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US 2024/0367768 A1Published application
Submersible vehicle
AssigneeBlue Economy Engineering Ltd
InventorMichael BOWER
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Abstract
A submersible vehicle (210) includes a plurality of outlet nozzles (301, 302, 303) arranged to receive pressurised fluid from a remote supply and expel the pressurised fluid to create propulsion to manoeuvre the vehicle (210); and a plurality of valves (401) in fluid communication with the outlet nozzles (301, 302, 303) and operable to provide variable pressure and/or flow to each outlet nozzle (301, 302, 303). The outlet nozzles (301, 302, 303) are arranged about the vehicle to provide six-degrees of freedom movement and control of the submersible vehicle (210).
Claims19
A submersible vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of outlet nozzles arranged to receive pressurised fluid from a remote supply and expel the pressurised fluid to create propulsion to manoeuvre the vehicle;
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- a plurality of valves in fluid communication with the outlet nozzles and operable to provide variable pressure and/or flow to each outlet nozzle;
- wherein the outlet nozzles are arranged about the vehicle to provide six-degrees of freedom movement and control of the submersible vehicle.
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