A deployable system of one or more sensors 116 for incorporation on a marine installation 100 comprises a sensor mount 114 securable to the marine installation 100 and a sensor 116 mounted on the sensor mount 114. The sensor mount 114 has a raised configuration, and a deployed configuration in which the sensor 116 is held rigidly in place below a hull 102 of the marine installation. The sensor system may be configured to monitor local wildlife and the interaction of the wildlife with the marine installation 100. The raised configuration may be useful for moving the marine installation by reducing draft and protecting the sensor. It may also be used to protect the sensor e.g. from collision, and may allow the sensor to be installed or removed more easily than in the case of a fixed mount.
Deployable Marine Sensor System
2021-05-12
Patent
Electronic Resource
English