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System and method to deploy and control autonomous devices

US11808098B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Robert Zemla · Troisdorf, DE
Christian Eitschberger · Munich, DE
Liam McNelis · Bonn, DE
Thilo Scharf · Letterkenny, IE
Shmuel Silverman · Novato, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 16, 2019
Grant date	Nov 7, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 25, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05D1/0088
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A system for deploying an untethered drone is provided. The system includes a wellbore drone for being deployed into a wellbore, a magazine unit, and a control system. The wellbore drone is configured to perform at least one action based on a control command which is provided from an on-board control system embedded in the wellbore drone. The magazine unit includes one or more chambers. The magazine unit is configured to retain the wellbore drone in a corresponding one of the one or more chambers, prior to deployment of the wellbore drone into the wellbore, and dispense the wellbore drone for being deployed into the wellbore through a launcher unit. The control system includes at least one control interface for controlling at least a part of operations of the wellbore drone and the magazine unit.

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