公开(公告)号：WO03100451A2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-04

申请号：PCT/US0316260

申请日：2003-05-22

Applicant: INPUT OUTPUT INC ,  LAMBERT DALE J ,  ROUQUETTE ROBERT E ,  SEALE DANIEL B ,  GUILLOT CLEM B

Inventor： LAMBERT DALE J ,  ROUQUETTE ROBERT E ,  SEALE DANIEL B ,  GUILLOT CLEM B

IPC: G01S1/72 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S5/26 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G01V1/38 ,  G01V1/40 ,  G01S

CPC classification number: G01V1/3835 ,  G01S1/72 ,  G01S5/0072 ,  G01S5/26 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S7/003 ,  G01S19/42 ,  Y02A90/36

Abstract: A GPS-based underwater cable positioning system for use in determining the shape and position of hydrophone streamers towed underwater behind survey vessels involved in marine seismic prospecting. The system includes a plurality of surface units towed behind the vessel. Each surface unit includes a GPS receiver to receive radio frequency GPS signals and to determine its positions. Each surface unit also has an acoustic transmitter to transmit an acoustic message signal representing its position and an optional time stamp into the water. Acoustic receiver units, attached spaced apart locations along one or more streamer cables, each include an acoustic receiver to receive the acoustic message signals from the surface units and to determine its position from the message signals. To augment the message signals from the surface units at locations distant from the surface units, acoustic transceiver units may be used. The acoustic transceiver units are attached to the streamer cables at ranges between the surface units and distant acoustic receiver units. The acoustic transceiver units each include an acoustic receiver that performs as the receivers in the acoustic receiver units and an acoustic transmitter to transmit acoustic message signals representing its position and an optional time stamp into the water to be received by the acoustic receiver units. In this way, the positions and shapes of towed streamer cables can be determined.

Abstract translation: 一种基于GPS的水下电缆定位系统，用于确定在涉及海洋地震勘探的测量船舶后方水下拖缆拖缆的形状和位置。 该系统包括拖在容器后面的多个表面单元。 每个表面单元包括接收射频GPS信号并确定其位置的GPS接收器。 每个表面单元还具有声发射器，以将表示其位置的声学信号信号和可选的时间戳传输到水中。 声学接收器单元，沿着一个或多个拖缆电缆连接的间隔开的位置，每个包括声接收器，用于从表面单元接收声学信号信号，并从消息信号确定其位置。 为了从远离地面单元的位置处的表面单元增加消息信号，可以使用声收发器单元。 声学收发器单元在表面单元和远程声学接收器单元之间的范围内连接到拖缆电缆。 声收发器单元各自包括作为声接收器单元中的接收器执行的声接收器，以及声发射器，用于将表示其位置的声消息信号和可选时间戳发送到要由声接收器单元接收的水中。 以这种方式，可以确定拖缆拖缆的位置和形状。

公开(公告)号：WO2007130707A3

公开(公告)日：2009-06-04

申请号：PCT/US2007060952

申请日：2007-01-24

Applicant: INPUT OUTPUT INC ,  ROUQUETTE ROBERT E

Inventor： ROUQUETTE ROBERT E

IPC: G01V1/20

CPC classification number: G01V1/201

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for reducing ghosts from hydrophone signals in a streamer towed underwater close to the sea surface. A multi-axis micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) accelerometer (66A-66C) with attitude sensing is used to reduce the frequency spectral notch in the response of the combined hydrophone-accelerometer system ami to reduce the sensitivity to ghost-producing downward traveling acoustic waves that are sea-surface reflections of the primary upward traveling acoustic waves. Multi-axis spring load cells (62A-62C) provide high compliance and mechanical isolation between stress members (22) and the accelerometer system (66A-66C). The load cells (62A-62C) also provide signals representing the vibration of the stress members (22). The signals can be used with an adaptive filter estimating the mechanical transfer function between the vibration and the motion of the accelerometer system to remove the vibration-induced noise from the accelerometer signals.

Abstract translation: 用于减少在靠近海面的水下拖缆的拖缆中的水听器信号的鬼魂的装置和方法。 使用具有姿态感测的多轴微机电系统（MEMS）加速度计（66A-66C）来减少组合水听器加速度计系统的响应中的频谱缺口，以降低对产生幽灵的灵敏度 向下行进声波是主要向上行进声波的海面反射。 多轴弹簧称重传感器（62A-62C）在应力构件（22）和加速度计系统（66A-66C）之间提供高顺应性和机械隔离。 称重传感器（62A-62C）还提供表示应力部件（22）振动的信号。 该信号可以与自适应滤波器一起使用，估计加速度计系统的振动和运动之间的机械传递函数，以从加速度计信号中去除振动引起的噪声。

公开(公告)号：FI103612B

公开(公告)日：1999-07-30

申请号：FI910838

申请日：1991-02-21

Applicant: INPUT OUTPUT INC

Inventor： ROUQUETTE ROBERT E

IPC: G01S20060101 ,  G01S1/38 ,  G01S5/18 ,  G01S5/22 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S15/06 ,  G01S15/74 ,  G01S15/87 ,  G01V20060101 ,  G01V1/28 ,  G01V1/36 ,  G01V1/38 ,  H04B1/59

