Autonomous underwater vehicle

This AUV comprises: an underwater vehicle body which travels underwater along an object to be inspected that is located underwater or at the bottom of a body of water; an arm which extends from the underwater vehicle body; an inspection tool unit which has a contact portion that makes contact with t...

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Main Authors HASHIMOTO, Satoshi, OKIMURA, Yusuke, MUKAIDA, Minehiko, MASUDA, Kosuke, MIYATA, Shinichi, OKAYA, Noriyuki, NAKAMURA, Kazuyuki
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.10.2021
Subjects
EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER
LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS
LIFE-SAVING IN WATER
MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:This AUV comprises: an underwater vehicle body which travels underwater along an object to be inspected that is located underwater or at the bottom of a body of water; an arm which extends from the underwater vehicle body; an inspection tool unit which has a contact portion that makes contact with the object to be inspected and an inspection device that inspects the object to be inspected; and a passive joint that is provided between the arm and the inspection tool unit and allows passive relative rotation of the inspection tool unit with respect to the arm about at least one axis.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20190252082