Underwater camera system
AssigneeTidalX AI Inc.
InventorsAnne LaBine, Samuel Gregory, Bianca Bahman, Terry Allan Smith
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Abstract
An underwater camera system includes a camera assembly configured to scan a seabed while submerged under water and moving in a direction of travel. A buoyant support is coupled to the camera assembly and configured to position the camera assembly under water during the moving in the direction of travel. A stabilization assembly is coupled to the camera assembly and configured for adjusting an orientation of the camera assembly relative to the direction of travel.
Claims20
An underwater camera system, comprising:
- a camera assembly configured to scan a seabed while submerged under water and moving in a direction of travel;
- a buoyant support coupled to the camera assembly and configured to position the camera assembly under water during the moving in the direction of travel;
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- a stabilization assembly coupled to the camera assembly, the stabilization assembly comprising a plurality of lines connecting the camera assembly to the buoyant support that are manipulable to raise or lower a portion of the camera assembly to adjust an orientation of the camera assembly relative to the direction of travel.
A floating camera assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a frame having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
- a camera mounted to the first end of the frame;
- a buoyant support carrying the frame and configured for suspending the frame and the camera under water;
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- wherein the frame is connected to the buoyant support by a plurality of lines that are manipulable to raise or lower a portion of the frame to adjust an orientation of the camera when the camera is submerged under water.
A method of operating an underwater camera assembly, the method comprising:
- submerging a camera assembly underwater, the camera assembly configured to scan a seabed while submerged under water and moving in a direction of travel;
- positioning the camera assembly at a depth under water using a buoyant support, wherein the buoyant support is coupled to the camera assembly by a plurality of lines connecting the camera assembly to the buoyant support that are manipulable to raise or lower a portion of the camera assembly to adjust an orientation of the camera assembly;
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- maintaining, using the plurality of lines connecting the camera assembly to the buoyant support, the orientation of the camera assembly corresponding to the direction of travel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.