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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Charles Bernstein, Panama City, FL (US);
John Dudinsky, Panama City, FL (US);
Paul Moser, Panama City, FL (US);
Daniel Kucik, Panama City, FL (US);
Doug Freeman, Panama City, FL (US);
David Jennings, Panama City, FL (US);
Charles Bernstein, Panama City, FL (US);
John Dudinsky, Panama City, FL (US);
Paul Moser, Panama City, FL (US);
Daniel Kucik, Panama City, FL (US);
Doug Freeman, Panama City, FL (US);
David Jennings, Panama City, FL (US);
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An unmanned system performs inspection, identification and/or neutralization of underwater objects. An unmanned vehicle that operates at a water's surface stows underwater crawling and/or swimming vehicles that can operate underneath a water's surface. A winch associated with each robotic vehicle is mounted on the unmanned vehicle. An electro-mechanical tether electrically and mechanically couples a corresponding robotic vehicle to the unmanned vehicle, and is mechanically coupled to a corresponding winch for control of the paying out and reeling in thereof.