Patent ID: 11964741
Assignee: OCEAN FLOOR GEOPHYSICS, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  C  G | IPC B  C  G

Claim 18:
19. A system, comprising:
an underwater vehicle;
a plurality of electrodes mounted on the underwater vehicle and that detect a surrounding electric field in an underwater environment, wherein the plurality of electrodes includes two first electrodes aligned with one another in a first direction on the underwater vehicle and two second electrodes aligned with one another in a second direction on the underwater vehicle, the second direction being different than the first direction;
at least one sensor mounted on the underwater vehicle and that senses a structure external to the underwater vehicle in the underwater environment to generate sensor data;
a processor; and
a memory including instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
receive electric field data regarding the electric field that is detected by the plurality of electrodes;
receive the sensor data;
determine location data including information regarding a location of the structure relative to the underwater vehicle in the underwater environment based on the sensor data; and
determine one or more characteristics of the structure based on the electric field data and the location data.