Swimming aquatic creature simulator
    1.
    发明授权
    Swimming aquatic creature simulator 失效
    游泳水生生物模拟器

    公开(公告)号:US06179683B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-30

    申请号:US08388741

    申请日:1995-02-15

    IPC分类号: A63H2304

    CPC分类号: A63H23/04

    摘要: A swimming aquatic creature simulator having a body which propagates waves of undulation of and along that body to thereby propel the simulator through a fluid in a lifelike manner. The body is formed of an elastomeric material and may be shaped like a fish. Applying oscillating rotational motion to the body at a location forward of the center of mass of the body produces undulating movements of the body which propel the simulator. The oscillating motion input may be provided by twisting a rigid shaft or flexible cable, which is connected to the body at a point forward of the center of mass. An internal motor can also be used to provide the oscillating motion input.

    摘要翻译: 游泳水生生物模拟器具有主体,该主体传播沿着该身体的起伏波浪,从而以栩栩如生的方式推动模拟器通过流体。 身体由弹性体材料形成,并且可以形状如鱼。 在身体质心向前的位置向身体施加摆动的旋转运动,产生促进模拟器的身体的波动运动。 摆动运动输入可以通过扭转刚性轴或柔性电缆来提供,所述刚性轴或柔性电缆在质心中心的前方连接到身体。 也可以使用内部电动机来提供振荡运动输入。

    Systems and methods of use for submerged deployment of objects
    2.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods of use for submerged deployment of objects 有权
    用于淹没部署对象的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08336479B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-25

    申请号:US12355966

    申请日:2009-01-19

    IPC分类号: B63G8/41

    摘要: A submersible object management (SOM) system for releasing and/or recovering a plurality of submersible objects within a body of liquid includes a hold and a deployment system. The hold is configured to store the plurality of submersible objects. The deployment system is selectively operable to controllably release at least one of the plurality of submersible objects from the hold into submersion in the body of liquid and/or selectively operable to controllably direct at least one of the plurality of submersible objects into the hold from submersion in the body of liquid. The deployment system includes a guide that is selectively extendable to direct the at least one submersible object, the guide including a plurality of extendable guide members configured to engage the at least one submersible object.

    摘要翻译: 用于释放和/或恢复液体内的多个潜水物体的潜水物体管理(SOM)系统包括保持和展开系统。 保持构造成存储多个潜水物体。 所述展开系统可选择性地可操作以可控制地将所述多个潜水物体中的至少一个从所述保持件释放到浸没在所述液体中和/或选择性地可操作以可控制地将所述多个潜水物体中的至少一个引导到所述保持件中以免浸没 在液体中。 所述展开系统包括可选择地延伸以引导所述至少一个潜水物体的引导件,所述引导件包括被配置为接合所述至少一个潜水物体的多个可延伸引导构件。

    WATER SUBMERSIBLE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME
    3.
    发明申请
    WATER SUBMERSIBLE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME 有权
    水不可通信的设备及其使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080192576A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-14

    申请号:US11494941

    申请日:2006-07-28

    IPC分类号: H04B11/00

    CPC分类号: H04B13/02 H01Q1/04 H01Q1/30

    摘要: A water submersible communications device for use on a body of water includes a housing and a communications module. The housing has a geometric centroid. The housing is submersible in and floatable on the body of water. The communications module is mounted on and/or in the housing. A center of buoyancy of the communications device is located substantially at the geometric centroid of the housing.

    摘要翻译: 在水体上使用的潜水潜水通信装置包括壳体和通信模块。 外壳具有几何质心。 房屋潜水在水面上,可漂浮在水面上。 通信模块安装在壳体上和/或壳体中。 通信设备的浮力中心基本上位于壳体的几何中心处。

    Water submersible communications devices and methods for using the same
    4.
    发明授权
    Water submersible communications devices and methods for using the same 有权
    水浸式通信设备及其使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US07496000B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-24

    申请号:US11494941

    申请日:2006-07-28

    IPC分类号: H04B11/00

    CPC分类号: H04B13/02 H01Q1/04 H01Q1/30

    摘要: A water submersible communications device for use on a body of water includes a housing and a communications module. The housing has a geometric centroid. The housing is submersible in and floatable on the body of water. The communications module is mounted on and/or in the housing. A center of buoyancy of the communications device is located substantially at the geometric centroid of the housing.

