Systems for modifying a fluid flow of a vehicle
    2.
    发明授权
    Systems for modifying a fluid flow of a vehicle 有权
    用于改变车辆的流体流动的系统

    公开(公告)号:US09581179B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-28

    申请号:US13960205

    申请日:2013-08-06

    申请人: P Tech, LLC

    发明人: Peter M. Bonutti

    摘要: Drag experienced by a vehicle traveling through an environmental media, such as air or water, may be modified by one or more energy beams which may increase or decrease drag. A control system may be used to actively modulate the drag of the vehicle by selectively transmitting energy beams. Energy beams may include electric pulse signals, pulsed air, piezoelectric, infrared, ultraviolet, laser, optical band, microwave, thermal other known acoustic, electric, optical, or other electromagnetic energy and any combination thereof. This could be a constant or pulsed energy beam and adjusted for the speed and/or vertical lift, frequency, density, angle, pulse and wavelengths experienced by the vehicle. Charged particles may be emitted from the vehicle itself and then utilized in front or behind the vehicle via electric current to improve the boundary layer, boundary flow.

    摘要翻译: 通过环境介质(例如空气或水)行驶的车辆经历的拖动可能会被一个或多个可能增加或减少阻力的能量束修改。 控制系统可以用于通过选择性地传输能量束来主动地调制车辆的阻力。 能量束可以包括电脉冲信号,脉冲空气,压电,红外线,紫外线,激光,光学带,微波,其他已知的声学,电学,光学或其他电磁能及其任何组合。 这可以是恒定的或脉冲的能量束,并根据车辆经历的速度和/或垂直升力,频率,密度,角度,脉冲和波长进行调整。 带电粒子可以从车辆本身发射,然后通过电流在车辆的前面或后面使用,以改善边界层,边界流。

    Boat stabilizer
    3.
    发明授权
    Boat stabilizer 有权
    船稳定器

    公开(公告)号:US07520238B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-21

    申请号:US11526346

    申请日:2006-09-25

    IPC分类号: B63B1/24

    CPC分类号: B63B39/061 B63B2039/068

    摘要: A vessel hull stabilization system is presented that uses hydrofoils mounted on the vessel. The hydrofoils create a counteracting force to the waves that would otherwise cause the vessel to roll and pitch. The hydrofoil is connected to the vessel in both passive and an active modes. The hydrofoil consists of a number of configurations that include a number of attached struts and foils which provide additional counteracting forces in response to wave action.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种使用安装在船上的水翼的船体稳定系统。 水翼对波浪产生反作用力,否则会导致船舶滚动和俯仰。 水翼以无源和有源模式连接到容器。 水翼由许多配置组成,包括多个连接的支柱和箔片,其响应于波浪作用提供额外的反作用力。

    ULTRASONIC COMMUNICATION AND DRAG MODIFICATION
    4.
    发明申请
    ULTRASONIC COMMUNICATION AND DRAG MODIFICATION 有权
    超声波通信和DRAG修改

    公开(公告)号:US20070158502A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-12

    申请号:US11687048

    申请日:2007-03-16

    申请人: Peter Bonutti

    发明人: Peter Bonutti

    IPC分类号: B64C1/38

    摘要: A vehicle traveling through an environmental media such as air experiences drag. The drag is actively modulated by energy beams which may either increase or decrease the drag. The energy beams may provide either a chemical, acoustic or electromagnetic energy at a transition region between turbulent and laminar flows or at the leading edge of a laminar flow or in the direction of a crosswind in order to facilitate the respective increase or decrease in drag. Where the energy beams are acoustic or ultrasonic, some or all of the beams may be used to generate an audible signal, in a directional manner, outside the vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 穿过诸如空气等环境媒体的车辆经历拖累。 该阻力由能量束主动调制,能量束可能增加或减少阻力。 能量束可以在湍流和层流之间的过渡区域处或在层流的前缘处或在侧风方向上提供化学,声学或电磁能,以便于相应地增加或减小阻力。 在能量束是声学或超声波的情况下,部分或全部光束可用于以定向方式在车辆外部产生可听信号。

    ACTIVE DRAG AND THRUST MODULATION SYSTEM AND METHODS
    5.
    发明申请
    ACTIVE DRAG AND THRUST MODULATION SYSTEM AND METHODS 有权
    主动拖动和调速系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050257776A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-24

    申请号:US10893513

    申请日:2004-07-16

    申请人: Peter Bonutti

    发明人: Peter Bonutti

    摘要: A vehicle traveling through an environmental media such as air experiences drag. The drag is actively modulated by energy beams which may either increase or decrease the drag. The energy beams may provide either a chemical, acoustic or electromagnetic energy at a transition region between turbulent and laminar flows or at the leading edge of a laminar flow or in the direction of a crosswind in order to facilitate the respective increase or decrease in drag. If the vehicle is a sailing ship, areas of the sails are selectively roughened or widened to enhance the thrust derived from the wind. Furthermore, the keel or hull of the sailing ship may be modified to improve the hydrodynamic characteristics of the sailing ship. If the vehicle is an automobile, the tires or road surface may be selectively heated to improve the traction of the automobile. Furthermore, the energy beams may be used to facilitate atomization of the air/fuel mixture prior to combustion in an internal combustion engine thereby improving the thrust of provided to the vehicle. Energy beams may be used to generate virtual extensions of a vehicle to enhance traveling efficiency.

