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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2009
Applicant:
Douglas C. Webb, Falmouth, MA (US);
Inventor:
Douglas C. Webb, Falmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
Teledyne Instruments, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/28 (2006.01); G01V 3/38 (2006.01); H02G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an autonomous underwater vehicle ('AUV') for monitoring underwater fluid currents by detecting electrical currents induced by the flow of a conductive liquid through the Earth's magnetic field. More particularly, the present invention relates to the gathering of data related to underwater fluid currents and the control of AUV motion during data gathering.