Method and apparatus for autonomous gravity and/or magnetic field measurement
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAnton Egorov, Grigoriy Yashin, Mustafa N. AlAli, Daniele Colombo
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Abstract
A measurement vehicle includes a geophysical sensor. One or more operational sensors are configured to detect operational data related to operation of the measurement vehicle. A driving system is configured to move the measurement vehicle in a travel direction relative to a measurement point. A controller is configured to receive information from the geophysical sensor and the operational sensors, and to control the driving system based on the information.
Claims21
A measurement vehicle comprising:
- a geophysical sensor comprising a magnetometer disposed within a magnetometer chassis configured to adapt a movement of the magnetometer to an uneven terrain, wherein the magnetometer chassis comprises at least one of a rolling cage, tracks, or a telescopic antenna;
- one or more operational sensors configured to detect operational data related to operation of the measurement vehicle;
- a driving system configured to move the measurement vehicle in a travel direction relative to a measurement point;
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- a controller configured to receive information from the geophysical sensor and the one or more operational sensors, and to control the driving system based on the information.
A method for acquiring geophysical measurements with a measurement vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller, a plurality of mission parameters comprising a three-dimensional navigation path, wherein the three-dimensional navigation path comprises a plurality of target measurement points;
- asserting, by a driving system, a speed and a travel direction of the measurement vehicle relative to a measurement point, according to the three-dimensional navigation path;
- collecting the geophysical measurements via one or more geophysical sensors at the plurality of target measurement points, wherein the one or more geophysical sensors comprises a magnetometer disposed within a magnetometer chassis configured to adapt a movement of the magnetometer to an uneven terrain, wherein the magnetometer chassis comprises at least one of a rolling cage, tracks, or a telescopic antenna;
- collecting, by one or more operational sensors, operational data of the measurement vehicle;
- determining, by the controller, a modified mission parameter based on the geophysical measurements and the operational data;
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- adjusting, by the controller, the plurality of mission parameters based on the modified mission parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.