A method of controlling position of a seismic streamer (12) comprises: calculating magnitude and direction of a desired total force or displacement to apply to the seismic streamer; adjusting, based on forces exerted on the streamer by hydrodynamic deflecting surfaces (28) in a force axis, the calculated magnitude of total force or displacement to form an intermediate desired total force; adjusting a common angle between hydrodynamic deflecting surfaces (28) to produce the intermediate desired total force along the force axis; comparing the calculated desired common wing angle to the current common wing angle to calculate a change in the wing angle; and introducing a splay angle in to the hydrodynamic deflecting surfaces to produce a rotational movement to align the force axis with the direction of the desired total force.


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    Title :

    Control system for the positioning of marine seismic streamers


    Additional title:

    Steuerungssystem zur Positionierung seismischer Streamer
    Système de contrôle de la position des flûtes sismiques


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-11-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS



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