Underwater guide vehicle for removal of submerged and floating navigational hazards
US5248978A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B19/46
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An underwater maneuverable vehicle is presented which carries an explosive charge and can be used for immediate removal or destruction of various menaces to navigation and other underwater hazards. The battery powered vehicle is air dropped from a platform which carries an imaging lidar system for detection and is operated and navigationally controlled in conjunction with an imaging lidar system.
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