocol transceiver configured to use the first data protocol at the first data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway, the third signal protocol transceiver further configured to operatively interface with a first device subsea; and 4. a fourth signal protocol transceiver disposed at least partially within the second housing operatively in communication with the second data connector, the remotely operated vehicle module, and the second signal protocol transceiver, the fourth signal protocol transceiver configured to use the second data protocol at the second data transmission speed over the signal transmission pathway, the fourth signal protocol transceiver further configured to operatively interface with a second device subsea; and b. using the transceivers in the first data communication module and the remotely operated vehicle module to selectively provide data transmission between the ROV and the system remote from the ROV at their respective data transmission speeds. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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