Method and apparatus for determining the position of a mobile apparatus on an immersed structure
US4308600A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/87
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to the determination of the position of a self-contained operating apparatus movable along any line of displacement over any immersed structure. A follower apparatus is associated with the operating apparatus, and the position of this follower apparatus, along a line of displacement chosen as the reference line, is determined at any instant. The follower apparatus is displaced by the operating apparatus by servo-control means, and at any instant the transverse distance between the operating apparatus and the follower apparatus is monitored.
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