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Patent No.:

US 5248978 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1993

Filed:

Sep. 16, 1991

Underwater guide vehicle for removal of submerged and floating

Applicant:
Inventors:

Robert S Manthy, East Windsor, CT (US);

R Norris Keeler, McLean, VA (US);

Kirk Daniels, West Suffield, CT (US);

Patrick L Renehan, Laurel, MD (US);

Anthony R Wells, The Plains, VA (US);

Assignee:

Kaman Aerospace Corporation, Bloomfield, CT (US);

Attorney:

Fishman, Dionne & Cantor

Primary Examiner:

John B Sotomayor

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ; G01S / ; G01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
342 54 ; 358103 ; 367 88 ; 114 212 ; 114 213 ; 89-154 ; 342 25 ; 342 62 ; 342 13 ; 342 68 ;
Abstract

An underwater maneuverable vehicle is presented which carries an explosive charge and can be used for immediate removal or destruction of various menaces to navigation and other underwater hazards. The battery powered vehicle is air dropped from a platform which carries an imaging lidar system for detection and is operated and navigationally controlled in conjunction with an imaging lidar system.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Manthy, Robert. (1993). Underwater guide vehicle for removal of submerged and floating (U.S. Patent No. 5248978). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5248978

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