Incremental deployment of a buoy or buoy network
AssigneeHadal, Inc.
InventorRichard J. Rikoski
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for a modular buoy deployment system including modules arranged to be assembled at a destination location and an aerial delivery apparatus arranged to deliver the buoy modules to the destination location. The modules are connectable to at least one other module and form a buoy when assembled. The module buoy deployment system also optionally includes a platform arranged to receive one or more aerial delivery apparatuses. Each module conforms to a delivery criteria of the aerial delivery apparatus. The module buoy deployment system also optionally includes a power system arranged to recharge the aerial delivery apparatus.
Claims20
A modular buoy deployment system comprising:
- a plurality of modules arranged to be assembled at a destination location, each of the plurality of modules being connectable to at least one other module of the plurality of modules, the plurality of modules forming a buoy when assembled;
- one or more assemblers arranged to position a portion of the plurality of modules at the destination location to form an assembled buoy;
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- a delivery apparatus arranged to deliver the plurality of buoy modules to the destination location, wherein the delivery of each of the plurality of modules conforms to a delivery criteria of the delivery apparatus.
An modular unmanned aerial vehicle terminal comprising;
- a plurality of modules being assembled at a destination location;
- each of the plurality of modules being connected to at least one other module of the plurality of modules, each of the plurality of modules being transportable by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
- a platform including one or more of the plurality of modules arranged to receive the UAV;
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- a power source including one or more of the plurality of modules arranged to charge a battery of the UAV.
A method for deploying a network of UAV terminals comprising:
- A. assembling a first plurality of modules at a first location to form a first UAV terminal, the first UAV terminal including a platform arranged to receive one or more UAVs;
- B. deploying a first UAV from the platform of the first UAV terminal to a second location remote from the first location, the first UAV delivering one or more UAV terminal modules to the second location,
- C. assembling a second plurality of modules at the second location to form a second UAV terminal, the second UAV terminal including a platform arranged to receive one or more UAVs;
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- repeating steps A-C until a network of UAV terminals has been deployed across a geographic region, wherein the second UAV terminal from a previous sequence of steps A-C is designated as the first UAV terminal for next sequence of steps A-C.
A mooring system comprising:
- a plurality of connected floats and weights being positively buoyant on a water surface and being negatively buoyant at a depth below the water surface;
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- a trigger mechanism arranged to reduce the buoyancy of a portion of the connected floats and weights from a being positively buoyant to negatively buoyant to cause the portion of the connected floats and weights to sink below the water surface, wherein the trigger mechanism changes the buoyance of the portion of the connected floats and weights by either adding a weight to one end or separating the end from a buoyant element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.