公开(公告)号：US20160121983A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14924555

申请日：2015-10-27

Applicant: Seabed Geosolutions B.V.

Inventor： Arne Henning Rokkan ,  Geir Valsvik ,  Bjarne Isfeldt ,  Jean-Baptiste Danre

IPC: B63G8/00 ,  G01V1/38 ,  B63B1/10

CPC classification number: B63G8/001 ,  B63B27/16 ,  B63B2027/165 ,  B63G2008/007 ,  G01V1/3852

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for the deployment of a plurality of autonomous underwater seismic vehicles (AUVs) on or near the seabed based on acoustic communications with an underwater vehicle, such as a remotely operated vehicle. In an embodiment, the underwater vehicle is lowered from a surface vessel along with a subsea station with a plurality of AUVs. The AUVs are configured to acoustically communicate with the underwater vehicle or a second surface vessel for deployment and retrieval operations. The underwater vehicle and/or second surface vessel is configured to instruct the AUVs to leave the subsea station or underwater vehicle and to travel to their intended seabed destination. The underwater vehicle and/or second surface vessel is also configured to selectively instruct the AUVs to leave the seabed and return to a seabed location and/or a subsea station for retrieval.

Abstract translation: 基于与诸如远程操作的车辆的水下航行器的声学通信来在海床上或附近部署多个自主水下地震车辆（AUV）的装置，系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，水下航行器与具有多个AUV的海底站一起从地面船舶降下。 AUV被配置为与水下航行器或用于部署和检索操作的第二表面船舶进行声学通信。 水下航行器和/或第二表面船舶被配置为指示AUV离开海底站或水下航行器并行进到其预期的海底目的地。 水下航行器和/或第二表面船舶还被配置为选择性地指示AUV离开海床并返回到海底位置和/或海底站进行检索。