Technip France

Patrick Lestanc

Laurent Jouanet

Nathalie Sprynski

Olivier Delcroix

Mickaël Carmona

A method for determining the bend of a tubular structure, including determining the inclination of first and second rigid objects fixed in distinct locations along the tubular structure. The method includes supplying accelerometers (A, . . . A) rigidly linked by the object to measure an acceleration in at least one direction of measurement (vj), the respective directions of measurement of at least two of said accelerometers being non-collinear. The measurement, by the accelerometers, of the components of the Earth's gravitational field along said directions of measurement, the measurement providing, for each of said directions, a measurement value, denoted mfor a measurement direction of index i. The method includes solving a defined matrix equation to determine the inclination &#x3a6; of the object relative to the reference frame of reference.

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Patrick Lestanc