| 摘要 |
An apparatus and method is provided for transporting, installing, retrieving, and replacing a sensor array of individual sensor pods (106) at a geographically remote location, such as on the sea floor. The apparatus consists of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) (102), a carousel (100) attached to the ROV (102), a pod ejector mechanism attached to the carousel (100), and a manipulator with a manipulator (118) with a manipulator end effector (120) attached to the ROV (102). The carousel (100) contains a plurality of sensor pod holders (108), where each sensor pod holder (108) is capable of holding a sensor pod (106). The pod ejector mechanism is capable of discharging a fresh sensor pod (106), while the manipulator end effector (120) is capable of lifting a depleted sensor pod (106) and placing the depleted sensor pod (106) in an empty sensor pod holder (108) in the carousel (100). |
