Methods, systems, and apparatuses for inverting a submersible craft
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B63G-008/00
B63G-008/14
H01M-002/10
출원번호
US-0404395
(2013-05-30)
등록번호
US-9604712
(2017-03-28)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2013/043413
(2013-05-30)
국제공개번호
WO2014/035508
(2014-03-06)
발명자
/ 주소
Vaganay, Jerome
Gurfinkel, Leo
출원인 / 주소
General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Lorenz & Kopf, LLP (LKGlobal)
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초록▼
Autonomous, unmanned submersible can turn upside down in order to use instrumentation placed on one side only. Batteries (106) and instrumentation housing (104) are installed on frame rails (112,14,108,110) and can change their relative positions, thus inverting the relative positions between center
Autonomous, unmanned submersible can turn upside down in order to use instrumentation placed on one side only. Batteries (106) and instrumentation housing (104) are installed on frame rails (112,14,108,110) and can change their relative positions, thus inverting the relative positions between center of buoyancy and center of gravity and subsequently inverting the submersible.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus for selectively repositioning a battery and a main electronics housing (MEH) within a submersible craft, comprising: a battery;a battery rail apparatus including a first battery frame rail substantially vertically oriented within the submersible craft and a second battery frame rail
1. An apparatus for selectively repositioning a battery and a main electronics housing (MEH) within a submersible craft, comprising: a battery;a battery rail apparatus including a first battery frame rail substantially vertically oriented within the submersible craft and a second battery frame rail substantially vertically oriented within the submersible craft, wherein the first battery frame rail is positioned on a first side of the submersible craft opposite the second battery frame rail positioned on a second side of the submersible craft,wherein a first end of the battery is slidably connected to the first battery frame rail and a second end of the battery is slidably connected to the second battery frame rail;an MEH;an MEH rail apparatus including a first MEH frame rail substantially vertically oriented within the submersible craft and a second MEH frame rail substantially vertically oriented within the submersible craft, wherein the first MEH frame rail is positioned on a first side of the submersible craft opposite the second MEH frame rail positioned on a second side of the submersible craft,wherein a first end of the MEH is slidably connected to the first MEH frame rail and a second end of the MEH is slidably connected to the second MEH frame rail; andwherein the battery comprises a substantially negative buoyancy and the MEH comprises a substantially positive buoyancy. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising captive screws configured to prevent movement between the battery and the battery rail apparatus, and between the MEH and the MEH rail apparatus. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a first battery rail, a second battery rail, a first MEH rail, and a second MEH rail, and wherein: the first end of the battery is slidably connected to the first battery frame rail through the first battery rail;the second end of the battery is slidably connected to the second battery frame rail through the second battery rail;the first end of the MEH is slidably connected to the first MEH frame rail through the first MEH rail; andthe second end of the MEH is slidably connected to the second MEH frame rail through the second MEH rail. 4. An apparatus for selectively repositioning a battery and a main electronics housing (MEH) within a submersible craft, comprising: a battery;a battery rail apparatus substantially vertically oriented within the submersible craft, wherein the battery rail apparatus includes a first battery rail and a second battery rail, andwherein the first battery rail and the second battery rail are slidably connected to the submersible craft;an MEH;an MEH rail apparatus substantially vertically oriented within the submersible craft, wherein the MEH rail apparatus includes a first MEH rail and a second MEH rail, andwherein the first MEH rail and the second MEH rail are slidably connected to the submersible craft;wherein the battery comprises a substantially negative buoyancy and the MEH comprises a substantially positive buoyancy. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising captive screws configured to prevent movement between the battery and the battery rail apparatus, and between the MEH and the MEH rail apparatus. 6. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a first battery frame rail, a second battery frame rail, a first MEH frame rail, and a second MEH frame rail, and wherein: the first battery rail is slidably connected to the submersible craft through the first battery frame rail;the second battery rail is slidably connected to the submersible craft through the second battery frame rail;the first MEH rail is slidably connected to the submersible craft through the first MEH frame rail; andthe second MEH rail is slidably connected to the submersible craft through the second MEH frame rail. 7. A method for selectively inverting a submersible craft within a liquid medium, comprising: moving a battery contained within the submersible craft from a battery lower position to a battery upper position; andmoving a main electronics housing (MEH) within the submersible craft from an MEH upper position to an MEH lower position, wherein the battery comprises a substantially negative buoyancy and the MEH comprises a substantially positive buoyancy. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising providing captive screws configured to prevent movement of at least one of the battery and MEH. 9. The method of claim 7, further comprising: providing a battery rail apparatus, wherein the battery rail apparatus comprises a first battery rail configured to slidably connect to a first battery frame rail and a second battery rail configured to slidably connect to a second battery frame rail; andproviding an MEH rail apparatus, wherein the MEH rail apparatus comprises a first MEH rail configured to slidably connect to a first MEH frame rail and a second MEH rail configured to slidably connect to a second MEH frame rail. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing captive screws configured to prevent movement of the battery rail apparatus. 11. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing captive screws configured to prevent movement of the MEH rail apparatus. 12. The method of claim 7, wherein the battery is contained on a battery rail apparatus, and wherein the battery rail apparatus is substantially vertically positioned within the submersible craft and is configured to selectively position the battery in one of the battery lower position and the battery upper position. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the battery rail apparatus comprises a first battery frame rail and a second battery frame rail. 14. The method of claim 7, wherein the MEH is contained on an MEH rail apparatus, and wherein the MEH rail apparatus is substantially vertically positioned within the submersible craft and is configured to selectively position the MEH in one of the MEH upper position and the MEH lower position. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the MEH rail apparatus comprises a first MEH frame rail and a second MEH frame rail.
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