Platform motion measuring system
US4750365A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P15/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for measuring the motion of tall structures, particularly offshore platforms. The method comprises disposing a number of accelerometer packages in a tubular member attached to a vertical or near vertical member of the structure. Each package contains three accelerometers having their axes dipsosed in an orthogonal arrangement. The apparatus includes means for installing and removing a plurality of packages from tubular members or chutes that are permanently attached to the structure.
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