Depth and hover control system for unmanned underwater vehicle
US4301761A · kind A · utility
7Cited by
9References
11Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1980 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63G8/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an unmanned underwater instrumentation vehicle, travel to an assigned th and cyclical excursions between depth tolerances above and below that depth are effected by a mechanism that alternatively drops vernier weights by firing explosive release bolts and floods buoyancy chambers by firing explosive piercing cartridges.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.