Pelagic free swinging aquatic vehicle
US6138604A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H1/36
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pelagic free swimming aquatic vehicle includes a rigid forebody having a predetermined volume; a watertight chamber in the forebody; and a flexible afterbody having a lesser volume than the forebody and including a maneuvering and propulsion propulsion structure and a drive system for driving the structure with a traveling sinusoidal wave motion.
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