A docking system has flat funnel and a slotted ramp at the end of the flat funnel. The slotted ramp has a plurality of inclined planes, each on a respective side of the slot. A docking adapter, fitted over an underwater vehicle, includes a guide plane and a mask. The flat funnel guides the guide plane to the top of the ramp during docking, so that the underwater vehicle may be charged. Another aspect of the invention is a highly maneuverable glider including a forwardly mounted buoyancy module followed a pitch module, followed by a processing module, followed by a roll module, mounted concentrically with respect to each other. The glider may be attached to any docking system, not just that of the present invention. When used in conjunction with the docking system of the present invention, the glider may be attached to either the flat funnel or the docking adapter of the docking system of the present invention.


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    Titel :

    Mobile underwater docking system and autonomous underwater vehicle


    Beteiligte:
    MAHMOUDIAN NINA (Autor:in) / PAGE BRIAN (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2022-01-11


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen / B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen



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