An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for recording seismic signals during a marine seismic survey. The AUV includes a body having a base face and first and second sides, a burying mechanism attached to the body and configured to bury the base face into the sea floor, a depth burying detection apparatus attached to the body and configured to detect a presence of an ambient solid material on the first or second side of the body, and a seismic sensor configured to record seismic signals.


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    Title :

    BURIAL DEPTH DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYS


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    Publication date :

    2016-09-22


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS / B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen / B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen



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