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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Haruhiko Harry Asada, Lincoln, MA (US);
Anirban Mazumdar, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Haruhiko Harry Asada, Lincoln, MA (US);
Anirban Mazumdar, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 11/107 (2006.01); B63H 11/00 (2006.01); B63H 11/04 (2006.01); B63H 11/103 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 11/04 (2013.01); B63H 11/103 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49236 (2015.01);
Abstract
A propulsion system is provided that includes one or more pumps that form a jet for propulsion. A number of Coanda jet devices (CJDs) are coupled to the one or more pumps. The CJDs are arranged so to allow for a multi-axis underwater control of an underwater robot.