Global Patent Index - EP 3004912 A1

EP 3004912 A1 20160413 - METROLOGY METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING THE GEOMETRY OF A NETWORK OF UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC BEACONS

Title (en)

METROLOGY METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING THE GEOMETRY OF A NETWORK OF UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC BEACONS

Title (de)

METROLOGIEVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR KALIBRIERUNG DER GEOMETRIE EINES NETZWERKES AUS UNTERWASSERAKUSTIKBAKEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE MÉTROLOGIE POUR LA CALIBRATION DE LA GÉOMÉTRIE D'UN RÉSEAU DE BALISES ACOUSTIQUES SOUS-MARINES

Publication

EP 3004912 A1 20160413 (FR)

Application

EP 14738544 A 20140528

Priority

  • FR 1355161 A 20130605
  • FR 2014051281 W 20140528

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014195610A1] The invention relates to a metrology method and device for calibrating the geometry of a network of Nb stationary underwater acoustic beacons (11, 12, 13, 14) defining a field of beacons, implementing a moving body (20) comprising means for receiving acoustic signals from each of the beacons of the network, respectively. According to the invention, the metrology method includes the following steps: acquiring Nm series of Nb acoustic measurements of the relative distance between the moving body and each beacon of the network, respectively, during a movement of the moving body; calculating a numeric function C from the series of acoustic measurements of the relative distances and parameters representing relative positions of the beacons; executing an algorithm for minimising the numeric function C in order to deduce therefrom an estimation of the values of the relative position parameters of each of the beacons of the network.

IPC 8 full level

G01S 1/76 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/87 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01S 1/76 (2013.01 - EP US); G01S 7/52004 (2013.01 - EP US); G01S 15/874 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2014195610A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2014195610 A1 20141211; EP 3004912 A1 20160413; FR 3006770 A1 20141212; FR 3006770 B1 20161209; US 2016124081 A1 20160505

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 2014051281 W 20140528; EP 14738544 A 20140528; FR 1355161 A 20130605; US 201414895720 A 20140528