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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2018
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Anthony Sangsoo Bak, Stone Ridge, VA (US);
Thomas John Berens, Alexandria, VA (US);
Ernest L. Ferrier, Jr., Livermore, CA (US);
Carlos M. Montes, Marysville, WA (US);
Timothy J. Ong, San Jose, CA (US);
Cameron Alexander Sanders, Washington, DC (US);
Terry Allan Smith, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeffrey Scott Willcox, Arlington, MA (US);
Youstina Yacoub, Centreville, VA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An autonomous watercraft with a waterproof container that houses a satellite communication terminal. The waterproof container includes a first shell mounted on a deck of the watercraft and that has a sealed first interior space that contains satellite communication circuitry of the terminal. The waterproof container also includes a second shell mounted under the deck of the watercraft and that has a sealed second interior space that contains the processing circuitry of the terminal. The first and second shells include ports configured to receive connectors for communication signaling and/or power. The first shell can also include a pressure port to pressurize the first interior space for use in leak detection. The shells can also include heat sinks to cool the satellite communication terminal.