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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2014
Mrv Systems, Llc, San Diego, CA (US);
James Edward Dufour, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Brian Kenneth Newville, San Diego, CA (US);
MRV Systems, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An underwater vehicle may include a buoyancy control system configured to use a dual-internal-reservoir configuration to enhance efficiency of changing buoyancy of the underwater vehicle. The buoyancy control system may utilize an incompressible fluid (e.g., oil or water) that is transferred between a first internal reservoir and an external chamber to affect buoyancy of the underwater vehicle. In exemplary implementations, a compressible fluid (e.g., air) may be used to inflate or deflate a second internal reservoir. The second internal reservoir may be disposed within the buoyancy control system so that it can act on the first internal reservoir by applying a compressive force or a tensive force on the first internal reservoir, depending on the pressure differences between the two reservoirs.
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