Controlling buoyancy of an underwater vehicle using a dual-internal-reservoir configuration to enhance efficiency of inflating and deflating an external chamber
    3.
    发明授权
    Controlling buoyancy of an underwater vehicle using a dual-internal-reservoir configuration to enhance efficiency of inflating and deflating an external chamber 有权
    使用双内部贮存器构造来控制水下航行器的浮力,以提高外部室的膨胀和放气效率

    公开(公告)号:US09254902B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-09

    申请号:US14178243

    申请日:2014-02-11

    申请人: MRV SYSTEMS, LLC

    IPC分类号: B63G8/22

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 水下航行器可以包括浮力控制系统,该浮力控制系统被配置为使用双内部储存器构造来提高改变水下航行器浮力的效率。 浮力控制系统可以利用在第一内部储存器和外部室之间传递的不可压缩流体(例如油或水)来影响水下航行器的浮力。 在示例性实施方案中,可压缩流体(例如,空气)可用于使第二内部储存器膨胀或放气。 第二内部储存器可以设置在浮力控制系统内,使得其可以根据两个储存器之间的压力差在第一内部储存器上施加压缩力或强力作用在第一内部储存器上。

    UNDERWATER VEHICLES CONFIGURED TO PERFORM VERTICAL PROFILING AND DIAGONAL PROFILING, AND CORRESPONDING METHODS OF OPERATION
    4.
    发明申请
    UNDERWATER VEHICLES CONFIGURED TO PERFORM VERTICAL PROFILING AND DIAGONAL PROFILING, AND CORRESPONDING METHODS OF OPERATION 有权
    配置执行垂直剖面和对角剖面的水下车辆,以及相应的操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20170029082A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-02

    申请号:US15292919

    申请日:2016-10-13

    申请人: MRV SYSTEMS, LLC.

    摘要: An underwater vehicle may be configured to perform vertical profiling and diagonal profiling. The vehicle may include a body having an elongated shape with a central longitudinal axis orthogonal to a central lateral axis. The vehicle may include lateral control surfaces. The lateral control surfaces may be disposed outside of the body and mechanically coupled with the body at a position proximal to the central lateral axis. The lateral control surfaces may be configured to rotate about a control axis parallel to the central lateral axis in order to control an attitude of the vehicle during ascent or descent. A given one of the lateral control surfaces may have a portion extend from the mechanical coupling in a direction perpendicular to the control axis.

    摘要翻译: 水下航行器可以被配置为执行垂直轮廓和对角轮廓。 车辆可以包括具有与中心横向轴线正交的中心纵向轴线的细长形状的主体。 车辆可以包括横向控制表面。 横向控制表面可以设置在主体的外部并且在靠近中心横向轴线的位置处机构地联接到主体。 横向控制表面可以被配置为围绕平行于中心横向轴线的控制轴线旋转,以便在上升或下降期间控制车辆的姿态。 横向控制表面中的一个可以具有从垂直于控制轴线的方向从机械联接件延伸的部分。

    Air-based-deployment-compatible underwater vehicle configured to perform vertical profiling and, during information transmission, perform motion stabilization at a water surface, and associated methods
    5.
    发明授权
    Air-based-deployment-compatible underwater vehicle configured to perform vertical profiling and, during information transmission, perform motion stabilization at a water surface, and associated methods 有权
    配置为执行垂直轮廓的空中部署兼容的水下航行器,以及在信息传输期间,在水面执行运动稳定性,以及相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US09381987B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-05

    申请号:US14873067

    申请日:2015-10-01

    申请人: MRV SYSTEMS, LLC

    摘要: An air-based-deployment-compatible underwater vehicle that may be configured to perform vertical profiling is described. The vehicle may be configured, during information transmission, to perform motion stabilization at a water surface. A body of the vehicle may have a cylindrical shape. Buoyancy control components of the vehicle may be disposed within the body. The buoyancy control components may be configured to adjust a volume and/or buoyancy of the vehicle to facilitate vertical profiling. Fins may be hingedly disposed on the body at one or more locations on the vehicle. The fins may be movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. The fins, in the first configuration, may be positioned substantially flat against the body. The fins, in the second configuration, may extend radially outward to slow descent and to provide motion stabilization. The fins may be pitched to rotate the vehicle about a longitudinal axis during vertical profiling.

