公开(公告)号：US11820468B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17017747

申请日：2020-09-11

Applicant: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company

Inventor： Timothy J. Nedwed ,  Douglas A. Mitchell ,  Timothy A. Thornton

IPC: G01V8/02 ,  B63B35/32 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H04W4/40 ,  B63B35/00 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: B63B35/32 ,  B64C39/024 ,  H04W4/40 ,  B63B2035/008 ,  B63B2213/02 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/202

Abstract: A remote survey system includes an unmanned surface vehicle that includes a body, a propulsion system coupled to the body to provide mobility to the unmanned surface vehicle to traverse a surface of a waterbody, and a thickness detection assembly mounted to a hull of the body and including one or more thickness detection cameras. A central computer system is located at a command center and in wireless communication with the unmanned surface vehicle via a communication module. The one or more thickness detection cameras are positioned to obtain one or more images or videos of an air-oil-water interface on the surface of the waterbody, and a thickness of a released substance present on the surface of the waterbody is determined based on the one or more images or videos of the air-oil-water interface.