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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Clinton G. Hobart, Albuquerque, NM (US);
William D. Morse, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robert James Bickerstaff, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B60F 3/00 (2006.01); B60F 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B60F 3/003 (2013.01); B60F 5/02 (2013.01); B64C 2201/00 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/126 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01); B64C 2211/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A MEUV that is able to navigate aerial, aquatic, and terrestrial environments through the use of different mission mobility attachments is disclosed. The attachments allow the MEUV to be deployed from the air or through the water prior to any terrestrial navigation. The mobility attachments can be removed or detached by and from the vehicle during a mission.