公开(公告)号：US10994821B1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US16712507

申请日：2019-12-12

Applicant: ThayerMahan, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Joseph Connor ,  Alex Lorman ,  William Glennie

IPC: B63G8/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H04K3/00 ,  G05D1/08

Abstract: Described herein are unmanned water vehicles, platforms, and media for stealthy, low-power, and long range electronic warfare and signals intelligence. The unmanned water vehicles, platforms, and media herein are capable of capturing communication between ships, land and air and ground stations across multiple spectra, and transmitting real-time disambiguated transmission recordings and source positions.

公开(公告)号：US09791862B1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US15387554

申请日：2016-12-21

Applicant: THAYERMAHAN, INC.

Inventor： Michael Joseph Connor

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/04 ,  G05D1/08 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B63B35/00 ,  B63B21/62 ,  B63B21/66 ,  G01V1/20 ,  G01V1/38

CPC classification number: G05D1/0206 ,  B63B21/62 ,  B63B21/66 ,  B63B35/00 ,  B63B2035/008 ,  G01V1/201 ,  G01V1/3843 ,  G01V2001/207 ,  G05D1/0055 ,  G05D1/048 ,  G05D1/0875

Abstract: The methods and devices described herein provide a sensor array positioning system that may allow a user to program a series of sensor array locations, depths and orientations into a control center, which therein commands two or more unmanned surface or submarine vehicles which positions one or more sensor arrays. The devices consist of at least two unmanned vehicles, two or more tow cables, a flexible sensor array comprising one or more sensors, and one or more buoyancy engines. The unmanned vehicles may consist of a master vehicle and one or more slave vehicles, wherein the master vehicle commands the one or more slave vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US11105662B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16179701

申请日：2018-11-02

Applicant: ThayerMahan, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Joseph Connor ,  Richard Jude Hine

IPC: G01D21/02 ,  B63G8/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W4/40 ,  G01S15/88

Abstract: Provided herein is a continuously unmanned multi-phenomenon sensor system and a continuously unmanned multi-phenomenon sensor platform comprising a plurality of continuously unmanned multi-phenomenon sensor systems for maritime monitoring, that is capable of surveying and monitoring rivers, ports, bays, coastal regions, and the high seas to conduct search operations, monitor for dangerous cargoes, prevent drug and migrant smuggling, enforce fisheries laws, monitor environmental conditions and living marine resources, inspect marine infrastructures, provide navigational aids, and to investigate marine accidents.

公开(公告)号：US09778388B1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-03

申请号：US15388212

申请日：2016-12-22

Applicant: THAYERMAHAN, INC.

Inventor： Michael Joseph Connor

IPC: G01V1/38

CPC classification number: G01V1/3817

Abstract: The methods and devices described herein provide a sensor array positioning system that may allow a user to program a series of sensor array locations, depths and orientations into a control center, which therein commands an unmanned surface or submarine vehicle which positions a sensor array. The devices comprise of an unmanned vehicle using less than about 20 Watts of power, a tow cables, a flexible sensor array comprising one or more sensors, one or more floats and one or more weights.

公开(公告)号：US11558125B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US17145097

申请日：2021-01-08

Applicant: ThayerMahan, Inc. ,  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Inventor： Michael Joseph Connor ,  Norman Farr

IPC: H04B13/02 ,  H04B10/29 ,  H04B11/00

Abstract: Provided herein are hybrid optical/acoustic wireless communications platforms for aquatic environments, the platforms comprising: an optical communications system configured to send and receive optical communications signals along a bed of the aquatic environment; an optical/acoustic communications signal converter; and an acoustic communications system configured to send and receive acoustic communications signals between the bed of the aquatic environment and a surface of the aquatic environment.