Robotic sailing device
AssigneeRoboDesign International, Inc.
InventorBrian L. Ganz
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Abstract
A wind propelled vehicle. The wind propelled vehicle has a frame. A plurality of wheels is connected to the frame. A mast is connected to the frame and a boom is connected to the mast. A sail is connected to the mast. A motor is operably connected to the boom via a string. The string has a boom end and a motor end. The string is connected to the boom at the boom end and the string is connected to the motor at the motor end. The motor is remotely controlled via a remote control unit. To propel the wind propelled vehicle the motor manipulates the boom in response to control signals generated by the remote control unit to adjust the sail relative to wind. In a preferred embodiment the sail is a rigid wing sail.
Claims40
A wind propelled vehicle, comprising:
- A. a frame,
- B. a plurality of wheels connected to said frame,
- C. a mast connected to said frame,
- D. a boom connected to said mast.
- E. a sail connected to said mast,
- F. at least one motor operably connected to said boom via a string, wherein said string comprises:
- 1. a boom end, and
- 2. a motor end, wherein said string is connected to said boom at said boom end and wherein said wherein said string is connected to said at least one motor at said motor end, and
- G. a remote control for controlling said at least one motor,
- wherein said at least one motor manipulates said boom in response to control signals generated by said remote control to adjust said sail relative to wind in order to propel said wind propelled vehicle.
A wind propelled vehicle, comprising:
- A. a frame means,
- B. a wheel means connected to said frame means,
- C. a mast means connected to said frame means,
- D. a boom means connected to said mast means,
- E. a sail means connected to said mast means,
- F. at least one motor means operably connected to said boom means via a string means, wherein said string means comprises:
- 1. a boom end, and
- 2. a motor end, wherein said string means is connected to said boom means at said boom end and wherein said string means as connected to said at least one motor means an said motor end, and
- G. a remote control means for controlling said an least one motor means,
- wherein amid at least one motor means manipulates said boom means in response to control signals generated by said remote control means to adjust said sail means relative to wind in order to propel said wind propelled vehicle.
A wind propelled vehicle, comprising:
- A. a frame,
- B. a plurality of wheels connected to said frame,
- C. a mast connected to said frame,
- D. a rigid wing sail connected to said mast,
- E. at least one motor operably connected to said rigid wing sail via a string, wherein said string comprises:
- 1. a rigid wing sail end, and
- 2. a motor end, wherein said string is directly connected to said rigid wing sail at said rigid wing sail end and wherein said string is directly connected to said at least one motor at said motor end, and
- F. a remote control for controlling said at least one motor,
- wherein said at least one motor manipulates said rigid wing sail in response to control signals generated by said remote control to adjust said rigid wing sail relative to wind in order to propel said wind propelled vehicle.
A wind propelled vehicle, comprising:
- A. a frame means,
- B. a wheel means connected to said frame means
- C. a mast means connected to said frame means,
- D. a rigid wing sail means connected to said mast means,
- E. at least one motor means operably connected to said rigid wing sail means via a string means, wherein said string means comprises:
- 1. a rigid wing sail end, and
- 2. a motor end, wherein said string means is directly connected to said rigid wing sail means at said rigid wing sail end and wherein said string means is directly connected to said at least one motor means at said motor end, and
- F. a remote control means for controlling said at least one motor means,
- wherein said at least one motor means manipulates said rigid wing sail means in response to control signals generated by said remote control means to adjust said rigid wing sail means relative to wind in order to propel said wind propelled vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.