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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Eric Vance Kline, Rochester, MN (US);
Sarbajit Kumar Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for transporting a parcel comprises a marine unmanned vehicle (MUMV) receiving a waterproof tote, coupling the tote to a tether, and towing the tether and the tote, with the tether floating on the transport waterway and the tote immersed in the the transport waterway, to a delivery location. The method can include an MUMV receiving the tote from, and/or delivering the tote to, an aerial vehicle. An unmanned water transport system (UWTS) comprises an MUMV, a floating tether, and a waterproof tote containing a parcel for transport on a transport waterway. The MUMV and tether are configured to tow the tether, with the tether floating on the transport waterway, and the tote coupled to the tether and immersed in the water of the transport waterway, to transport the tote from a source location to a delivery location on the transport waterway. The UWTS can perform the method.