Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Combined piloting method of remote operated underwater vehicles, device for its implementation and system using the same
- Patent Title (中): 遥控水下航行器的组合驾驶方法,其实施装置及其系统使用
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Application No.: US12936592Application Date: 2009-04-06
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Publication No.: US08418765B2Publication Date: 2013-04-16
- Inventor: Paolo Ferrara , Michele Filippini , Roberto Finotello , Tiberio Grasso
- Applicant: Paolo Ferrara , Michele Filippini , Roberto Finotello , Tiberio Grasso
- Applicant Address: IT Rome
- Assignee: ENI S.p.A.
- Current Assignee: ENI S.p.A.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Rome
- Agency: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: ITMI2008A0603 20080407
- International Application: PCT/IB2009/005205 WO 20090406
- International Announcement: WO2009/125279 WO 20091015
- Main IPC: E21B7/12
- IPC: E21B7/12

Abstract:
A combined piloting method of remote operated underwater vehicles includes: connecting, to a vertical profile, a constraint device including at least two arms arranged at a reciprocal fixed angular position, each of the at least two docking arms including at a first end a device for the hooking of a remote operated underwater vehicle, the at least two docking arms being constrained at one of their second ends to a device for the sliding and rotating hooking to the vertical profile; connecting at least two remote operated vehicles to the constraint device; detecting the position of the overall structure consisting of the constraint device and remote operated vehicles; detecting the orientation of each of the remote operated vehicles; receiving data relating to the position and orientation to be reached; determining the power required by each remote operated vehicle; and transmitting related commands to each vehicle.
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