    摘要翻译: 穿过诸如空气等环境媒体的车辆经历拖累。 该阻力由能量束主动调制,能量束可能增加或减少阻力。 能量束可以在湍流和层流之间的过渡区域处或在层流的前缘处或在侧风方向上提供化学,声学或电磁能,以便于相应地增加或减小阻力。 如果车辆是帆船,则帆的区域被选择性地粗糙化或加宽,以增强来自风的推力。 此外,可以修改帆船的龙骨或船体以改善帆船的流体动力特性。 如果车辆是汽车,则可以选择性地加热轮胎或路面以改善汽车的牵引力。 此外,能量束可以用于在燃烧内燃机之前促进空气/燃料混合物的雾化,从而改善提供给车辆的推力。 能量束可用于产生车辆的虚拟延伸以提高行驶效率。

    Brisk maneuvering device for undersea vehicles
    6.
    发明授权
    Brisk maneuvering device for undersea vehicles 失效
    用于海底车辆的轻便机动设备

    公开(公告)号:US5939665A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-17

    申请号:US605243

    申请日:1996-02-12

    摘要: A nautical vehicle for traveling in a fluid environment, the nautical vehe comprising a body having a dorsal fin mounted thereon. The body comprises a sidewall, a forward nose and a rear propulsor for propelling the vehicle in an axial direction. The dorsal fin is mounted on the sidewall, and includes a dorsal fin surface and camber generating element for generating a camber to provide a sideways thrust on said body to facilitate brisk maneuvering of the vehicle in the fluid environment.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在流体环境中行进的航海车辆,该航海车辆包括其上安装有背鳍的主体。 主体包括用于沿轴向推动车辆的侧壁,前鼻和后推进器。 背鳍安装在侧壁上,并且包括背鳍表面和外倾产生元件,用于产生弯度以在所述主体上提供侧向推力以便于在流体环境中轻松操纵车辆。

    Boat stabilizer
    7.
    发明申请
    Boat stabilizer 有权
    船稳定器

    公开(公告)号:US20080072811A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-27

    申请号:US11526346

    申请日:2006-09-25

    IPC分类号: B63B1/24

    CPC分类号: B63B39/061 B63B2039/068

    摘要: A vessel hull stabilization system is presented that uses hydrofoils mounted on the vessel. The hydrofoils create a counteracting force to the waves that would otherwise cause the vessel to roll pitch. the hydrofoil is connected to the vessel in both passive and an active modes. The hydrofoil consists of a number of configurations that include a number of attached struts and foils which provide additional counteracting forces in response to wave action.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种使用安装在船上的水翼的船体稳定系统。 水翼对波浪产生反作用力,否则会使船舶滚动俯仰。 水翼以无源和有源模式连接到容器。 水翼由许多配置组成,包括多个连接的支柱和箔片,其响应于波浪作用提供额外的反作用力。

    Adaptive compliant wing and rotor system
    8.
    发明申请
    Adaptive compliant wing and rotor system 有权
    自适应翼型和转子系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060186269A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-24

    申请号:US10548053

    申请日:2004-03-03

    IPC分类号: B64C3/00 B64C5/00

    摘要: Variation in the contours of first and second compliant surfaces is produced by a compliant frame having a first resiliently variable frame element (120) having a corresponding first outer surface (122) and a first inner surface (124), and a second resiliently variable frame element (130) having a corresponding second outer surface (132) and a second inner surface (134). The first and second outer surfaces (122, 132) communicate with respective ones of the first and second compliant surfaces. A linkage element (141-144) having a predetermined resilience characteristic is coupled at a first end thereof to the first inner surface (124) and at a second end thereof to the second inner surface (134). A frame coupler (151) couples the first resiliently variable frame element (120) to a support element (150). An actuator (106) applies a force to the second resiliently variable frame element (130) with respect to the support element (150), resulting in a corresponding variation in the contour of the first and second compliant surfaces.

