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US 12,065,221 B2Granted
Asymmetric body of water navigation system and method
AssigneeComboyo Asymmetric Logistc Solutions Servicos E Participacoes Ltda.
InventorMarco Zanini
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Abstract
An autonomous body of water navigation system and method uses the current of the body of water. The body of water navigation method may be asymmetric since cargo may be transported along with the current of the body of water and the navigation system can be easily transported back up the body of water.
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An asymmetric cargo transporting system on a navigable waterway, comprising:
- a convoy having a plurality of carriers flexibly connected to each other wherein each carrier floats and is capable of carrying a cargo and has a bottom portion that floats on the navigable waterway, a cover that fits over the cargo in the carrier and a tubular inflatable portion that provides extra buoyancy to the carrier;
- a solar energy device connected to one or more of the carriers that generates electrical energy;
- a navigation system that is powered by the solar energy device and autonomously navigates the navigable waterway;
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- wherein the convoy uses a current of the navigable waterway to navigate downstream on the navigable waterway.
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An asymmetric cargo transporting method, the method comprising:
- providing a convoy having a plurality of carriers flexibly connected to each other wherein each carrier floats and is capable of carrying a cargo, a solar energy device connected to one or more of the carriers that generates electrical energy and a navigation system that is powered by the solar energy device;
- inflating, at a source of the cargo, each carrier before placing the convoy onto a navigable waterway;
- placing the convoy at the source of cargo on the navigable waterway;
- loading cargo into each carrier of the convoy;
- floating, by the convoy, on a current of the navigable waterway downstream;
- autonomously navigating, using the navigation system of the convoy, the navigable waterway by adjusting a position of the convoy in the navigable waterway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.