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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2020
Applicant:
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Seeley, Seabeck, WA (US);
Jennifer Guild, Poulsbo, WA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Keyport, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63B 21/02 (2006.01); B63G 8/42 (2006.01); H02K 49/10 (2006.01); H02K 11/215 (2016.01); B62D 27/06 (2006.01); B60P 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63B 21/02 (2013.01); B63G 8/42 (2013.01); H02K 11/215 (2016.01); H02K 49/108 (2013.01); B60P 7/06 (2013.01); B62D 27/06 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A field configurable autonomous vehicle includes modular elements and attachable components. The vehicle can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed vehicles for each mission. The vehicle can include a mechanisms that magnetically attaches to a ferry vehicle for transport to the location of use.