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US 9,844,990 B2Granted
Multiple environment unmanned vehicle
AssigneeNational Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
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.
Claims14
A multiple environment unmanned vehicle, comprising:
- a central platform comprising a control unit, drive system, power supply and a payload;
- and
- two or more mobility attachments attached to the central platform;
- wherein at least one of the two or more mobility attachments is an aerial configuration kit and wherein at least one other of the two or more mobility attachments is selected from a group consisting of an aquatic configuration kit and a land configuration kit;
- and
- wherein the aerial configuration kit covers at least one other of the two or more mobility attachments and is separable from the at least one other mobility attachments by a separation system;
- and
- wherein the aerial configuration kit configures the multiple environment unmanned vehicle into a delta wing configuration.
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A multiple environment unmanned vehicle system, comprising:
- a multiple environment unmanned vehicle, comprising:
- a central platform comprising a control unit, drive system, power supply and a payload;
- and
- two or more mobility attachments attached to the central platform;
- wherein at least one of the two or more mobility attachments is an aerial configuration kit that configures the multiple environment unmanned vehicle into a delta wing configuration and at least one other of the two or more mobility attachments is selected from a group consisting of an aquatic configuration kit and a land configuration kit;
- and
- wherein at least one of the two or more mobility attachments cover at least one other of the two or more mobility attachments and is separable from the one other of the two or more mobility attachments by a separation system;
- and
- a command center comprising a user interface in communication with the multiple environment unmanned vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.