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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Bruce Hanson, Melbourne, FL (US);
Mark Everly, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Bruce Hanson, Melbourne, FL (US);
Mark Everly, Palm Bay, FL (US);
UNMANNED INNOVATIONS, INC, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
An unmanned vehicle may include a vehicle body that comprises an enclosed hull. The unmanned vehicle may include a propulsion, a ballast control system, a center of gravity system, a pressurization system, a control surface system, a navigation control system, and an on board master control system. The on board master control system may execute local control over operation of the various systems of the unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle may also include a power supply carried by a portion of the vehicle body to provide power to the various systems. The various systems of the unmanned vehicle may be independently operable to support selective operation of the unmanned vehicle in the air, on the surface of the water, and below the surface of the water.