公开(公告)号：DE69635463D1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-22

申请号：DE69635463

申请日：1996-09-20

Applicant: INPUT OUTPUT INC

Inventor： OLIVIER ANDRE W ,  RAU BRIEN G ,  ROUQUETTE ROBERT E

IPC: G01V1/20 ,  G01V1/22 ,  G01V1/38 ,  H04B3/36 ,  H04B3/44

公开(公告)号：NO20040293L

公开(公告)日：2004-03-22

申请号：NO20040293

申请日：2004-01-22

Applicant: INPUT OUTPUT INC

Inventor： ROUQUETTE ROBERT E ,  LAMBERT DALE J ,  SEALE DANIEL B ,  GULLOT CLEM B

IPC: G01S1/72 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S5/26 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G01V1/38 ,  G01V1/40 ,  G01V

Abstract: A GPS-based underwater cable positioning system for use in determining the shape and position of hydrophone streamers towed underwater behind survey vessels involved in marine seismic prospecting. The system includes a plurality of surface units towed behind the vessel. Each surface unit includes a GPS receiver to receive radio frequency GPS signals and to determine its positions. Each surface unit also has an acoustic transmitter to transmit an acoustic message signal representing its position and an optional time stamp into the water. Acoustic receiver units, attached spaced apart locations along one or more streamer cables, each include an acoustic receiver to receive the acoustic message signals from the surface units and to determine its position from the message signals. To augment the message signals from the surface units at locations distant from the surface units, acoustic transceiver units may be used. The acoustic transceiver units are attached to the streamer cables at ranges between the surface units and distant acoustic receiver units. The acoustic transceiver units each include an acoustic receiver that performs as the receivers in the acoustic receiver units and an acoustic transmitter to transmit acoustic message signals representing its position and an optional time stamp into the water to be received by the acoustic receiver units. In this way, the positions and shapes of towed streamer cables can be determined.

公开(公告)号：NO20040293A

公开(公告)日：2004-03-22

申请号：NO20040293

申请日：2004-01-22

Applicant: INPUT OUTPUT INC

Inventor： ROUQUETTE ROBERT E ,  LAMBERT DALE J ,  SEALE DANIEL B ,  GULLOT CLEM B

IPC: G01S1/72 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S5/26 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G01V1/38 ,  G01V1/40 ,  G01V

CPC classification number: G01V1/3835 ,  G01S1/72 ,  G01S5/0072 ,  G01S5/26 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S7/003 ,  G01S19/42 ,  Y02A90/36

Abstract: A GPS-based underwater cable positioning system for use in determining the shape and position of hydrophone streamers towed underwater behind survey vessels involved in marine seismic prospecting. The system includes a plurality of surface units towed behind the vessel. Each surface unit includes a GPS receiver to receive radio frequency GPS signals and to determine its positions. Each surface unit also has an acoustic transmitter to transmit an acoustic message signal representing its position and an optional time stamp into the water. Acoustic receiver units, attached spaced apart locations along one or more streamer cables, each include an acoustic receiver to receive the acoustic message signals from the surface units and to determine its position from the message signals. To augment the message signals from the surface units at locations distant from the surface units, acoustic transceiver units may be used. The acoustic transceiver units are attached to the streamer cables at ranges between the surface units and distant acoustic receiver units. The acoustic transceiver units each include an acoustic receiver that performs as the receivers in the acoustic receiver units and an acoustic transmitter to transmit acoustic message signals representing its position and an optional time stamp into the water to be received by the acoustic receiver units. In this way, the positions and shapes of towed streamer cables can be determined.

公开(公告)号：AU2003231814A1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-12

申请号：AU2003231814

申请日：2003-05-22

Applicant: INPUT OUTPUT INC

Inventor： LAMBERT DALE J ,  ROUQUETTE ROBERT E ,  SEALE DANIEL B ,  GUILLOT CLEM B

IPC: G01S1/72 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S5/26 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G01V1/38 ,  G01V1/40

Abstract: A GPS-based underwater cable positioning system for use in determining the shape and position of hydrophone streamers towed underwater behind survey vessels involved in marine seismic prospecting. The system includes a plurality of surface units towed behind the vessel. Each surface unit includes a GPS receiver to receive radio frequency GPS signals and to determine its positions. Each surface unit also has an acoustic transmitter to transmit an acoustic message signal representing its position and an optional time stamp into the water. Acoustic receiver units, attached spaced apart locations along one or more streamer cables, each include an acoustic receiver to receive the acoustic message signals from the surface units and to determine its position from the message signals. To augment the message signals from the surface units at locations distant from the surface units, acoustic transceiver units may be used. The acoustic transceiver units are attached to the streamer cables at ranges between the surface units and distant acoustic receiver units. The acoustic transceiver units each include an acoustic receiver that performs as the receivers in the acoustic receiver units and an acoustic transmitter to transmit acoustic message signals representing its position and an optional time stamp into the water to be received by the acoustic receiver units. In this way, the positions and shapes of towed streamer cables can be determined.