    摘要翻译: 描述了可以被配置为执行垂直分析的基于空中部署的水下航空器。 在信息传输期间,车辆可以被配置为在水面上执行运动稳定。 车身可以具有圆筒形状。 车辆的浮力控制部件可以设置在车体内。 浮力控制部件可以被配置成调节车辆的体积和/或浮力以促进垂直轮廓。 鳍片可以在车辆上的一个或多个位置处铰接地设置在身体上。 散热片可以在第一配置和第二配置之间移动。 在第一构造中的翅片可以相对于身体基本平坦地定位。 在第二构造中的翅片可以径向向外延伸以缓慢下降并提供运动稳定。 在垂直剖面期间,翼片可以倾斜以使车辆围绕纵向轴线旋转。

    UNDERWATER VEHICLES CONFIGURED TO PERFORM VERTICAL PROFILING AND DIAGONAL PROFILING, AND CORRESPONDING METHODS OF OPERATION
    6.
    发明申请
    UNDERWATER VEHICLES CONFIGURED TO PERFORM VERTICAL PROFILING AND DIAGONAL PROFILING, AND CORRESPONDING METHODS OF OPERATION 有权
    配置执行垂直剖面和对角剖面的水下车辆,以及相应的操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150284064A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-08

    申请号:US14248252

    申请日:2014-04-08

    申请人: MRV SYSTEMS, LLC

    IPC分类号: B63G8/18

    摘要: An underwater vehicle may be configured to perform vertical profiling and diagonal profiling. The vehicle may include a body having an elongated shape with a central longitudinal axis orthogonal to a central lateral axis. The vehicle may include lateral control surfaces. The lateral control surfaces may be disposed outside of the body and mechanically coupled with the body at a position proximal to the central lateral axis. The lateral control surfaces may be configured to rotate about a control axis parallel to the central lateral axis in order to control an attitude of the vehicle during ascent or descent. A given one of the lateral control surfaces may have a portion extend from the mechanical coupling in a direction perpendicular to the control axis.

    摘要翻译: 水下航行器可以被配置为执行垂直轮廓和对角轮廓。 车辆可以包括具有与中心横向轴线正交的中心纵向轴线的细长形状的主体。 车辆可以包括横向控制表面。 横向控制表面可以设置在主体的外部并且在靠近中心横向轴线的位置处机构地联接到主体。 横向控制表面可以被配置为围绕平行于中心横向轴线的控制轴线旋转,以便在上升或下降期间控制车辆的姿态。 横向控制表面中的一个可以具有从垂直于控制轴线的方向从机械联接件延伸的部分。

    Harsh-environment communications antennae and method for providing such antennae
    9.
    发明授权
    Harsh-environment communications antennae and method for providing such antennae 有权
    恶劣环境通信天线和提供这种天线的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09590289B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-07

    申请号:US14095974

    申请日:2013-12-03

    申请人: MRV SYSTEMS, LLC

    IPC分类号: H01Q1/40 H01Q1/04

    CPC分类号: H01Q1/04 H01Q1/36 H01Q1/40

    摘要: Communications antennae suitable for operating in harsh environmental conditions and methods for providing such antennae are disclosed. Exemplary implementations of the communications antenna may provide an ability to transmit and receive radio frequency signals while being exposed to formidable conditions for many years. Such conditions may include one or more of shallow and deep ocean, radioactive, ultraviolet, ultra cold, ultra-high pressure, and/or other harsh environments. The antenna may be ruggedized to withstand attacks by marine mammals and fish, encounters with fishing equipment including nets and lines, entanglement with marine debris, abrasion (e.g., by coral, sand, rock, and/or other objects), collision with maritime vessels and submersibles, and/or other unpredictable events. The efficient radio frequency design and efficient form factor may provide users with a small, unobtrusive device with a capacity for extensive integration in the radio frequency domain.

    摘要翻译: 公开了适用于在恶劣环境条件下操作的通信天线和用于提供这种天线的方法。 通信天线的示例性实现可以提供发射和接收射频信号同时暴露于强大条件多年的能力。 这样的条件可以包括浅海洋,深海洋,放射性,紫外线,超冷,超高压和/或其他恶劣环境中的一种或多种。 天线可以坚固耐受海洋哺乳动物和鱼类的攻击,遇到捕鱼设备,包括网和线,与海洋碎片缠绕,磨损(例如珊瑚,沙子,岩石和/或其他物体),与海上船只的碰撞 和潜水器,和/或其他不可预测的事件。 高效的射频设计和高效的外形可以为用户提供一个具有广泛集成在射频领域的能力的小型,不引人注目的设备。