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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Cgg Services SA, Massy, FR;
Inventors:
Antoine Lelaurin, Paris, FR;
Thierry Brizard, Massy, FR;
Assignee:
CGG SERVICES SAS, Massy, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B65D 88/78 (2006.01); E02D 29/09 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01S 5/26 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63B 21/66 (2013.01); B65D 88/78 (2013.01); E02D 29/06 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01S 5/26 (2013.01); G01V 1/3835 (2013.01); G01V 1/3843 (2013.01); G01V 1/3852 (2013.01); B63B 2211/02 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01); B63G 2008/008 (2013.01); G01V 1/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
An underwater base handles an autonomous underwater vehicle. The underwater a support structure to be hooked to a cable, a storing part configured to store the AUVs, an inlet part located above the storing part and configured to control access of the plural AUVs to the storing part, and a control part configured to control a movement of the inlet part relative to the support structure. The control part is further configured to wirelessly guide the AUVs while approaching the inlet part.