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Method, apparatus and computer program products for alerting submersible vessels to hazardous conditions

US6734808B1 · kind B1 · utility

45Cited by
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133Claims
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Filing dateJun 26, 2000
Grant dateMay 11, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S367/909
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A navigational system for submersible vessels that provides warning of impending grounding occurrences. A data base of bottom contours and submerged obstructions is compared to various indicators of the submersible vessel's position and motion to provide alerts and to display bottom hazards ahead of the vessel.

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