A wave-propelled vehicle 102 adapted to float at the surface 106 of a body of fluid. The vehicle comprises a hull 104 defining at least one concavity (214, 216, Fig 2). The hull comprises an upper hull portion 118 and a lower hull portion 120 and has an asymmetrical transverse profile to generate thrust in response to waves on the body of fluid. The vehicle may have a plurality of modes of operation including one or more of wave propulsion, underwater gliding flight, underwater powered flight or aerial gliding flight.
Wave-propelled vehicles
2023-05-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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