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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Magseis Ff Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Magseis FF LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); B63G 8/42 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); B63G 8/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3852 (2013.01); B63B 21/66 (2013.01); B63G 8/42 (2013.01); G01V 1/3817 (2013.01); G01V 1/3843 (2013.01); B63B 2211/02 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B63G 8/39 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to delivering nodes to an ocean bottom. A system can include a tether management system (TMS) towed by a vessel that moves on the surface of the ocean in a first direction. An underwater vehicle (UV) can be connected to the TMS and can move in a second direction that is different from the first direction. A thruster can be coupled to the TMS can cause the TMS to move in a third direction that is different from the first direction. A control unit can control the thruster to move the TMS in the third direction based on a cross-line location policy, and cause the UV to deploy nodes to target locations on the ocean bottom.