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US 2014/0109821 A1Published application
Aquatic Vehicle
AssigneeBoston Engineering Corporation
InventorsMichael Rufo, David Shane, Michael Conry, Will Ober
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Abstract
An underwater vehicle includes a fore-body and a flexible aft. The flexible aft includes a flexible body. The flexible body includes a spring body including a spring element extending along a main axis, and a cavity. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
Claims32
A flexible body comprising:
- a spring body including a spring element extending along a main axis;
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- a cavity within the spring body.
An aquatic vehicle comprising:
- a fore-body;
- an aft section;
- an actuator system at least partially within the aft section;
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- wherein, the aft section is configured such that, when the aquatic vehicle is within liquid, at least a portion the aft section is flooded with liquid such that at least a portion of the actuator system is submerged and the actuator system is configured such that, when the actuator system is operated while at least a portion of the actuator system is submersed in liquid, the liquid serves to transfer thermal energy produced by the actuator system away from the actuator system.
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An aquatic vehicle comprising:
- a fore-body, an actuation system connected to the fore-body;
- a drive system comprising a plurality of flexure points and actuated by the actuation system;
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- a flexible body attached to the fore-body and enclosing at least a portion of the drive system, the flexible body comprising:
- a spring body including a spring element extending along a main axis;
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- a cavity within the spring body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.