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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2021
Transocean Sedeo Forex Ventures Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;
Craig McCormick, Tomball, TX (US);
Michael Coady, Woodlands, TX (US);
John Martin, Houston, TX (US);
James Lippold, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Willey, Houston, TX (US);
Shane McClaugherty, League City, TX (US);
Transocean Sedeo Forex Ventures Limited, Grand Cayman, KY;
Stebbins Innovations, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The system for making or breaking the riser includes a robotic system. The robotic system includes one or more robotic arms configured to be disposed on a spider deck, and one or more riser-connection manipulation tools each having a camera and being configured to manipulate a riser connection, the camera being configured to capture an image of an object, wherein each robotic arm is configured to couple to one riser-connection manipulation tool. Further the system for making or breaking the riser includes a control system. The control system includes a robot controller in communication with the one or more robotic arms and configured to control the one or more robotic arms. The system for making or breaking the riser is configured to analyze the image to determine the location and orientation of the object and transmit the location and orientation of the object to the robot controller.