Method and a Device for Identifying and Neutralizing an Undersea Mine
AssigneeDcn
InventorJean-Claude Fournier
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Abstract
A method of identifying and optionally neutralizing an undersea object (1, 1′) that might be an undersea mine and that is of known geographical position, in which an undersea intervention robot (4, 4′) is used suspended under an aircraft capable of stationary flight, such as a helicopter (7) or a drone, serving to bring the robot (4, 4′) into register with the object (1, 1′) for identification and possibly for being neutralized, the object is identified, and optionally it is neutralized.
Claims20
1-19. (canceled)
A method of identifying and optionally neutralizing an undersea object that might be an undersea mine and that is of known geographical position, in which method an undersea intervention robot is used suspended under an aircraft capable of stationary flight such as a helicopter or a drone, thereby enabling the robot to be placed in register with the object to be identified, and possibly to be neutralized, the object is identified, and optionally it is neutralized, the undersea intervention robot presenting specific gravity that is significantly greater than 1 and apparent weight when immersed that is sufficient to ensure that the device behaves like a stiff pendulum.
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