Launch apparatus and vehicle
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10259549B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-16

    申请号:US15502874

    申请日:2015-06-26

    发明人: Detlef Lambertus

    摘要: The invention relates to a launch apparatus for an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle—in particular, for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle or for a Remotely Operated Vehicle—with a launching tube having an inner wall and an outlet, and the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle contained within the launching tube, whereby the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle has a vehicle casing with a vehicle casing inhomogeneity, such that an ejection of the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle causes different contact loads between the vehicle casing and the inner wall, whereby the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle has a detachable compensating form, which is designed in such a way that the vehicle inhomogeneity is compensated, such that the result is a combination of the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle and the detachable compensating form, the combination whereof, when ejected, causes a substantially more uniform contact load to occur between the combination and the inner wall.

    Underwater body having a variable volume and method for operating such an underwater body

    公开(公告)号:US11046403B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16628704

    申请日:2018-07-09

    摘要: An underwater body having a movable component which can be moved into a retracted position and, as a result, increases the volume of the underwater body. In addition, a method is disclosed for operating such an underwater body. An expansion means conducts a fluid into a hollow space. The hollow space is operatively connected to the movable component. When the fluid is conducted into the hollow space, the movable component is moved into the extended position relative to the shell of the underwater body. The fluid in the hollow space hardens. The hardened fluid in the hollow space holds the movable component in the extended position.

    WEAPON CLEARANCE APPLIANCE FOR CLEARING WEAPONS, SUCH AS UNDERWATER MINES, UNDER WATER, UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE HAVING A WEAPON CLEARANCE APPLIANCE OF THIS KIND, AND METHOD FOR THIS PURPOSE
    5.
    发明申请
    WEAPON CLEARANCE APPLIANCE FOR CLEARING WEAPONS, SUCH AS UNDERWATER MINES, UNDER WATER, UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE HAVING A WEAPON CLEARANCE APPLIANCE OF THIS KIND, AND METHOD FOR THIS PURPOSE 有权
    用于清除武器的武器清洁装置,如水下的水下,具有该种类的武器清洁装置的无水车辆,以及该用途的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150225050A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-13

    申请号:US14696665

    申请日:2015-04-27

    发明人: Detlef Lambertus

    IPC分类号: B63G7/02 B63G7/08 B63G7/06

    摘要: The present disclosure provides a method for clearing weapons that have been sunk in waterways using a weapon clearance appliance. The weapon clearance appliance comprises means for detachable connection to an unmanned underwater vehicle, so that the underwater vehicle is a safe distance away when the weapon is detonated. The volume of the weapon clearance appliance is chosen such that the buoyancy force which acts on the weapon clearance appliance under water compensates for the force of gravity acting on the weapon clearance appliance. Therefore, the weapon clearance appliance has neutral buoyancy, as a result of which, after the weapon clearance appliance has been released from the underwater vehicle, there is no need to retrim the underwater vehicle. Therefore, there is no need for trimming devices on the underwater vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 本公开提供了一种用于清除使用武器清除装置在水中沉没的武器的方法。 武器清除装置包括用于可拆卸地连接到无人水下车辆的装置,使得当武器被引爆时,水下航行器是安全的距离。 选择武器清除装置的体积,使得作用在水下的武器清除装置上的浮力补偿作用在武器清除装置上的重力。 因此,武器清除装置具有中性浮力,其结果是,在武器清除装置从水下航行器释放之后,不需要对水下航行器进行重新调整。 因此,不需要在水下车辆上修整装置。

    Underwater vehicle, which swivels a drive upon immersion into a body of water

    公开(公告)号:US11046402B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16629068

    申请日:2018-07-12

    IPC分类号: B63G8/16 B63G8/00 B63G8/08

    摘要: An underwater vehicle may include a first propulsion element disposed on a first swivel holder, a first drive motor that is able to drive the first propulsion element, and a swivel mechanism that is able to move the first swivel holder relative to an outer hull of the underwater vehicle from a swiveled-in position into a swiveled-out position. The underwater vehicle can detect a given event automatically under water. In response to the detection of the event, the underwater vehicle may activate the swivel mechanism. The activated swivel mechanism may then move the first swivel holder into the swiveled-out position.

    Method for detecting naval mines and naval mine detection system
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for detecting naval mines and naval mine detection system 有权
    海军雷达检测系统检测方法

    公开(公告)号:US09340267B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-17

    申请号:US14387656

    申请日:2013-02-13

    摘要: The invention concerns a group of vessels (24), having an unmanned surface vessel (3) and an unmanned underwater vessel (1, 1a), wherein the underwater vessel comprises a location device, in particular a sonar device, for sensing location data (12) in the underwater area and one evaluation unit or more evaluation units, and the evaluation unit or the evaluation units are arranged in such a manner that these comprise detection means (20) for detecting (14) a contact (MILEC) with the aid of the sensed location data (12) and with classification means (21) for classifying (15) the detected contact (MILEC) as a mine-like contact (MILCO) or non mine-like contact (NONMILCO), whereby classification is accomplished by comparing the contact (MILEC) with known mine information so that a mine-like contact (MILCO) can be identified as a mine contact (MINE) or as another object (NOMBO).

