A system for damping movements of a load over a fluctuant watery environment and a vehicle comprising same

A damping system for damping an oscillation of a load on a fluctuant water surface, the damping system comprising four buoyancy systems, two on each side of the load, each buoyancy system comprising two buoys, a lower frame and an upper frame, each buoy being pivotally connected to the lower frame, each lower frame being pivotally connected to the upper frame by a lower frame hinge, each upper frame having one or more central connectors connectable to the load, and wherein the buoys on each side are arranged in a columnar manner.

A vehicle designed for damping an oscillation of a load on a fluctuant water surface, the vehicle comprising the load and a damping system, wherein the damping system comprises two pairs of buoyancy systems, each pair positioned on an opposite side of the load, each buoyancy system comprising two buoys, a lower frame and an upper frame, each buoy being pivotally connected to the lower frame, each lower frame being pivotally connected to the upper frame by a lower frame hinge, each upper frame being connected to the load, and wherein the buoys on each side of the load are arranged in a columnar manner.

A buoyancy system designed for damping an oscillation of a load on a fluctuant water surface, the buoyancy system comprising two buoys, a lower frame and an upper frame, each buoy being pivotally connected to the lower frame, the lower frame being pivotally connected to the upper frame by a lower frame hinge, the upper frame having one or more central connectors connectable to the load, and wherein the buoys are arranged in a columnar manner.