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US 9,580,172 B2Granted
Multiple environment unmanned vehicle
OwnerClinton G. Hobart, William D. Morse +1inventors
InventorsClinton G. Hobart, William D. Morse, Robert James Bickerstaff
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Abstract
A MEUV that is able to navigate aerial, aquatic, and terrestrial environments through the use of different mission mobility attachments is disclosed. The attachments allow the MEUV to be deployed from the air or through the water prior to any terrestrial navigation. The mobility attachments can be removed or detached by and from the vehicle during a mission.
Claims5
A method of operating a multiple environment unmanned vehicle, comprising:
- launching the multiple environment unmanned vehicle in a configuration selected from a group consisting of an aerial configuration and an aquatic configuration;
- and
- reconfiguring the multiple environment unmanned vehicle during a mission, wherein the reconfiguring is selected from a group consisting of aerial to aquatic, aerial to land and aquatic to land;
- wherein the aerial configuration is a delta wing configuration;
- and wherein the reconfiguring is performed by the multiple environment unmanned vehicle detaching a mobility attachment;
- and
- wherein the mobility detachment is detached by chemically releasing the mobility attachment.
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