公开(公告)号：US11938768B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17321048

申请日：2021-05-14

Applicant: The Texas A&M University System ,  The Regents of the University of Michigan

Inventor： Moble Benedict ,  Sean M. McHugh ,  Chase B. Wiley ,  Ramsay A. Ramsey ,  Adam Kellen ,  Yin Lu Young

IPC: B60F3/00 ,  B63H1/06 ,  B63H3/00 ,  B63H21/17 ,  B63H25/42

CPC classification number: B60F3/0007 ,  B63H1/06 ,  B63H3/00 ,  B63H21/17 ,  B63H25/42

Abstract: An amphibious vehicle for traversing land and bodies of water includes a chassis, and a cycloidal propeller coupled to the chassis and which includes a plurality of cycloidal propeller blades rotatably coupled to the chassis and each extending parallel a rotational axis of the cycloidal propeller, and an extension/retraction system configured to extend the plurality of cycloidal propeller blades away from the chassis and to retract the plurality of cycloidal propeller blades towards the chassis.

公开(公告)号：US20220009300A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17321048

申请日：2021-05-14

Applicant: The Texas A&M University System

Inventor： Moble Benedict ,  Sean M. McHugh ,  Chase B. Wiley ,  Ramsay A. Ramsey ,  Adam Kellen ,  Yin Lu Young

IPC: B60F3/00 ,  B63H1/06 ,  B63H3/00 ,  B63H21/17 ,  B63H25/42

Abstract: An amphibious vehicle for traversing land and bodies of water includes a chassis, and a cycloidal propeller coupled to the chassis and which includes a plurality of cycloidal propeller blades rotatably coupled to the chassis and each extending parallel a rotational axis of the cycloidal propeller, and an extension/retraction system configured to extend the plurality of cycloidal propeller blades away from the chassis and to retract the plurality of cycloidal propeller blades towards the chassis.