Water drone
AssigneeEcodrone S.R.L.
InventorMarco MONTAGNI
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a modular water drone (10) able to perform a series of missions, even simultaneously, in any aquatic environment whatsoever, which comprises a stern module (11a), a main module (11), a bow module (12) and at least one intermediate module (13), which can be divided and connected to each other, wherein each intermediate module (13) comprises an intermediate operating unit (17) configured to perform the specific mission for which it was designed in the aquatic environment and/or in its neighboring zones.
Claims18
Water drone, wherein it comprises a stern module, a main module, a bow module, at least one intermediate module and at least one underwater propulsion unit and/or a sail propulsion unit, which can be divided with respect to each other, wherein at least one of said intermediate modules is configured to connect in a continuous manner between said main module and said bow module or with at least one other of said intermediate modules and wherein said stern module is configured to connect in a continuous manner with the rear part of at least said main module,
- wherein each of said intermediate modules comprises an intermediate operating unit configured to perform a specific mission in an aquatic environment and/or in its neighboring zones,
- and in that said water drone comprises a control unit configured at least to regulate the operation of one or more of either said underwater propulsion unit, said sail propulsion unit or said intermediate operating unit, as a function of the total number of intermediate modules and the specific mission to be performed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.