    摘要翻译: 在水体上使用的潜水潜水通信装置包括壳体和通信模块。 外壳具有几何质心。 房屋潜水在水面上,可漂浮在水面上。 通信模块安装在壳体上和/或壳体中。 通信设备的浮力中心基本上位于壳体的几何中心处。

    Device to count and dispense articles
    5.
    发明授权
    Device to count and dispense articles 有权
    计数和分发文章的设备

    公开(公告)号:US08651326B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-18

    申请号:US10685260

    申请日:2003-10-14

    IPC分类号: B65G59/00 B65H3/08

    摘要: A singulating and counting device includes a bulk housing for storing a plurality of substantially identical articles, an exit channel, and in the exit channel, forwardly- and rearwardly-directed jet apertures, each of which is fluidly connected to a positive pressure source. A forwardly-directed jet generated by the positive pressure source through the forward jet aperture can accelerate singulated articles in the exit channel, thereby increasing the interval between individual articles and rendering them more easily and accurately counted. A rearwardly-directed jet generated by the positive pressure source through the rearwardly-directed jet aperture can cause articles in the exit channel to return to the housing. A controller operatively connected with the pressure source(s) selectively controls the application of positive pressure to the aforementioned apertures to induce or halt singulation of the articles; the controller may be operatively associated with a sensor that detects and counts articles passing through the exit channel.

    摘要翻译: 单个和计数装置包括用于储存多个基本上相同的制品,出口通道的大容积壳体,并且在出口通道中具有向前和向后的喷射孔,每个喷射孔流体地连接到正压源。 由正压源通过前射流孔产生的向前定向的射流可以加速出口通道中的单个物品,从而增加各个物品之间的间隔并使其更容易和准确地计数。 由正压源通过后向定向的喷射孔产生的向后定向的喷射可导致出口通道中的物品返回壳体。 与压力源可操作地连接的控制器选择性地控制向上述孔径施加正压以引起或停止制品的分离; 控制器可以与检测并计数通过出口通道的物品的传感器可操作地相关联。

    Amphibious robot devices
    6.
    发明授权
    Amphibious robot devices 失效
    两栖机器人装置

    公开(公告)号:US07007626B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-07

    申请号:US11170562

    申请日:2005-06-29

    IPC分类号: B63B3/13

    摘要: Devices for navigating in a fluid medium having a solid boundary include a vehicle body and a fin attached to the vehicle body. The fin is configured to oscillate relative to the body such that interaction between the fin and the fluid medium produces propulsive forces that propel the vehicle body in a desired direction in the fluid medium. The fin is also configured to rotate relative to the body along a transverse axis such that engagement between the fin and the solid boundary propels the vehicle body in a desired direction on the solid boundary.

    摘要翻译: 用于在具有固体边界的流体介质中导航的装置包括车体和附接到车体的翅片。 翅片被配置为相对于主体振荡,使得翅片和流体介质之间的相互作用产生推进力,其推动车体在流体介质中沿期望的方向。 翅片还构造成沿着横向轴线相对于主体旋转,使得翅片和固体边界之间的接合将固体边界上的车体推向期望的方向。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE FOR SUBMERGED DEPLOYMENT OF OBJECTS
    7.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE FOR SUBMERGED DEPLOYMENT OF OBJECTS 有权
    用于物体部署的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120298029A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-29

    申请号:US12355966

    申请日:2009-01-19

    IPC分类号: B63G8/00

    摘要: A submersible object management (SOM) system for releasing and/or recovering a plurality of submersible objects within a body of liquid includes a hold and a deployment system. The hold is configured to store the plurality of submersible objects. The deployment system is selectively operable to controllably release at least one of the plurality of submersible objects from the hold into submersion in the body of liquid and/or selectively operable to controllably direct at least one of the plurality of submersible objects into the hold from submersion in the body of liquid. The deployment system includes a guide that is selectively extendable to direct the at least one submersible object, the guide including a plurality of extendable guide members configured to engage the at least one submersible object.

