Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1980-02-28
1982-02-23
Gruber, Felix D.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
114264, 364453, 405195, E21B 4400, G06F 1520
Patent
active
043171745
ABSTRACT:
A riser angle positioning system and process provides information for dynamically positioning a floating vessel having a riser extending to a wellhead on the ocean floor. The system comprises an acoustic system for generating acoustic data signals representing the position of the vessel with respect to the wellhead, top and bottom riser inclinometers for generating respective sensor signals indicating angles of deflection of the riser at the top and bottom, respectively, thereof, and a processor responsive to the acoustic data signals and the sensor signals for generating positioning information. The riser angle positioning system and process serve as a backup system and method for checking the acoustic data for large errors, and additionally provide the sole position determining system and method in case of acoustic blackout. The riser angle positioning system and process have two alternative modes of operation: a simulator mode during which the vessel position is calculated from data read from a dynamic positioning system magnetic tape log, and a real time mode during which data is read directly from analog-to-digital converters associated with the top and bottom inclinometers and the acoustic system.
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Gruber Felix D.
Kile Bradford E.
The Offshore Company
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