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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 15, 2018
Applicant:

Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;

Inventor:

Zhen Xiao, Beijing, CN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/20 (2006.01); B63B 79/15 (2020.01); G01P 5/20 (2006.01); B63G 11/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/203 (2013.01); B63B 79/15 (2020.01); G01P 5/20 (2013.01); B63G 11/00 (2013.01); B64F 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus () comprises at least one processor () and at least one memory () including computer program code. The memory () and the processor () are configured to, in respect of a ground-supported or liquid-supported body () travelling or to travel through a fluid, receive a determined magnitude and direction of a current within a forthcoming fluid zone (), the magnitude and direction of the current determined from particulates suspended in the forthcoming fluid zone (), and process the determined magnitude and direction of the current to provide for at least one of: a change in one or more fluid dynamical properties of the body (), or navigation control of the body ().


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