Subsea Measurement System And Method Of Determining A Subsea Location-Related Parameter
First Claim
1. A subsea measurement system comprising:
- a first reference beacon disposed at a first known location;
a second reference beacon disposed at a second known location; and
an acoustic communications module for coupling to a subsea element to be monitored, the acoustic communications module being capable of moving, when in use, relative to the first reference beacon and the second reference beacon;
whereinthe acoustic communications module comprises a processing resource and is arranged to determine first range-related data to the first reference beacon in response to receipt of a first signal by the acoustic communications module from the first reference beacon and second range-related data to the second reference beacon in response to receipt by the acoustic communication module of a second signal from the second reference beacon.
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Abstract
A subsea measurement system (400) comprises a first reference beacon (110) disposed at a first known location, a second reference beacon (112) disposed at a second known location, and an acoustic communications module (302) for coupling to a subsea element to be monitored. The acoustic communications module (302) is capable of moving, when in use, relative to the first reference beacon (110) and the second reference beacon (112). The acoustic communications module (302) also comprises a processing resource and is arranged to determine first range-related data to the first reference beacon (110) in response to receipt of a first signal by the acoustic communications module (302) from the first reference beacon (110) and second range-related data to the second reference beacon (112) in response to receipt by the acoustic communication module (302) of a second signal from the second reference beacon (112).
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30 Claims
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1. A subsea measurement system comprising:
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a first reference beacon disposed at a first known location; a second reference beacon disposed at a second known location; and an acoustic communications module for coupling to a subsea element to be monitored, the acoustic communications module being capable of moving, when in use, relative to the first reference beacon and the second reference beacon;
whereinthe acoustic communications module comprises a processing resource and is arranged to determine first range-related data to the first reference beacon in response to receipt of a first signal by the acoustic communications module from the first reference beacon and second range-related data to the second reference beacon in response to receipt by the acoustic communication module of a second signal from the second reference beacon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 24, 25, 28, 29)
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30. A method of determining a subsea location-related parameter, the method comprising:
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disposing a first reference beacon at a first known location; and disposing a second reference beacon at a second known location; providing an acoustic communications module for coupling to a subsea element to be monitored, the acoustic communications module being capable of moving relative to the first reference beacon and the second reference beacon; and determining first range-related data from the acoustic communications module to the first reference beacon in response to receipt of a first signal by the acoustic communications module from the first beacon and second range-related data from the acoustic communications module to the second reference beacon in response to receipt by the acoustic communications module of a second signal from the second reference beacon.
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