Touch down monitoring of an ocean bottom seismic node

G Valsvik, AH Rokkan, JB Danre, B Isfeldt - US Patent 9,891,333, 2018 - Google Patents
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for guiding and/or positioning a plurality of seismic
nodes on or near the seabed by an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) or a remotely …

Deployment and retrieval of seismic autonomous underwater vehicles

AH Rokkan, G Valsvik, B Isfeldt, JB Danre - US Patent 9,873,496, 2018 - Google Patents
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for the deployment of a plurality of autonomous
underwater seismic vehicles (AUVs) on or near the seabed based on acoustic …

Autonomous underwater vehicle for marine seismic surveys

T Brizard, A Herve, J Grimsdale, R Dowle - US Patent 9,090,319, 2015 - Google Patents
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for recording seismic signals during a marine
seismic survey. The AUV includes a body having a flush shape; an intake water element …

Ocean bottom seismic autonomous underwater vehicle

EFM Postic, T Brizard - US Patent 10,543,892, 2020 - Google Patents
Seismic autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for recording seismic signals on the
seabed. The AUV may be negatively buoyant and comprise an external body (which may be …

Seismic autonomous underwater vehicle

G Valsvik, AH Rokkan, JF Naes, ME Silvia… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for the deployment of a plurality of seismic autonomous
underwater vehicles (AUVs) on or near the seabed. In one embodiment, the AUV comprises …

Systems and methods for multi-mode unmanned vehicle mission planning and control

BB Hanson, TE Hanson - US Patent 9,669,904, 2017 - Google Patents
Systems and associated methods for planning and control of a fleet of unmanned vehicles in
missions that are coordinated temporally and spatially by geo-location, direction, vehicle …

Marine seismic surveys using clusters of autonomous underwater vehicles

T Brizard - US Patent 9,417,351, 2016 - Google Patents
A seismic survey system records seismic signals during a marine seismic survey. The
system includes first and second clusters, each including a set of autonomous underwater …

Jet-pump-based autonomous underwater vehicle and method for coupling to ocean bottom during marine seismic survey

T Brizard - US Patent 9,381,986, 2016 - Google Patents
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is configured to record seismic signals during a
marine seismic survey. The AUV includes a body having a base (B) and first and second …

Systems and methods for payload integration and control in a multi-mode unmanned vehicle

BB Hanson, TE Hanson - US Patent 10,331,131, 2019 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and associated methods for rapid integration and control of payloads
carried by a multi-mode unmanned vehicle configured to accommodate a variety of …

Stackable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system and portable hangar system therefor

SMA Husain, JR Allen - US Patent 10,322,820, 2019 - Google Patents
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system comprises a hangar structure configurable to
mount on a host platform. The hangar structure comprises electrical circuits comprising a …