WATER DRONE

A water drone capable of navigating on the surface, or below the surface, of a body of water. In some embodiments such a vehicle is light-weight, electric-powered, and propeller-driven, and may be operated by remote control from the shore and guided with simple autopilot commands. The vehicle may ha...

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Main Authors WHITE, Anthony, HELTSLEY, Drew, Franklin, MACCREADY, Tyler
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 13.06.2018
Subjects
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER
EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS
LIFE-SAVING IN WATER
MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
MINE-LAYING
MINE-SWEEPING
OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
SUBMARINES
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A water drone capable of navigating on the surface, or below the surface, of a body of water. In some embodiments such a vehicle is light-weight, electric-powered, and propeller-driven, and may be operated by remote control from the shore and guided with simple autopilot commands. The vehicle may have two actuators at the rear of the vehicle, each including a motor and a propeller, and each capable of producing forward or reverse thrust. The vehicle may be capable of travelling horizontally through the surf zone and diving vertically through the water column to the seafloor. The vehicle may monitor its own location and depth and may measure environmental conditions such as water temperature; such measurements may be communicated back to the operator using a telemetry system.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20160833749