Title:
REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001058751
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An ROV comprising a topside (12), a fish (10) and an umbilical cable (14) for connecting the topside (12) and the fish (10) together. The fish (10) is adapted to be powered by an onboard battery (52) inductively coupled to the fish (10). The cable (14) is of a fine diameter to reduce drag through the water. RF transmissions carry control and return signals to and from the fish (10) and topside (12). The fish (10) has two cameras. The front facing camera is located behind a dual layer flooded dome (34). A pan and tilt mechanism is fitted to one of the cameras and uses a pivotable gimbal frame (233) driven by a lead nut (243) moving along an arcuate bolt (241).
Inventors:
SHELTON CHRIS D (GB)
JAGGER NIGEL MARK (GB)
HOUSEHAM SHAUN DAVID (GB)
TYSON LAWRENCE SAMUEL (GB)
COOPER JEREMY DANIEL (GB)
DORMER MICHAEL WILLIAM (GB)
PAOLI JAN MATTEO (GB)
KEMP NICHOLAS IAN (GB)
SANDERS MARK (GB)
PULLIN GRAHAM MICHAEL (GB)
JAGGER NIGEL MARK (GB)
HOUSEHAM SHAUN DAVID (GB)
TYSON LAWRENCE SAMUEL (GB)
COOPER JEREMY DANIEL (GB)
DORMER MICHAEL WILLIAM (GB)
PAOLI JAN MATTEO (GB)
KEMP NICHOLAS IAN (GB)
SANDERS MARK (GB)
PULLIN GRAHAM MICHAEL (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2001/000527
Publication Date:
December 27, 2001
Filing Date:
February 09, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
H2EYE INTERNATIONAL LTD (GB)
SHELTON CHRIS D (GB)
JAGGER NIGEL MARK (GB)
HOUSEHAM SHAUN DAVID (GB)
TYSON LAWRENCE SAMUEL (GB)
COOPER JEREMY DANIEL (GB)
DORMER MICHAEL WILLIAM (GB)
PAOLI JAN MATTEO (GB)
KEMP NICHOLAS IAN (GB)
SANDERS MARK (GB)
PULLIN GRAHAM MICHAEL (GB)
SHELTON CHRIS D (GB)
JAGGER NIGEL MARK (GB)
HOUSEHAM SHAUN DAVID (GB)
TYSON LAWRENCE SAMUEL (GB)
COOPER JEREMY DANIEL (GB)
DORMER MICHAEL WILLIAM (GB)
PAOLI JAN MATTEO (GB)
KEMP NICHOLAS IAN (GB)
SANDERS MARK (GB)
PULLIN GRAHAM MICHAEL (GB)
International Classes:
B63C11/42; B63G8/00; F16M11/12; F16M11/18; H01F38/14; H01H9/02; H01M50/202; H01M50/247; H01M50/264; H02K5/128; H02K7/14; B63C11/48; B63H21/17; B63H21/22; H01H25/04; H01M10/40; H01M10/42; H01M10/46; H01M50/50; H01R13/523; H01R13/625; (IPC1-7): B63C11/42; H01F38/14; H01M2/30; B63H23/24
Foreign References:
| US5749312A | 1998-05-12 | |||
| US4838797A | 1989-06-13 | |||
| GB499037A | 1939-01-18 | |||
| US4030058A | 1977-06-14 | |||
| EP0425723A1 | 1991-05-08 | |||
| FR1529806A | 1968-06-21 |
Other References:
TARO AOKI ET AL: "DEVELOPMENT OF EXPENDABLE OPTICAL FIBER CABLE ROV UROV", PROCEEDINGS OF THE OCEANS CONFERENCE,US,NEW YORK, IEEE, vol. -, 26 October 1992 (1992-10-26), pages 813 - 818, XP000346947, ISBN: 0-7803-0838-7
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