FERNGESTEUERTE FAHRZEUGEN

• Main Authors: SHELTON, D, KEMP, IAN, TYSON, LAWRENCE SAMUEL, PAOLI, MATTEO, COOPER, JEREMY DANIEL, SANDERS, MARK, DORMER, WILLIAM, HOUSEHAM, DAVID, PULLIN, GRAHAM MICHAEL, JAGGER, NIGEL MARK
• Format: Patent
• Language: German
• Published: 22.07.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; CURRENT COLLECTORS; DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES ORAPPARATUS NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUSPROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERATION; HEATING; INDUCTANCES; LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; LIGHTING; LINE CONNECTORS; MAGNETS; MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; RELATED EQUIPMENT; RELAYS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; SELECTORS; SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; STANDS OR SUPPORTS; SUBMARINES; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSFORMERS; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

An ROV comprising a topside (12), a fish (10) and an umbilical cable (14) for connecting the topside (12) and the fish (10) together. The fish (10) is adapted to be powered by an onboard battery (52) inductively coupled to the fish (10). The cable (14) is of a fine diameter to reduce drag through the water. RF transmissions carry control and return signals to and from the fish (10) and topside (12). The fish (10) has two cameras. The front facing camera is located behind a dual layer flooded dome (34). A pan and tilt mechanism is fitted to one of the cameras and uses a pivotable gimbal frame (233) driven by a lead nut (243) moving along an arcuate bolt (241).