System for deploying cable
US6681711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63G8/001
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for deploying cable in a body of water comprising an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) capable of converting vertical motion into horizontal travel, having a housing and means to deploy cable in a body of water. The cable, usually a cable sensor array, is released from a cable storage section of the AUV as the AUV glides. Vertical motion can be provided by buoyancy change, by dropping the AUV into the water, or by release of the AUV from a weighted bunker at the bottom.
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