Current stabilized underwater platform
US4462330A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63G2008/007
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for providing a stable platform for equipment to be employed in underwater environment includes a fin assembly for preventing uncontrolled azimuthal motion of the equipment when the fin assembly is suspended in the underwater environment to a level at which a current is present. The equipment is joined to a mounting which is rotatably positioned upon the fin assembly, and is oriented to a selected azimuth by the rotatable mounting in response to control signals received thereby, the fin assembly remaining at a fixed azimuthal orientation determined by the direction of the current as the mounting azimuthally displaces the equipment.
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