Method of deploying cable
US6691636B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63G8/001
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of deploying cable in a body of water comprising an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) capable of converting vertical motion into horizontal travel, and placing cable in the body of water with the AUV. The cable, usually a cable sensor array, is released from a cable storage section of the AUV as the AUV glides horizontally. 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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