Oceaneering International, Inc.

Jami Joseph Cherami

Peter Andrew Robert Moles

Todd Newell

Lance Michael Williams

David Chapman

Chiun-Hong Chien

Sara Rayburn

Peter Andrew Robert Moles Moles

A subsea vehicle capable of supporting inspection of underwater objects while underway includes a body that provides a capability to allow the subsea vehicle to submerge underwater and follow or position near an object while maintaining an orientation to the object appropriate for inspection of, and safety requirements for, the object. The vehicle includes a set of deployable, semi-rigid arms to support the movement of inspection sensor probes near or lightly touching the inspection target with the probes. A controller helps tracks the intended inspection object using various sensor inputs along with a priori knowledge of the object to drive and position the subsea vehicle such that the appropriate orientation to the inspection target is maintained.

Subsea inspection vehicle

Multiple systems and methods for providing supervised control of subsea vehicles for offshore asset management as well as supplemental autonomous control behaviors are described herein. These systems and methods provide offshore support and alternative supervised control of one or more vehicle generally irrespective of where the vehicle resides in an oil and gas offshore field.

Methods for subsea vehicles supervised control

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Jami Joseph Cherami