Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-modal flying airplane and underwater glider
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Application No.: US15909508Application Date: 2018-03-01
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Publication No.: US10661623B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Daniel J. Edwards , Jeffrey W. Book , Trent Young , Andrew Quaid
- Applicant: Daniel J. Edwards , Jeffrey W. Book , Trent Young , Andrew Quaid
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agency: US Naval Research Laboratory
- Agent Richard Bis
- Main IPC: B63G8/22
- IPC: B63G8/22 ; B60F5/02 ; B64C37/00 ; B63G8/00 ; B64C3/10
Abstract:
A multi-modal vehicle includes a main fuselage body; one or more wings extending from the main fuselage body and having a shape configured to provide aerodynamic lift when the vehicle travels through the air and hydrodynamic lift when the vehicle travels through the water; and a buoyancy control engine situated within the vehicle and configured to control the buoyancy of the vehicle relative to surrounding water when the vehicle is submerged in water, thereby providing a buoyancy force to selectively propel the vehicle upwards and downwards, respectively, through the water.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190270355A1 Multi-Modal Flying Airplane and Underwater Glider Public/Granted day:2019-09-05
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