Underwater vehicle cutting apparatus
AssigneeAdaptive Methods, Inc.
InventorsJames Wiggins, Chris Norkoski, Conrad Zeglin, Walter Allensworth
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Abstract
The problem of penetrating through nets and other objects is solved by cutting the object using a linear cutting assembly having a linear cutter arm that moves in an arc and pivots about an attachment point. The object is cut by a severing action caused by a moveable blade of the linear cutting arm moving back and forth across a stationary blade of the linear cutter arm. An underwater vehicle modified to incorporate an embodiment of the linear cutting assembly can cut a sufficiently large opening in the object to allow the vehicle to pass through.
Claims20
1-36. (canceled)
A cutting apparatus for an underwater vehicle comprising:
- a cutter arm configured to rotate in a forward arc;
- and a motor configured to operate a cutting motion of the cutter arm and rotate the cutter arm.
A cutting apparatus for an underwater vehicle comprising:
- a cutter arm comprising a first blade and a second blade;
- a motor configured to rotate the cutter arm;
- and a clutch assembly connected between the motor and the cutter arm.
A cutting apparatus for an underwater vehicle comprising:
- a cutter arm comprising a first blade and a second blade;
- a motor in mechanical association with a drive shaft and configured to move the second blade linearly back and forth and parallel to the first blade, wherein the cutter arm is configured to rotate about the drive shaft.
A cutting apparatus for an underwater vehicle comprising:
- a cutter arm configured to rotate in a forward arc about a drive shaft, the cutter arm comprising a first blade and a second blade, wherein the second blade is configured to move linearly back and forth when the cutter arm is positioned at more than one angle of rotation about the drive shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.