Unmanned surface vessel
AssigneeSolar Sailor Pty Ltd
InventorRobert Dane
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Abstract
The present invention is broadly directed to an unmanned surface vessel (USV) 10 broadly comprising: 1. a vessel body (12) adapted to contain a payload (14); 2. a front fin (16) and a rear fin (18) connected to and protruding from the vessel body (12); 3. a forward foil (20) and a rearward foil (22) connected to a distal end region of the respective front and rear fins (16) and (18); 4. propulsion means (24) operatively coupled to the rear fin (18) for propulsion of the fin (18) and the foil (22) through the water.
Claims27
A foiling unmanned surface vessel comprising:
- a vessel body containing a payload including payload sensors wherein the foiling unmanned surface vessel is intended for sprint and drift tactics or other defence operations;
- a fin at a proximal end connected to and protruding from the vessel body;
- a foil connected to a distal end region of the fin, the foil being oriented generally transverse to and extending from the fin;
- propulsion means operatively coupled to the fin for propulsion of the fin and the foil through the water whereby the foil is effective in lifting the vessel body via the fin substantially clear of the water for foiling of the foiling unmanned surface vessel at relatively high speeds with the propulsion means remaining submerged in the water.
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A foiling unmanned surface vessel assembly comprising:
- a) a foiling unmanned surface vessel including:
- a vessel body containing a payload including payload sensors wherein the foiling unmanned surface vessel is intended for sprint and drift tactics or other defence operations;
- a fin at a proximal end connected to and protruding from the vessel body;
- a foil connected to a distal end region of the fin, the foil being oriented generally transverse to and extending from the fin;
- propulsion means operatively coupled to the fin for propulsion of the foil through the water,
- b) a launch sub-assembly arranged to cooperate with the foiling unmanned surface vessel for launching of said unmanned vessel into the water whereby the foil is effective in lifting the vessel body via the fin substantially clear of the water for foiling of the foiling unmanned surface vessel at relatively high speed with the propulsion means remaining submerged in the water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.