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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2019
Gx Technology Canada Ltd., Calgary, CA;
Daniel George Martin, Woodstock, CA;
Ion Geophysical Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A marine array having various embodiments of a modular foil system is disclosed. The modular foil system may be configured to generate lift when towed in a marine environment, and thus used to move, position, and/or depress instrument of the array. The modular foil system may include multiple groups of foil sections, each having an angle of attack that is adjustable relative to other groups of foil sections. For example, each group may be supported by a pair of through cables, and an actuator may adjust a tension in one or both of through cables, thereby alerting the angle of attack. The pair of through cables may converge toward one another at connection points adjacent opposing ends of a given group of foil sections of the modular system. The connection points thus establishing a modular framework to couple the given group to other groups of foils of the system.