Submersible transport and launch canister and methods for the use thereof
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsDavid E. Bossert, Jeffrey N. Zerbe, Ray Sampson
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Abstract
Embodiments of a method for deploying an airborne object are provided utilizing a submersible transport and launch canister of the type that includes a pressure vessel in which the airborne object is stored and a cap which sealingly engages the pressure vessel. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of positioning an end portion of the pressure vessel above the surface level of a body of water, opening the cap, and launching the airborne object from the pressure vessel while in the body of water.
Claims20
A method for deploying an airborne object utilizing a submersible transport and launch canister of the type that includes a pressure vessel in which the airborne object is stored and a cap which sealingly engages the pressure vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning an end portion of the pressure vessel above the surface level of a body of water;
- opening the cap;
- and
- launching the airborne object from the pressure vessel while in the body of water.
A method for deploying an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle from within a body of water using a submersible transport and launch canister of the type that includes a pressure vessel having an open end portion and a storage cavity in which the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is stored, a diver-actuated cap movable between an open position and a closed position in which the diver-actuated cap sealingly engages the open end portion, and a propellant device fluidly coupled to the storage cavity, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning the open end portion above the surface level of the body of water;
- moving the diver-actuated cap into the open position;
- and
- actuating the propellant device to launch the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle from the storage cavity and through the open end portion while in the body of water.
A method for preparing a submersible transport and launch canister of the type that includes a diver-actuated cap and a pressure vessel having an open end portion and a storage cavity, the diver-actuated cap movable between an open position and a closed position in which the diver-actuated cap sealingly engages the open end portion, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle into the storage cavity and through the open end portion;
- and
- moving the diver-actuated cap into the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.