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Patent No.:

US 12110086 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 22, 2021

Methods and systems for surveying using deep-water vessels

Applicant:

Aqua Satellite, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventor:

Robert Alan Eustace, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

Aqua Satellite, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Primary Examiner:

Behrang Badii

Assistant Examiner:

Jay Khandpur

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/39 (2006.01); B60L 8/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/04 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); B63G 8/14 (2006.01); B64D 1/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/39 (2013.01); B60L 8/003 (2013.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/04 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B63G 8/14 (2013.01); B64D 1/02 (2013.01); G01C 21/3807 (2020.08); G01C 21/3841 (2020.08); G01S 7/003 (2013.01); G01S 15/89 (2013.01); G05D 1/0875 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for surveying a body of water includes providing a plurality of vehicles to a body of water. Each the plurality of vehicles includes a vehicle body, an electric-propulsion motor system mounted on the vehicle body, a rechargeable battery, at least one sonar device attached to the vehicle body, and a first communication device. The method also includes submerging each of the plurality of vehicles in the body of water, surveying an area, using the at least one sonar device, to map the body of water and to determine a location of each of the plurality of vehicles, and determining, based on the surveying, that a target object is detected within the area. The method also includes resurfacing each of the plurality of vehicles and transferring data, using the first communication device, between at least two of the plurality of vehicles at the surface of the body of water.

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