Patent ID: 7715274
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: E02D,G01V

Abstract:
1. A method for interrogating a region of a sea bed which includes forcing a seabed data penetrator into a hole at a penetration location in the sea bed and examining the condition of said seabed as indicated by said seabed data penetration, including: positioning an acoustic imaging apparatus ( comparing the properties of the sea bed at selected depths as indicated by said seabed data penetration and as indicated by said recorded echoes; said step of acoustically interrogating said seabed includes repeatedly moving said acoustic transducer device relative to said locator part to position said acoustic transducer device at each of a plurality of horizontally-spaced locations that all lie over said seabed and performing said step of acoustically interrogating said seabed at each of said location of said acoustic transducer device, while keeping said locator part at a constant location.