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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2022
Alcatel Submarine Networks, Nozay, FR;
Francois-Xavier Abrial, Bleury, FR;
Guillaume Choquel, Rinxent, FR;
Michele Barezzani, Saint-Aubin, FR;
Alcatel Submarine Networks, Nozay, FR;
Abstract
An automated system for coiling a large (e.g., >1000 km) length of cable in a cable tank. In an example embodiment, the system comprises a gantry positioned above the cable tank and a swarm of robots deployed on the floor of the tank. The gantry operates to controllably move a touchdown point of the cable, which is being fed into the tank by a cable engine. Each of the robots is equipped with a rake that can be used to push or pull downed sections of the cable on the floor of the tank. An electronic controller operates to control the speed of the cable engine and movements of the gantry and individual robots to coil the cable in the tank in spirally wound, vertically stacked layers. Different embodiments of the system may be used for cable coiling at the cable factory and on the deck of a cable-laying ship.
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