公开(公告)号：NO336401B1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-10

申请号：NO20040293

申请日：2004-01-22

Applicant: INPUT OUTPUT INC

Inventor： ROUQUETTE ROBERT E ,  LAMBERT DALE J ,  SEALE DANIEL B ,  GULLOT CLEM B

IPC: G01V1/20 ,  G01S1/72 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S5/26 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G01V1/38 ,  G01V1/40

Abstract: Et GPS-basert undervannsutstyr for kabelposisjonsbestemmelse og for bruk ved bestemmelse av form og posisjon for hydrofonstreamere som taues under vann bak et letefartøy som inngår i seismisk prospektering til sjøs. Dette utstyret omfatter flere overflateenheter som taues bak fartøyet. Hver overflateenhet omfatter en GPS-mottaker for å motta radiofrekvente GPS-signaler og for å bestemme dens posisjon. Hver overflateenhet har også en akustisk sender for å sende ut et akustisk meldingssignal som angir dens posisjon, og eventuelt en tidsangivelse, ut i vannet. Akustiske mottakerenheter, som er festet med innbyrdes avstand langs en eller flere streamere, omfatter hver en akustisk mottaker for å motta de akustiske meldingssignalene fra overflateenhetene og for å bestemme sin posisjon ut i fra meldingssignalene. For å forsterke meldingssignalene fra overflateenheter med beliggenhet fjernt fra overflateenhetene, kan akustiske sender/mottaker-enheter anvendes. Disse akustiske sender/mottaker-enhetene er festet til kabelstrengene i avstandspartier mellom overflateenhetene og de fjerntliggende akustiske mottakerenheter. De akustiske sender/mottaker-enhetene omfatter hver en akustisk mottaker som har samme arbeidsfunksjon som mottakerne i de akustiske mottakerenheter, samt en akustisk sender for å sende ut i vannet akustiske meldingssignaler som angir dens posisjon, og en eventuell tidsangivelse, som blir mottatt av de akustiske mottakerenhetene. På denne måten kan posisjonene og formene av de tauede kabelstrenger fastlegges.

公开(公告)号：FI103612B1

公开(公告)日：1999-07-30

申请号：FI910838

申请日：1991-02-21

Applicant: INPUT OUTPUT INC

Inventor： ROUQUETTE ROBERT E

IPC: G01S20060101 ,  G01S1/38 ,  G01S5/18 ,  G01S5/22 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S15/06 ,  G01S15/74 ,  G01S15/87 ,  G01V20060101 ,  G01V1/28 ,  G01V1/36 ,  G01V1/38 ,  H04B1/59

Abstract: Appts. for transmitting hydroacoustic pulses with predetermined shape and carrier frequency at specified times determines times of arrival of received hydroacoustic pulses externally transmitted with predetermined shape and carrier frequency. This has transducer for converting hydroacoustic energy received through water into received electrical energy. Synthesiser digitally synthesises electrical pulses of a certain shape and carrier frequency. Electrical transmission path conducts electrical pulses from synthesiser to transducer. An electrical reception path conducts received electrical energy. Converter converts the energy conducted through reception path into a sequence of digital samples representative of amplitude.

公开(公告)号：EP1506433A4

公开(公告)日：2008-07-16

申请号：EP03755444

申请日：2003-05-22

Applicant: INPUT OUTPUT INC

Inventor： LAMBERT DALE J ,  ROUQUETTE ROBERT E ,  SEALE DANIEL B ,  GUILLOT CLEM B

IPC: G01S1/72 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S5/26 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G01V1/38 ,  G01V1/40

CPC classification number: G01V1/3835 ,  G01S1/72 ,  G01S5/0072 ,  G01S5/26 ,  G01S5/30 ,  G01S7/003 ,  G01S19/42 ,  Y02A90/36

Abstract: A GPS-based underwater cable positioning system for use in determining the shape and position of hydrophone streamers towed underwater behind survey vessels involved in marine seismic prospecting. The system includes a plurality of surface units towed behind the vessel. Each surface unit includes a GPS receiver to receive radio frequency GPS signals and to determine its positions. Each surface unit also has an acoustic transmitter to transmit an acoustic message signal representing its position and an optional time stamp into the water. Acoustic receiver units, attached spaced apart locations along one or more streamer cables, each include an acoustic receiver to receive the acoustic message signals from the surface units and to determine its position from the message signals. To augment the message signals from the surface units at locations distant from the surface units, acoustic transceiver units may be used. The acoustic transceiver units are attached to the streamer cables at ranges between the surface units and distant acoustic receiver units. The acoustic transceiver units each include an acoustic receiver that performs as the receivers in the acoustic receiver units and an acoustic transmitter to transmit acoustic message signals representing its position and an optional time stamp into the water to be received by the acoustic receiver units. In this way, the positions and shapes of towed streamer cables can be determined.