Underwater intelligence gathering weapon system
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsRobert Woodall, Felipe Garcia, John Sojdehei
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Abstract
An underwater intelligence gathering weapon system accurately places a weapon underwater and then communicates therewith from other platform(s). The weapon is equipped to maneuver through the air to a destination at the water's surface. A first transceiver, mounted onboard the weapon and coupled to the mine's logic portion, is activated after the weapon is in the water. The first transceiver can send and receive magneto-inductive signals. A second transceiver that sends and receives magneto-inductive signals is remotely located with respect to the first transceiver. Once deployed, the weapon can be controlled from a safe distance and can report any intelligence information collected by onboard sensors.
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An underwater weapon system comprising:
- a mine equipped to travel in air to a destination at the surface of a body of water;
- a first transceiver for transmitting and receiving magneto-inductive signals, said first transceiver mounted onboard and coupled to said mine, said first transceiver being activated after said mine arrives at said destination;
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- a second transceiver for transmitting and receiving magneto-inductive signals, said second transceiver being remotely located with respect to said first transceiver, said second transceiver communicating with said first transceiver using the body of water as a transmission media for said magneto-inductive signals.
An underwater weapon system comprising:
- a mine having a logic portion for controlling explosive operation of said mine;
- navigation means physically coupled to said mine for maneuvering said mine through the air to a destination at the surface of a body of water after said mine is deployed in air from an aircraft;
- a first transceiver mounted onboard said mine and coupled to said logic portion, said first transceiver being activated after said mine arrives at said destination to at least receive signals that will control said logic portion, said signals being transmitted through the body of water as digital tones modulated on a carrier frequency not to exceed approximately 4000 hertz;
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- a second transceiver for at least transmitting said signals into the body of water, said second transceiver being remotely located with respect to said first transceiver.
An underwater intelligence gathering system comprising:
- a vehicle equipped to travel in air to a destination at the surface of a body of water;
- a first transceiver for transmitting and receiving magneto-inductive signals, said first transceiver mounted onboard and coupled to said vehicle, said first transceiver being activated after said vehicle arrives at said destination;
- second transceiver for transmitting and receiving magneto-inductive signals, said second transceiver being remotely located with respect to said first transceiver, said second transceiver communicating with said first transceiver using the body of water as a transmission media for said magneto-inductive signals;
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- at least one sensor mounted on said vehicle for detecting a condition, said at least one sensor being coupled to said first transceiver for transmitting said condition in the form of said magneto-inductive signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.