Fleet protection attack craft
AssigneeJuliet Marine Systems, Inc.
InventorsGregory E. Sancoff, Joseph A. DiCarlo
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Abstract
A marine vessel comprising: a command module; first and second buoyant tubular foils; and first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively; wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel; and wherein the marine vessel further comprises first and second engines enclosed within the first and second buoyant tubular foils, respectively, and first and second propulsion units connected to the first and second engines, respectively, for moving the marine vessel through the water.
Claims14
A marine vessel comprising:
- a command module;
- first and second buoyant tubular foils;
- and
- first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively;
- wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises a plurality of spoilers mounted on the first and second buoyant tubular foils for steering the marine vessel as it moves through the water;
- wherein some of the spoilers are disposed on the leading ends of the first and second buoyant tubular foils and some of the spoilers are disposed on the trailing ends of the first and second tubular foils;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises a control system for coordinating the disposition of the spoilers, such that when a spoiler disposed on the leading end of a buoyant tubular foil is activated, a diametrically-opposed spoiler disposed on the trailing end of that same buoyant tubular foil is also activated.
A marine vessel comprising:
- a buoyant tubular foil;
- and
- a plurality of spoilers mounted on the buoyant tubular foil for steering the marine vessel as it moves through the water;
- wherein some of the spoilers are disposed on the leading end of the buoyant tubular foil and some of the spoilers are disposed on the trailing end of the buoyant tubular foil;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises a control system for coordinating the disposition of the spoilers, such that when a spoiler disposed on the leading end of the buoyant tubular foil is activated, a diametrically-opposed spoiler disposed on the trailing end of the buoyant tubular foil is also activated.
A method for moving through water, the method comprising:
- providing a marine vessel comprising:
- a command module;
- first and second buoyant tubular foils;
- and
- first and second struts for connecting the first and second buoyant tubular foils to the command module, respectively;
- wherein the first and second buoyant tubular foils provide substantially all of the buoyancy required for the marine vessel;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises a plurality of spoilers mounted on the first and second buoyant tubular foils for steering the marine vessel as it moves through the water;
- wherein some of the spoilers are disposed on the leading ends of the first and second buoyant tubular foils and some of the spoilers are disposed on the trailing ends of the first and second tubular foils;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises a control system for coordinating the disposition of the spoilers, such that when a spoiler disposed on the leading end of a buoyant tubular foil is activated, a diametrically-opposed spoiler disposed on the trailing end of that same buoyant tubular foil is also activated;
- and
- moving the marine vessel through water and adjusting the position of the spoilers.
A method for moving through water, the method comprising:
- providing amarine vessel comprising:
- a buoyant tubular foil;
- and
- a plurality of spoilers mounted on the buoyant tubular foil for steering the marine vessel as it moves through the water;
- wherein some of the spoilers are disposed on the leading end of the buoyant tubular foil and some of the spoilers are disposed on the trailing end of the buoyant tubular foil;
- and
- wherein the marine vessel further comprises a control system for coordinating the disposition of the spoilers, such that when a spoiler disposed on the leading end of the buoyant tubular foil is activated, a diametrically-opposed spoiler disposed on the trailing end of the buoyant tubular foil is also activated;
- and
- moving the marine vessel through water and adjusting the position of the spoilers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.