Controllable seismic source
Abstract
An apparatus for generating seismic waves includes a housing, a strike surface within the housing, and a hammer movably disposed within the housing. An actuator induces a striking motion in the hammer such that the hammer impacts the strike surface as part of the striking motion. The actuator is selectively adjustable to change characteristics of the striking motion and characteristics of seismic waves generated by the impact. The hammer may be modified to change the physical characteristics of the hammer, thereby changing characteristics of seismic waves generated by the hammer. The hammer may be disposed within a removable shock cavity, and the apparatus may include two hammers and two shock cavities positioned symmetrically about a center of the apparatus.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Kansas City Plant (KCP), Kansas City, MO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1221878
- Patent Number(s):
- 9146328
- Application Number:
- 14/184,539
- Assignee:
- Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, MO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0000622
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Feb 19
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 58 GEOSCIENCES
Citation Formats
Gomez, Antonio, DeRego, Paul Jeffrey, Ferrell, Patrick Andrew, Thom, Robert Anthony, Trujillo, Joshua J., and Herridge, Brian. Controllable seismic source. United States: N. p., 2015.
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Gomez, Antonio, DeRego, Paul Jeffrey, Ferrell, Patrick Andrew, Thom, Robert Anthony, Trujillo, Joshua J., & Herridge, Brian. Controllable seismic source. United States.
Gomez, Antonio, DeRego, Paul Jeffrey, Ferrell, Patrick Andrew, Thom, Robert Anthony, Trujillo, Joshua J., and Herridge, Brian. Tue .
"Controllable seismic source". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1221878.
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abstractNote = {An apparatus for generating seismic waves includes a housing, a strike surface within the housing, and a hammer movably disposed within the housing. An actuator induces a striking motion in the hammer such that the hammer impacts the strike surface as part of the striking motion. The actuator is selectively adjustable to change characteristics of the striking motion and characteristics of seismic waves generated by the impact. The hammer may be modified to change the physical characteristics of the hammer, thereby changing characteristics of seismic waves generated by the hammer. The hammer may be disposed within a removable shock cavity, and the apparatus may include two hammers and two shock cavities positioned symmetrically about a center of the apparatus.},
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