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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Cgg Services SA, Massy, FR;
Inventor:
Jonathan Grimsdale, Orsay, FR;
Assignee:
CGG SERVICES SAS, Massy, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); G01V 1/24 (2006.01); G01V 1/22 (2006.01); G01V 1/16 (2006.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); G01S 19/13 (2010.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3852 (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); G01C 21/00 (2013.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01); G01V 1/16 (2013.01); G01V 1/22 (2013.01); G01V 1/24 (2013.01); G01V 1/3808 (2013.01); G01V 1/3835 (2013.01); G05D 1/0692 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01); B63G 2008/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) records seismic signals during a marine seismic survey. The AUV includes a communication device configured to acoustically receive location information from plural transducers of a vessel, wherein each transducer of the vessel transmits its own geographical location; a navigation system configured to receive the location information from the communication device and to calculate current and target positions of the AUV; a propulsion system configured to drive the AUV from the current position to the target position; and a seismic sensor for recording seismic data after reaching a final target position.