Operation of a resident service vehicle from an unmanned production unit
OwnerRobert Kwan Meng Seah, David Hugh Fraserinventors
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Abstract
A resident service system can include a base station having a vehicle docking feature, where the base station is disposed on an unmanned production unit that is at least partially submerged in water. The resident service system can also include a resident service vehicle (RSV) configured to couple to the vehicle docking feature of the base station, where the RSV is configured to autonomously perform a function in the water while decoupled from the vehicle docking feature.
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A resident service system comprising:
- a base station comprising a vehicle docking feature, wherein the base station is disposed on an unmanned production unit that is at least partially submerged in water;
- and
- a resident service vehicle (RSV) configured to couple to the vehicle docking feature of the base station, wherein the RSV is configured to autonomously perform a function in the water while physically separated from the vehicle docking feature.
A method for managing a resident service vehicle (RSV) from an unmanned production unit, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a base station, instructions from a network manager;
- dispatching, by the base station, the RSV to perform a function based on the instructions;
- receiving, by the base station, the RSV after the function is performed;
- retrieving, by the base station, data associated with performing the function from the RSV;
- and
- sending, by the base station, the data to the network manager.
A method for performing a function from an unmanned production unit, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a resident service vehicle (RSV), instructions from a base station;
- decoupling the RSV from the base station to perform the function derived from the instructions;
- collecting, by the RSV, data while performing the function;
- finishing the function by the RSV;
- coupling the RSV to the base station;
- and
- transferring the data from the RSV to the base station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.