Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and method for buoyancy control of remotely operated underwater vehicle and payload
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Application No.: US15662529Application Date: 2017-07-28
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Publication No.: US10822065B2Publication Date: 2020-11-03
- Inventor: Harold Daley , Mac M Kennedy , Michael Urdiales , Gerrit Kroesen
- Applicant: Cameron International Corporation
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agent Rachel Greene
- Main IPC: B63G8/00
- IPC: B63G8/00 ; B63G8/14

Abstract:
An underwater vehicle is configured to transfer a payload between a first location and a second location at a subsea structure. The underwater vehicle includes a payload support configured to support the payload and a buoyancy control system. The buoyancy control system includes at least one of an exchange weight system configured to receive one or more exchange weights when delivering the payload, a floatation system having one or more floatation devices coupled to the payload, or a combination thereof.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190031308A1 SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR BUOYANCY CONTROL OF REMOTELY OPERATED UNDERWATER VEHICLE AND PAYLOAD Public/Granted day:2019-01-31
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