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Geophysical survey system
Assignee: STATE OF ISRAEL ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER YAVNE 70 600 ISRAEL
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Filing: 1990-09-12
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Granted: 1993-11-30
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Expires: 2010-09-12
Abstract
Abstract A geophysical survey system including a remotely piloted vehicle, a geophysical sensing payload mounted thereon and ground based control and data receiving means.
Inventors
- 👤 Gideon Steinitz
- 👤 Hovav Zafrir
- 👤 Yair Dubester
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:17
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V5/00; G01V5/02; G01V1/00; G01V1/22; G01V11/00; G01V11/002; G01V3/00; G01V3/18; G01V3/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A geophysical survey system comprising: a remotely piloted vehicle; a geophysical sensing payload mounted on the remotely piloted vehicle; and ground based control and data receiving means which comprises a separate mobile tracking, communication and control unit and a separate mobile geophysical analysis unit physically separate from said mobile tracking, communication and control unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A geophysical survey system comprising: a remotely piloted vehicle; a geophysical sensing payload mounted on the remotely piloted vehicle; and ground based control and data receiving means which comprises a separate mobile tracking, communication and control unit and a separate mobile geophysical analysis unit physically separate from said mobile tracking, communication and control unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 1 wherein the mobile geophysical analysis unit also comprises means for real-time analysis of received geophysical data from said geophysical sensing payload.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 2 wherein the mobile geophysical analysis unit also comprises means for processing, interpretation and map display of geophysical data derived from said geophysical sensing payload.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 1 wherein said geophysical sensing payload includes a radiometric payload which comprises nuclear detection means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 4 wherein said radiometric payload comprises nuclear scintillation means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 5 wherein said radiometric payload also comprises means for cooling said nuclear scintillation means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 6 wherein said means for cooling comprises thermoelectric means and wherein said nuclear scintillation means are located in a thermally isolated housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 1 wherein said separate units are interconnected by wireless relays.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 1 wherein the ground based control and data receiving means also comprises means for data processing and for guiding flight of said remotely piloted vehicle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
77 words
A geophysical survey system comprising: a remotely piloted vehicle; a geophysical sensing payload mounted on the remotely piloted vehicle; ground based control and data receiving means which comprises a separate mobile tracking, communication and control unit and a separate mobile geophysical analysis unit physically separate from said mobile tracking, communication and control unit; and wherein the separate geophysical analysis unit includes means for processing, interpretation and map display of geophysical data derived from said geophysical sensing payload.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
77 words
A geophysical survey system comprising: a remotely piloted vehicle; a geophysical sensing payload mounted on the remotely piloted vehicle; ground based control and data receiving means which comprises a separate mobile tracking, communication and control unit and a separate mobile geophysical analysis unit physically separate from said mobile tracking, communication and control unit; and wherein the separate geophysical analysis unit includes means for processing, interpretation and map display of geophysical data derived from said geophysical sensing payload.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 10 wherein said geophysical sensing payload comprises a bismuth germanium oxide (BGO) type radiometric payload.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 10 wherein the mobile geophysical analysis unit also comprises means for real-time analysis of received geophysical data from said geophysical sensing payload.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 10 wherein said geophysical sensing payload comprises nuclear detection means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 10 wherein said geophysical sensing payload comprises nuclear scintillation means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 14 wherein said geophysical sensing payload also comprises means for cooling said nuclear scintillation means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 15 wherein said means for cooling comprises thermoelectric means and wherein said nuclear scintillation means are located in a thermally isolated housing.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A geophysical survey system according to claim 10 wherein said separate units are interconnected by wireless relays.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
65 words
A geophysical survey system comprising: a remotely piloted vehicle; a geophysical sensing payload comprising a radiometric payload mounted on the remotely piloted vehicle and weighing no more than 20 kg; and ground based control and data receiving means which comprises a separate mobile tracking, communication and control unit and a separate mobile geophysical analysis unit physically separate from said mobile tracking, communication and control unit.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
65 words
A geophysical survey system comprising: a remotely piloted vehicle; a geophysical sensing payload comprising a radiometric payload mounted on the remotely piloted vehicle and weighing no more than 20 kg; and ground based control and data receiving means which comprises a separate mobile tracking, communication and control unit and a separate mobile geophysical analysis unit physically separate from said mobile tracking, communication and control unit.
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