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一组具有无人表面容器(3)和无人水下容器(1,1a)的容器(24),其中水下容器包括用于感测位置数据的定位装置(特别是声纳装置) 12)和一个评价单元或多个评价单元,并且评价单元或评估单元以这样的方式排列,使得它们包括用于通过辅助来检测(14)接触(MILEC)的检测装置(20) 的检测位置数据(12)和用于将检测到的接触(MILEC)分类为类雷丝接触(MILCO)或非类似接触(NONMILCO)的分类装置(21),从而通过 将联系人(MILEC)与已知的矿井信息进行比较,以便可以将矿物接触(MILCO)识别为矿井接触(MINE)或另一个目标(NOMBO)。

    Weapon clearance appliance for clearing weapons, such as underwater mines, under water, unmanned underwater vehicle having a weapon clearance appliance of this kind, and method for this purpose
    9.
    发明授权
    Weapon clearance appliance for clearing weapons, such as underwater mines, under water, unmanned underwater vehicle having a weapon clearance appliance of this kind, and method for this purpose 有权
    用于清除武器的武器清除装置,如水下矿井,水下,具有这种武器清除装置的无人水下航行器,以及用于此目的的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09016185B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-28

    申请号:US14308246

    申请日:2014-07-01

    发明人: Detlef Lambertus

    IPC分类号: B63G7/02

    摘要: The present disclosure provides a method for clearing weapons that have been sunk in waterways using a weapon clearance appliance. The weapon clearance appliance comprises means for detachable connection to an unmanned underwater vehicle, so that the underwater vehicle is a safe distance away when the weapon is detonated. The volume of the weapon clearance appliance is chosen such that the buoyancy force which acts on the weapon clearance appliance under water compensates for the force of gravity acting on the weapon clearance appliance. Therefore, the weapon clearance appliance has neutral buoyancy, as a result of which, after the weapon clearance appliance has been released from the underwater vehicle, there is no need to retrim the underwater vehicle. Therefore, there is no need for trimming devices on the underwater vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 本公开提供了一种用于清除使用武器清除装置在水中沉没的武器的方法。 武器清除装置包括用于可拆卸地连接到无人水下车辆的装置,使得当武器被引爆时,水下航行器是安全的距离。 选择武器清除装置的体积,使得作用在水下的武器清除装置上的浮力补偿作用在武器清除装置上的重力。 因此,武器清除装置具有中性浮力,其结果是,在武器清除装置从水下航行器释放之后,不需要对水下航行器进行重新调整。 因此,不需要在水下车辆上修整装置。

    METHOD FOR DETECTING NAVAL MINES AND NAVAL MINE DETECTION SYSTEM
    10.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR DETECTING NAVAL MINES AND NAVAL MINE DETECTION SYSTEM 有权
    用于检测海军矿山和海军矿山检测系统的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150049588A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-19

    申请号:US14387656

    申请日:2013-02-13

    摘要: The invention concerns a group of vessels (24), having an unmanned surface vessel (3) and an unmanned underwater vessel (1, 1a), wherein the underwater vessel comprises a location device, in particular a sonar device, for sensing location data (12) in the underwater area and one evaluation unit or more evaluation units, and the evaluation unit or the evaluation units are arranged in such a manner that these comprise detection means (20) for detecting (14) a contact (MILEC) with the aid of the sensed location data (12) and with classification means (21) for classifying (15) the detected contact (MILEC) as a mine-like contact (MILCO) or non mine-like contact (NONMILCO), whereby classification is accomplished by comparing the contact (MILEC) with known mine information so that a mine-like contact (MILCO) can be identified as a mine contact (MINE) or as another object (NOMBO).

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一组具有无人表面容器(3)和无人水下容器(1,1a)的容器(24),其中水下容器包括用于感测位置数据的定位装置(特别是声纳装置) 12)和一个评价单元或多个评价单元,并且评价单元或评估单元以这样的方式排列,使得它们包括用于通过辅助来检测(14)接触(MILEC)的检测装置(20) 的检测位置数据(12)和用于将检测到的接触(MILEC)分类为类雷丝接触(MILCO)或非类似接触(NONMILCO)的分类装置(21),从而通过 将联系人(MILEC)与已知的矿井信息进行比较,以便可以将矿物接触(MILCO)识别为矿井接触(MINE)或另一个目标(NOMBO)。