Hydrodynamic acquisition system for vessel-based underwater sensing
AssigneeFnv IP B.V.
InventorChad Pastor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a vessel-mounted sensor acquisition apparatus including a coupler plate, an upper attachment portion, a sensor array portion, and a first winged pipe segment. The coupler plate includes a rotatable coupler and a rigid coupler. The upper attachment portion includes a first pipe attachment that is rotatably coupled to the rotatable coupler of the coupler plate and a second pipe attachment that is removably coupled to the rigid coupler of the coupler plate. The sensor array portion includes a plurality of remote sensing sensors. The first winged pipe segment, which includes a vibration-reducing wing, is coupled between the upper attachment portion and the sensor array portion.
Claims20
A vessel-mounted sensor acquisition apparatus, comprising:
- a coupler plate, the coupler plate including a rotatable coupler and a rigid coupler;
- an upper attachment portion, the upper attachment portion including a first pipe attachment rotatably coupled to the rotatable coupler of the coupler plate and a second pipe attachment removably coupled to the rigid coupler of the coupler plate;
- a sensor array portion, the sensor array portion including a plurality of remote sensing sensors;
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- a first winged pipe segment coupled between the upper attachment portion and the sensor array portion, wherein the first winged pipe segment includes a vibration-reducing wing.
A remote sensing acquisition system, comprising:
- a coupler plate, the coupler plate including a rotatable coupler and a rigid coupler;
- an upper attachment portion, the upper attachment portion including a first pipe attachment rotatably coupled to the rotatable coupler of the coupler plate and a second pipe attachment removably coupled to the rigid coupler of the coupler plate;
- a sensor array portion, the sensor array portion including a plurality of remote sensing sensors;
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- a first winged pipe segment coupled between the upper attachment portion and the sensor array portion, wherein the first winged pipe segment includes a vibration-reducing wing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.