An underwater vessel 100 comprising a body 110, a thruster 120, operable to produce thrust and deployable from the body, an actuator assembly (130, Fig 2), connected to the thruster and operable to deploy the thruster. The actuator assembly is operable to deploy the thruster in a first configuration in which the thruster is oriented to produce a thrust having a vertical component when the thruster is operated. The actuator assembly may be operable to stow the thruster completely within the body.
Underwater vessel
14.07.2021
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch