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公开(公告)号:US11299981B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-12
申请号:US16208449
申请日:2018-12-03
Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC
Inventor: Hung Nguyen , Logan D. Sorenson , David L. Walter , Adour V. Kabakian , Raviv Perahia , Shuoqin Wang , David W. Shahan , Lian X. Huang , David T. Chang
IPC: E21B47/09 , E21B41/00 , G01P15/105 , G01P15/14 , G01C1/00 , G01C19/00 , E21B47/024 , E21B47/022 , G01P15/18
Abstract: An instrument package for use during the drilling a wellbore. The instrument package includes a plurality of instruments such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers; a computer is configured to determine the current position of the plurality of instruments from a set of measurements produced by the plurality of instruments; and wherein the plurality of instruments are mechanically isolated from a drill head assembly by one or more multi-degree of freedom vibration isolators. The computer preferably has at least two modes different analytical modes of analyzing the set of measurements produced by the plurality of instruments, including a continuous mode and a survey mode, the continuous mode being operational during times that active drilling is occurring and the survey mode being operational during times that the active drilling is not occurring.
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公开(公告)号:US11066923B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-20
申请号:US16018695
申请日:2018-06-26
Applicant: HRL LABORATORIES, LLC
Inventor: Shuoqin Wang , Logan D. Sorenson , David L. Walter , Adour V. Kabakian , Hung Nguyen , Raviv Perahia , David T. Chang
IPC: E21B7/04 , G01C19/5776 , E21B47/0228 , E21B47/06 , G01C21/16 , E21B47/022 , G01C17/02
Abstract: A method for generating an output of a downhole inertial measurement unit (IMU) includes: generating a trajectory between a plurality of survey points of a planned well data as a function of time, wherein the planned well data includes a plurality of three-dimensional coordinates corresponding to the survey points of an underground planned well are used to generate a trajectory comprising a plurality of trajectory coordinates between the consecutive ones of the survey points; generating sensor data for each of the trajectory coordinates as a function of time based on the geodetic reference parameters, the generated sensor data comprising: generated accelerometer output; generated gyroscopic output; and generated magnetometer output; and outputting the generated accelerometer output; the generated gyroscopic output; and the generated magnetometer output as a function of time as a generated output of the downhole IMU.
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公开(公告)号:US10746758B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-18
申请号:US15897819
申请日:2018-02-15
Applicant: HRL LABORATORIES, LLC
Inventor: Hung Nguyen , David T. Chang , Raviv Perahia , Logan D. Sorenson
IPC: G01P15/18 , G01P15/08 , G01P15/105 , G01P15/14 , G01R33/02 , G01R33/00 , G01C19/5783 , G01C21/16 , G01C17/28
Abstract: A microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensor suite including a three axis accelerometer including an accelerometer sensor polyhedron having a series of faces, and a series of axial accelerometers on three faces of the series of faces of the accelerometer sensor polyhedron. The MEMS sensor suite also includes a three axis magnetometer including a magnetometer sensor polyhedron having a series of faces, and a series of axial magnetometers on three faces of the series of faces of the magnetometer sensor polyhedron.
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公开(公告)号:US10408622B2
公开(公告)日:2019-09-10
申请号:US15825067
申请日:2017-11-28
Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC
Inventor: Shuoqin Wang , Logan D. Sorenson , Hung Nguyen , David Chang , Raviv Perahia
Abstract: Described is a system for incremental trajectory estimation of an implement. During operation, the system determines a time span of each stationary period of the implement based on accelerometer and gyroscopic data. Gyroscopic bias is then estimated based on the time span and gyroscopic data. An attitude of the implement is then estimated at each time step based on the estimated gyroscopic bias and gyroscopic data. Further, a traveling distance of the implement is estimated. Finally, a trajectory of the implement is estimated based on the estimated attitude and traveling distance. Given the trajectory estimate, an implement (e.g., drilling platform, vehicle, etc.) can be caused to alter its direction based on the trajectory estimate.
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公开(公告)号:US10246988B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-02
申请号:US15279390
申请日:2016-09-28
Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC
Inventor: Shuoqin Wang , Logan D. Sorenson , Hung Nguyen , David Chang
IPC: E21B7/04 , G01C21/16 , E21B47/022 , E21B47/024
Abstract: Described is a system for position estimation. A set of raw sensor outputs are acquired from a sensor of a platform. The set of raw sensor outputs are stored in non-transitory memory. A set of optimized sensor measurements is generated by deducing errors in the raw sensor outputs using an unconstrained optimization algorithm. The system determines a position of the platform based on the set of optimized sensor measurements.
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公开(公告)号:US10126376B1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-13
申请号:US14997160
申请日:2016-01-15
Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC
Inventor: Hung Nguyen , Logan D. Sorenson , Raviv Perahia , David T. Chang , Joshua A. Erbland
IPC: G01R33/028 , H01L41/09 , H01L41/047
Abstract: A resonator and/or a magnetometer has a resonating structure which is naturally resonant in at least one resonant mode, the resonating structure being significantly wider at a free end thereof than it is at a fixed end thereof, the resonating structure having at least one pair of sense electrodes disposed on opposing major surfaces of the resonating structure and having a conductive path formed as a loop, the loop being disposed near or at edges of the resonating structure so that the loop follows a path which is significantly wider at the free end of the resonating structure than it is at the fixed end of the resonating structure and wherein the at least one pair of sense electrodes are formed inwardly of the edges of the resonating structure and also inwardly of the path of the loop.
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公开(公告)号:US20180238930A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-23
申请号:US15897819
申请日:2018-02-15
Applicant: HRL LABORATORIES, LLC
Inventor: Hung Nguyen , David T. Chang , Raviv Perahia , Logan D. Sorenson
IPC: G01P15/18 , G01P15/14 , G01P15/105 , G01P15/08
Abstract: A microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensor suite including a three axis accelerometer including an accelerometer sensor polyhedron having a series of faces, and a series of axial accelerometers on three faces of the series of faces of the accelerometer sensor polyhedron. The MEMS sensor suite also includes a three axis magnetometer including a magnetometer sensor polyhedron having a series of faces, and a series of axial magnetometers on three faces of the series of faces of the magnetometer sensor polyhedron.
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公开(公告)号:US09991868B1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-05
申请号:US14686567
申请日:2015-04-14
Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC
Inventor: Hung Nguyen , Raviv Perahia , Lian X. Huang , Srikanth Iyer
CPC classification number: H03H9/02259 , B81B2207/094 , H03H3/0072 , H03H9/2426 , H03H9/2463
Abstract: A micro-resonator employs a lid-integrated electrode to one or more of drive, sense and tune a vibrational resonant mode of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonator. The micro-resonator includes a lid attached to a base that provides a resonator cavity. The micro-resonator further includes the MEMS resonator extending from a surface of the base toward the lid within the resonator cavity. The lid-integrated electrode extends vertically from the lid into the resonator cavity toward the base. The vertically extending, lid-integrated electrode is positioned spaced from and adjacent to a side of the MEMS resonator to one or more of drive, sense and tune mechanical movement of the MEMS resonator.
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公开(公告)号:US09977097B1
公开(公告)日:2018-05-22
申请号:US14628182
申请日:2015-02-20
Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC
Inventor: Hung Nguyen , Logan D. Sorenson , David T. Chang , Raviv Perahia , Deborah J. Kirby , Richard J. Joyce
IPC: G01R33/028
CPC classification number: G01R33/0283 , G01R33/0286
Abstract: A magnetometer has a resonating structure which is naturally resonant in at least first and second resonant modes, a resonant frequency of the second mode being at least an order of magnitude greater than a resonant frequency of the first mode, the resonating structure having two sense electrodes disposed on opposing major surfaces of the resonating structure and having a conductive path formed as a loop, the loop being disposed near or at edges of the resonating structure and the two sense electrodes being formed inwardly of the edges of the resonating structure and also inwardly of said loop. First and second oscillators are provided, the first oscillator being coupled to the loop for applying an oscillating current to the loop, the oscillating current having a frequency essentially equal to the resonant frequency of the first mode of the resonating structure, the second oscillator being coupled to said sense electrodes, the second oscillator oscillating with a fundamental frequency corresponding to the resonant frequency of the second mode of the resonating structure, the second oscillator also producing sidebands indicative of the magnetometer sensing an external magnetic field.
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公开(公告)号:US20170314384A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-02
申请号:US15279390
申请日:2016-09-28
Applicant: HRL Laboratories, LLC
Inventor: Shuoqin Wang , Logan D. Sorenson , Hung Nguyen , David Chang
IPC: E21B47/024 , G01C21/16 , E21B7/04
CPC classification number: E21B47/024 , E21B7/04 , E21B47/022 , G01C21/16
Abstract: Described is a system for position estimation. A set of raw sensor outputs are acquired from a sensor of a platform. The set of raw sensor outputs are stored in non-transitory memory. A set of optimized sensor measurements is generated by deducing errors in the raw sensor outputs using an unconstrained optimization algorithm. The system determines a position of the platform based on the set of optimized sensor measurements.
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