Ships – Submersible device – With weapon or weapon system
Patent
1995-06-05
1997-09-16
Sotelo, Jesus D.
Ships
Submersible device
With weapon or weapon system
114238, B63G 800
Patent
active
056669003
ABSTRACT:
An expendable autonomous underwater vehicle is deployed from a trash disposal unit of a submarine into a body of water. The vehicle and one or more launch-aiding components are inserted into the trash disposal in an arrangement that results in safe and reliable deployment from the trash disposal unit. The launch-aiding components keep the vehicle in a predetermined orientation within the trash disposal unit prior to deployment and protect the trash disposal unit from damage. The launch-aiding components also aid the vehicle in ejecting from the trash disposal unit and descending into the body of water to a depth at which the vehicle can begin its autonomous operation. In general, the vehicle must be a safe distance away from the submarine before it begins operation. The launch-aiding components fall away from the vehicle in the body of water as the vehicle descends thereinto. The expendable autonomous underwater vehicle, which typically is used by submarine personnel as a training target, drops to the bottom of the body of water after its internal battery is exhausted.
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Carroll, III Alf L.
Manning Mark C.
Mather John E.
Pattee William D.
Wapner Michael P.
Sippican, Inc.
Sonatech, Inc.
Sotelo Jesus D.
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