DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN THE UNDERWATER EXTRACTION OR INSERTION OF AN ELONGATE ELEMENT DISPOSED IN A PIPE, AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN THE EXTRACTION OR INSERTION OF ONE SUCH ELEMENT

摘要

A device for assisting in the underwater extraction or insertion of an elongate element disposed in a pipe is provided. The device includes a clamping and vibration-generating assembly including a sealed housing bearing a gripper and including a member for tightening the gripper on the pipe, an adjustable vibrator for vibrating the housing and the gripper, and a member for measuring the vibration produced by the vibrator on the pipe in order to determine the optimum vibration The device also includes a controller for remotely controlling the gripper and the vibrator. A method for assisting in the extraction or insertion of an elongate element is also provided.