Mass shifting apparatus and system for inducing a vertical dive in submersible conveyances
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorLeif Erik Roth
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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorLeif Erik Roth
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A mass shifting apparatus and system for inducing a vertical dive in submersible conveyances. Furthermore, an apparatus for inducing a submersible conveyance into a vertical dive, comprising a track, having a proximal end and distal end, defining a slide path wherein the track is fixed to an external surface of a submersible conveyance in alignment with a dive vector; a shifting weight operably engaged with the slide path to traverse between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the shifting weight provides a balancing moment to the submersible conveyance when adjacent to the proximal end, and wherein driving the shifting weight towards the distal end provides dive moment to the submersible conveyance; and a means for driving the shifting weight along the slide path. In one embodiment, a modular apparatus for inducing a modular submersible conveyance into a vertical dive.
An apparatus for inducing a submersible conveyance into a vertical dive, comprising:
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