Instrument for measuring electromagnetic signals
First Claim
1. An electromagnetic signal detecting device, which comprises electromagnetic signal detecting instruments borne by arms, wherein each arm comprises a removable rod and a flexible conduit arranged to receive the rod, the device further comprising:
- a central housing;
a data management system located within the housing;
at least two arms, the arms extending outwards from the housing;
wherein each arm comprises—
a sensor head, the sensor head constituting at least part of the electromagnetic signal detecting instruments;
a flexible elongate sheath attached to the housing, the flexible elongate sheath constituting at least part of the flexible conduit;
a flexible electrical cable attached to the sheath and connecting the sensor head to the data management system; and
the rod which is removably locatable within the sheath;
wherein the rod is more rigid than the sheath and one end of the rod is connectable relative to the housing and one end of the rod remote from the housing is connectable relative to the sensor head, and wherein each rod is connected to a second similar rod at a point along said each rod which is remote from the housing, one end of the second rod being independently connectable relative to the housing.
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Abstract
A device and method for measuring electromagnetic signals that can be used to take measurements at or near the sea floor. The device comprises a central housing, a data management system located within the housing and at least two arms extending outwards from the housing. Each arm comprises a flexible elongate sheath attached to the housing, a sensor head, a flexible electrical cable attached to the sheath and connecting the sensor head to the data management system and a rod which is removeably locatable within the sheath. The rod is connectable relative to the housing at one end and connectable relative to the sensor head at the end remote from the housing.
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15 Claims
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1. An electromagnetic signal detecting device, which comprises electromagnetic signal detecting instruments borne by arms, wherein each arm comprises a removable rod and a flexible conduit arranged to receive the rod, the device further comprising:
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a central housing; a data management system located within the housing; at least two arms, the arms extending outwards from the housing; wherein each arm comprises— a sensor head, the sensor head constituting at least part of the electromagnetic signal detecting instruments; a flexible elongate sheath attached to the housing, the flexible elongate sheath constituting at least part of the flexible conduit; a flexible electrical cable attached to the sheath and connecting the sensor head to the data management system; and the rod which is removably locatable within the sheath; wherein the rod is more rigid than the sheath and one end of the rod is connectable relative to the housing and one end of the rod remote from the housing is connectable relative to the sensor head, and wherein each rod is connected to a second similar rod at a point along said each rod which is remote from the housing, one end of the second rod being independently connectable relative to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of deploying an electromagnetic signal detecting device having a housing which comprises;
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storing the device, the device comprising electromagnetic signal detecting instruments borne by arms, a data management system located within the housing and at least two arms extending outwardly from the housing, wherein each arm comprises; a sensor head constituting at least part of the electromagnetic signal detecting instruments; a flexible elongate sheath attached to the housing; a flexible electric cable attached to the sheath and connecting the sensor head to the data management system; and a rod removably locatable within the sheath, wherein the rod is more rigid than the sheath; locating the rods within the flexible elongate sheaths, connecting the rods relative to the housing at one end and connecting the rods relative to the sensor head at an end of each rod remote from the housing, wherein each rod is connected to a second similar rod at a point along said each rod which is remote from the housing, one end of the second rod being independently connectable relative to the housing; and using the device to detect electromagnetic signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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