Automatic direction control for omni-directional shear wave sources
US5062061A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/003
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system to control the orientation of a seismic source includes a signal processor that receives an input signal from a compass to provide an input orientation for the vibrator control electronics of an omnidirectional shear wave source. By orienting the signal generation in this manner, the need to orient the truck is obviated without negatively impacting the quality of the data. The signal processor can be eliminated if the compass output signal is already in a form that can be used by the vibrator control electronics.
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