METHODS AND UNDERWATER BASES FOR USING AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE FOR MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYS
First Claim
1. A recovery underwater base for handling an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with seismic sensors for recording seismic signals during a marine seismic survey, the recovery underwater base comprising:
- a storing part configured to store the AUV;
an inlet part configured to control access to the storing part;
a control part configured to control the inlet part; and
a support part configured to support the control part, the storing part and the inlet part and to prevent a burial of the recovery underwater base into the ocean bottom,wherein the control part is further configured to guide the AUV from the ocean bottom to the inlet part.
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Abstract
A recovery underwater base for handling an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with seismic sensors for recording seismic signals during a marine seismic survey. The recovery underwater base includes a storing part configured to store the AUV; an inlet part configured to control access to the storing part; a control part configured to control the inlet part; and a support part configured to support the control part, the storing part and the inlet part and to prevent a burial of the recovery underwater base if deployed on the ocean bottom. The control part is further configured to guide the AUV from the ocean bottom to the inlet part.
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20 Claims
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1. A recovery underwater base for handling an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with seismic sensors for recording seismic signals during a marine seismic survey, the recovery underwater base comprising:
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a storing part configured to store the AUV; an inlet part configured to control access to the storing part; a control part configured to control the inlet part; and a support part configured to support the control part, the storing part and the inlet part and to prevent a burial of the recovery underwater base into the ocean bottom, wherein the control part is further configured to guide the AUV from the ocean bottom to the inlet part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A recovery underwater system for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with seismic sensors for recording seismic signals during a marine seismic survey, the system comprising:
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a recovery underwater base for handling the AUV; a vessel for deploying the recovery underwater base underwater; and the AUV located on the ocean bottom, wherein the recovery underwater base is configured to generate acoustic signals that guide the AUV inside the recovery underwater base. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A recovery underwater base for handling an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with seismic sensors for recording seismic signals during a marine seismic survey, the recovery underwater base comprising:
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an inlet part configured to receive the AUV; and a control part configured to control the inlet part, wherein the control part is further configured to guide the AUV from the ocean bottom to the inlet part.
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