A system comprising one or more autonomous vehicles equipped with sensors to perform continuous multi-domain gravity gradiometry measurements to better understand density variation of an object, surface and/or subsurface. The autonomous vehicles may be equipped with modular customizable sensor packages having a plurality of gravity gradiometry sensors with differing sensitivities. Each sensor may be tethered to the autonomous vehicle by a tether which can be lengthened or shortened to vary the distance between the sensor and the ground. The autonomous vehicles may include an onboard data processing and visualization system configured for generating a survey model of a scanned area and/or volume based on the data received sensors on one or more autonomous vehicles. The data system may be configured to implement data-driven processes in a feedback loop to optimize positioning of the autonomous vehicle system to record measurements with less noise to refine the survey model.


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    Title :

    AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRAVITY GRADIOMETRY


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-02-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS / B64U



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