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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2021
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Newport, RI (US);
Richard P Berube, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Thomas A Merchant, Westport, MA (US);
Abstract
A fluid medium vehicle is provided which has a main body and at least one engine attached to the main body. The engine is configured to provide thrust parallel to a thrust axis passing through the main body. A plurality of foils is moveably attached to and extends outwardly from the main body. The plurality of foils is arranged in pairs. Each pair of foils extends from the main body along opposite ends of one of a plurality of foil axes. Each foil axis is perpendicular to the thrust axis, and each foil is constructed as an independently positionable control surface and as an independently controllable propulsion device.