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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Kongsberg Discovery As, Horten, NO;
Inventors:
Thorbjørn Rekdal, Høvik, NO;
Trond E. Figenschou Crantz, Hvalstad, NO;
Assignee:
Kongsberg Discovery AS, Horten, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/242 (2024.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/00 (2020.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G05D 107/00 (2024.01); G05D 109/30 (2024.01); G05D 111/20 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/242 (2024.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); G01S 15/003 (2013.01); G01S 15/8902 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01); G05D 2107/25 (2024.01); G05D 2109/38 (2024.01); G05D 2111/20 (2024.01);
Abstract
A method for steering an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle along an object buried below a seabed: the AUV being equipped with at least one acoustic transmitter for generating acoustic signal towards the buried object and the seabed; arranging a first sensor assembly flush with the AUV hull of the starboard side of the AUV for recording reflected acoustic signal from the buried object and the seabed, arranging a second sensor assembly flush with the AUV hull of the port side of the AUV for recording reflected acoustic signal from the buried object and the seabed.