Ships – Steering mechanism – Remote control steering excluding manual operation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-15
2005-02-15
Swinehart, Ed (Department: 3617)
Ships
Steering mechanism
Remote control steering excluding manual operation
Reexamination Certificate
active
06854406
ABSTRACT:
An autonomous surface watercraft is disclosed. The watercraft may include a control module, a communications module, a power management module, a differential thrust propulsion system, and a navigation module. One or more sensors may be provided internal to the watercraft and/or coupled to a sensor module coupling point on the watercraft. An operator may provide the watercraft with mission parameters such as but not limited to station point(s), a sensing location or area, a sensing duration, and/or a sensing time. The watercraft may determine a course heading to reach a station point or sensing area. The control module may control the propulsion system to reach the station point and for station keeping. The watercraft may gather sensor data. The sensor data may be analyzed, filtered, stored in memory and/or transmitted to a control center. The control center may receive real-time data from a plurality of such watercraft.
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International Search Report for PCT/US03/11091 mailed Nov. 14, 2003.
Benedict Sarah
Bennett Matthew
Cardoza Miguel A.
Hughes J. Clark
Mayoral Anne
Board of Regents , The University of Texas System
Chalker Daniel J.
Chalker Flores LLP
Flores Edwin S.
Swinehart Ed
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