    摘要翻译: 用于释放和/或恢复液体内的多个潜水物体的潜水物体管理(SOM)系统包括保持和展开系统。 保持构造成存储多个潜水物体。 所述展开系统可选择性地可操作以可控制地将所述多个潜水物体中的至少一个从所述保持件释放到浸没在所述液体中和/或选择性地可操作以可控制地将所述多个潜水物体中的至少一个引导到所述保持件中以免浸没 在液体中。 所述展开系统包括可选择地延伸以引导所述至少一个潜水物体的引导件,所述引导件包括被配置为接合所述至少一个潜水物体的多个可延伸引导构件。

    Device to count and dispense articles
    9.
    发明授权
    Device to count and dispense articles 有权
    计数和分发文章的设备

    公开(公告)号:US06631826B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-10-14

    申请号:US09934940

    申请日:2001-08-22

    IPC分类号: B23Q712

    摘要: A singulating and counting device includes a bulk housing for storing a plurality of substantially identical articles, an exit channel, and in the exit channel, forwardly- and rearwardly-directed jet apertures, each of which is fluidly connected to a positive pressure source. A forwardly-directed jet generated by the positive pressure source through the forward jet aperture can accelerate singulated articles in the exit channel, thereby increasing the interval between individual articles and rendering them more easily and accurately counted. A rearwardly-directed jet generated by the positive pressure source through the rearwardly-directed jet aperture can cause articles in the exit channel to return to the housing. A controller operatively connected with the pressure source(s) selectively controls the application of positive pressure to the aforementioned apertures to induce or halt singulation of the articles; the controller may be operatively associated with a sensor that detects and counts articles passing through the exit channel.

    摘要翻译: 单个和计数装置包括用于储存多个基本上相同的制品,出口通道的大容积壳体,并且在出口通道中具有向前和向后的喷射孔,每个喷射孔流体地连接到正压源。 由正压源通过前射流孔产生的向前定向的射流可以加速出口通道中的单个物品,从而增加各个物品之间的间隔并使其更容易和准确地计数。 由正压源通过后向定向的喷射孔产生的向后定向的喷射可导致出口通道中的物品返回壳体。 与压力源可操作地连接的控制器选择性地控制向上述孔径施加正压以引起或停止制品的分离; 控制器可以与传感器可操作地相关联,该传感器检测并计数通过出口通道的物品

    Devices and methods for orienting and steering in three-dimensional space
    10.
    发明授权
    Devices and methods for orienting and steering in three-dimensional space 失效
    三维空间定向和转向的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06378801B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-30

    申请号:US09371485

    申请日:1999-08-10

    IPC分类号: F41G700

    CPC分类号: G05D1/108

    摘要: A self-orienting device comprises: a housing; a sensor mounted to the housing that is sensitive to a signal field and configured to produce a signal responsive to the signal field; a translation-inducing unit associated with the housing; rotation-inducing unit attached to the housing, wherein the translation-inducing unit and the rotation-inducing unit are configured such that the housing travels along a helical trajectory having an axis and is free to rotate about the axis; and a controller operably associated with the sensor for controlling the output of at least one of the translation-inducing unit and the rotation-inducing unit, wherein the controller is configured such that it receives the signal from the sensor and, responsive to the signal, controls the output of at least one of the translation-inducing unit and said rotation-inducing unit. A device so configured can automatically orient to a signal. In this configuration, orientation is robust—wide variance in the parameters relating &ohgr; to signal intensity are tolerated. In fact, if &ohgr; changes as a function of signal intensity, then orientation to the signal is the only stable outcome. Exemplary signal fields for the device include light, magnetic fields, and gradients of temperature, chemical concentration and depth. The devices can be employed to perform such tasks as locating lost objects, identifying foreign objects, performing transect sampling, guiding munitions, disabling mines, delivering chemical agents, and the like.

    摘要翻译: 自动定向装置包括:壳体; 安装到壳体的传感器,其对信号场敏感并且被配置为产生响应于信号场的信号; 与壳体相关联的翻译感应单元; 附接到壳体的旋转诱导单元,其中,所述平移感应单元和所述旋转感应单元被构造成使得所述壳体沿着具有轴线的螺旋轨迹行进并且围绕所述轴线自由旋转; 以及与所述传感器可操作地相关联的控制器,用于控制所述转换感应单元和所述旋转感应单元中的至少一个的输出,其中所述控制器被配置为使得所述控制器从所述传感器接收所述信号,并且响应于所述信号, 控制转换感应单元和旋转感应单元中的至少一个的输出。 如此配置的设备可以自动地定向到信号。 在这种配置中,相对于信号强度相关参数的方位是稳健的方差。 事实上,如果欧米茄随着信号强度的变化而变化,那么信号的方向是唯一稳定的结果。 器件的示例性信号场包括光,磁场和温度梯度,化学浓度和深度。 可以使用这些装置执行诸如定位丢失的物体,识别异物,执行横断面取样,引导弹药,禁止地雷,输送化学试剂等的任务。