Provided is a drone geophone installation arrangement (10) comprising a drone (8) configured to transport a geophone (12), and an anchor arrangement (14) configured to selectively and releasably anchor said drone (8) to a surface (16). Also included is a geophone implantation assembly (18) configured to implant the geophone (12) into said surface (16), said implantation assembly (18) comprising i) a geophone receptacle (20) configured to releasably receive the geophone (12), ii) a translation carriage (22) configured to urge said geophone receptacle (20) into said surface (16), and iii) a pulsator (24) configured to apply at least one implantation pulse to said geophone receptacle (20) to facilitate implantation of the geophone (12) into the surface (16) while the drone (8) is anchored thereto. An associated geophone installation method is also described.
DRONE GEOPHONE INSTALLATION ARRANGEMENT
05.06.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G01R Messen elektrischer Größen , MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES / G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |