US 2024/0101231 A1 · IDENTIFYING AND REMEDIATING A GAS LEAK

Abstract

A method and an unmanned surface vehicle for identifying and remediating a gas leak. The method includes detecting a first condition indicative of the gas leak with a first sensor and sensing environmental conditions near the gas leak with an environmental sensor. The method includes receiving, at a controller operatively coupled to the unmanned surface vehicle, signals representing the first condition indicative of the gas leak the environmental conditions near the gas leak. The method includes determining, by the controller and based on the first condition indicative of the gas leak and the environmental conditions near the gas leak, a navigation plan of the body of water including an ignition zone. The method includes positioning, based on the navigation plan, the unmanned surface vehicle relative to the ignition zone and discharging, by an ignition mechanism, an ignition source into the gas leak to ignite the gas leak.

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Dependent claims

A method for identifying and remediating a gas leak using an unmanned surface vehicle configured to operate on a body of water, the method comprising:

detecting, by a first sensor of the unmanned surface vehicle, a first condition indicative of the gas leak;
sensing, by an environmental sensor of the unmanned surface vehicle, a plurality of environmental conditions of an environment near the gas leak;
receiving, by a controller operatively coupled to the unmanned surface vehicle, a signal representing the first condition indicative of the gas leak and a signal representing the plurality of environmental conditions near the gas leak;
determining, by the controller and based on the first condition indicative of the gas leak and the plurality of environmental conditions near the gas leak, a navigation plan of the body of water, the navigation plan comprising an ignition zone;
positioning, based on the navigation plan, the unmanned surface vehicle relative to the ignition zone;
and
discharging, by an ignition mechanism of the unmanned surface vehicle, an ignition source into the gas leak to ignite the gas leak.

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An unmanned surface vehicle configured to operate on a body of water for controlling a gas leak, the unmanned surface vehicle comprising:

a gas leak sensor configured to detect a condition indicative of the gas leak;
an environmental sensor configured to detect an environmental condition indicative of an environment near the gas leak;
an ignition mechanism configured to discharge an ignition source;
and
a controller operatively coupled to the gas leak sensor, the environmental sensor, and the ignition mechanism, the controller configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving a signal representing the condition of the gas leak from the gas leak sensor;
receiving the signal representing the condition of the gas leak from the environmental sensor;
determining, based on the condition of the gas leak and the environmental condition indicative of an environment near the gas leak, a navigation plan of the body of water, the navigation plan comprising an ignition zone;
positioning, based on the navigation plan, the unmanned surface vehicle relative to the ignition zone;
and
discharging the ignition source by the ignition mechanism into the gas leak to ignite the gas leak.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Identifying and remediating a gas leak

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Identifying and remediating a gas leak

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