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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2023
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Benjamin Gordon, Rockville, MD (US);
Jennifer Nunes, Cabin John, MD (US);
Isaac Downey, Middleton, MD (US);
Joseph Buto, Columbia, MD (US);
John Phillips, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
The United States of America, represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Example embodiments provide a propulsion system apparatus, an underwater apparatus comprising a propulsion system, and a method for propelling underwater. According to an example embodiment, a propulsion system may comprise a movable weight unit configured to control pitch by shifting weight along a first axis to move center of gravity along the first axis, and a thruster unit fixed at a non-zero angle relative to the first axis and configured to provide thrust along the first axis and further control the pitch alongside the movable weight unit. The thruster unit may be further configured to provide differential thrust to control yaw along a second axis.
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