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Method and apparatus for controlling the motion of an autonomous moored profiler

  • US 20080089176A1
  • Filed: 11/30/2007
  • Published: 04/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An autonomous moored profiler for profiling a volume of fluid, comprising:

  • one or more buoyant members for buoying the profiler in the fluid;

    a winch, said winch including a spool, a device providing for varying rates of turning of said spool, and a flexible cable for winding onto and unwinding from said spool, a first end of said cable being carried by the profiler; and

    a feedback controller for monitoring an indication of the tension in said cable and controlling said device in response thereto.

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