    摘要翻译: 第一和第二顺应性表面的轮廓的变化由具有第一可弹性变化的框架元件(120)的柔性框架产生,所述第一可弹性变化的框架元件(120)具有对应的第一外表面(122)和第一内表面(124),以及第二弹性变量框架 元件(130)具有对应的第二外表面(132)和第二内表面(134)。 第一和第二外表面(122,132)与第一和第二顺应表面中的相应表面相通。 具有预定弹性特征的联动元件(141-144)在其第一端处耦合到第一内表面(124),并且在其第二端耦合到第二内表面(134)。 框架联接器(151)将第一弹性可变框架元件(120)联接到支撑元件(150)。 致动器(106)相对于支撑元件(150)向第二弹性可变框架元件(130)施加力,导致第一和第二顺应表面的轮廓的相应变化。

    Sailboat rotatable keel appendage
    9.
    发明授权
    Sailboat rotatable keel appendage 失效
    帆船可旋转的龙骨附件

    公开(公告)号:US06349659B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-02-26

    申请号:US09663548

    申请日:2000-09-18

    申请人: Frederick E. Hood

    发明人: Frederick E. Hood

    IPC分类号: B63B3579

    摘要: A Rotatable Keel Appendage comprising a conical hollow support fixed to a sailboat hull into which is juxtapositioned a rotatable cone member which supports a fin keel carrying a heavy ballast bulb. The rotatable cone member has a threaded shaft at its peak which has a diameter greater than the thickness of the fin and is lockable to the fixed appendage conical hollow support by a nut on the threaded shaft. In another embodiment, the rotatable cone member carries two fins, in either spaced parallel relationship or in spaced aligned relationship. Mathematical Formulas for Energy Balance are developed to establish that a tacking sailboat with the appendages in the Specification will hydrodynamically generate forces to both decrease the leeward drift and increase the forward velocity of the hull. Methods for sailing more quickly to reach a windward destination are set forth using the appendages in the specification.

    摘要翻译: 可旋转的龙骨附件,其包括固定到帆船船体的锥形中空支撑件,其中并置有可旋转的锥形构件,其支撑承载重的镇流器灯泡的翅片龙骨。 可旋转的锥形构件在其顶部具有螺纹轴,其具有大于翅片的厚度的直径,并且通过螺纹轴上的螺母可锁定到固定的附加锥形中空支撑件。 在另一个实施例中,可旋转圆锥构件以任一间隔的平行关系或间隔对准的关系承载两个翅片。 开发能量平衡的数学公式,以确定具有附录中的规范中的滑行船将流体力学地产生力以减少背风漂移并增加船体的前进速度。 使用说明书中的附件来阐述更快地到达迎风目的地的方法。

    Method and apparatus to increase the velocity of sailing vessels
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus to increase the velocity of sailing vessels 失效
    增加帆船速度的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6032603A

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-07

    申请号:US12389

    申请日:1998-01-23

    申请人: Bernard Olcott

    发明人: Bernard Olcott

    IPC分类号: B63B41/00 B63B3/38 B63H25/52

    摘要: An asymmetric wing for decreasing the leeward drift of a vessel has two different surfaces, one of which is cambered in cross-section and the other which has less camber in cross-section or flat. The asymmetric wing has a leading edge pointed toward the bow of the vessel and the trailing edge pointed toward the stern of the vessel. The surfaces of the asymmetric wing can be selectively moved to the port or starboard sides of the vessel. For centerboard and sliding keel vessels, a pair of asymmetric wings are installed in trunks, each asymmetric wing having a first cambered surface and a second less cambered surface. The first cambered surfaces of the two asymmetric wings point in opposite directions. At any one time both asymmetric wings are not moved into the water. The asymmetric wing is applicable to vessels without a centerboard or sliding keel trunk. In such a case, a horizontal shaft extends through a single asymmetric wing and the single cambered surface is rotated to either port or starboard. The single asymmetric wing can be supported in a cavity in the keel or in a cavity in a separate support extending from the underside of the hull.

    摘要翻译: 用于减小船只的背风漂移的不对称翼具有两个不同的表面,其中一个表面具有横截面弧形,另一个在横截面或平坦处具有较小的弯度。 不对称翼具有指向船只弓的前缘,后缘指向船的船尾。 不对称翼片的表面可以选择性地移动到船只的端口或右舷。 对于中心板和滑动龙骨容器,一对不对称翼安装在树干中,每个不对称翼具有第一弧形表面和第二较少弧形表面。 两个不对称翼的第一弧形表面指向相反的方向。 在任何时候,两个不对称的翅膀都不会移入水中。 不对称翼适用于没有中心板或滑动龙骨躯干的船只。 在这种情况下,水平轴延伸穿过单个非对称翼,并且单个弧形表面旋转到任一端口或右舷。 单个不对称翼可以支撑在龙骨中的空腔中或者在从船体的下侧延伸的单独的支撑件中的空腔中。