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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Seabed Geosolutions B.v., Leidschendam, NL;
Inventor:
Thierry Brizard, Massey, FR;
Assignee:
SEABED GEOSOLUTIONS B.V., Leidschendam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); B63B 21/26 (2006.01); B63G 8/14 (2006.01); B63H 25/46 (2006.01); B63G 8/16 (2006.01); B63B 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63B 21/26 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B63G 8/14 (2013.01); G01V 1/3852 (2013.01); B63B 2035/007 (2013.01); B63G 8/16 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01); B63H 25/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is configured to record seismic signals during a marine seismic survey. The AUV includes a body having a base (B) and first and second sides (A, C), the body having a head part and a tail part; a propulsion system for guiding the AUV to a final target on the ocean bottom; a seismic sensor configured to record seismic signals; and an anchoring system configured to rock or twist the base in a given sequence so that the base (B) penetrates into the ocean bottom.