A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEA BED SURVEYING
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Abstract
A sea bed survey system being configured to be towed by a towing body (12) is provided. The system comprises at least one sensor carrier (100) having a plurality of sensors (128) disposed along its length, and at least one deflector (110) for controlling the lateral extension and the vertical position of said sensor carrier (100), wherein the lateral extension exceeds 25% of the length of sensor carrier, and the vertical height above the sea bed is less than the lateral extension of said sensor carrier.
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68 Claims
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- 49. A sea bed survey system being configured to be towed by a towing body, comprising at least one sensor carrier having a plurality of sensors disposed along its length, and at least one deflector for controlling the lateral extension and the vertical position of said sensor carrier, wherein the lateral extension exceeds 25% of the length of sensor carrier, and the vertical height above the sea bed is less than the lateral extension of said sensor carrier.
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61. A sea bed survey system being configured to be towed by a towing body, comprising at least one sensor carrier having a plurality of sensors disposed along its length, and at least one deflector for controlling the lateral extension as well as the vertical position of the sensor carrier, and
a control unit configured to receive sensor data as well as position data and to associate specific sensor data with a specific position of the sea bed.
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67. A sea bed survey method, comprising the steps of:
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towing at least one sensor carrier by means of a towing body, wherein the sensor carrier has a plurality of sensors disposed along its length, and deflecting the lateral extension and the vertical position of said sensor carrier such that the lateral extension exceeds 25% of the length of sensor carrier, and the vertical position above the sea bed is less than the lateral extension of said sensor carrier.
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68. A sea bed survey method, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one sensor carrier, having a plurality of sensors distributed along its length and at least one deflector for controlling the position of the sensor carrier relative the sea bed as well as relative a longitudinal axis coinciding with a survey direction, arranging said at least one sensor carrier such that the sensor carrier has a lateral extension relative the survey direction, and controlling at least one control unit for receiving sensor data as well as position data, and associating a specific sensor data with a specific position of the sea bed.
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Specification