Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Buoy – With means to call buoy to surface
Patent
1993-12-06
1995-09-12
Swinehart, Edwin L.
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Buoy
With means to call buoy to surface
441 28, B63B 2206
Patent
active
054493072
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for establishing and maintaining control over an area of the sea from a remote location, consisting of a remote control point, a number of submersible satellite stations and means for communicating by radio or conductive cable between the control point and each station. Each battery-powered satellite station includes either a flotation chamber or airbag and a stabilizing chamber. The stabilizing chamber is equipped with pumps for intake and discharge of water, allowing adjustment of the buoyancy of each satellite station. Detection devices, such as infrared or acoustical sensors, and weapons systems, such as missiles, are mounted on a platform affixed to a mast on top of each station. The remote control point is equipped with a programmable logic system, which converts data received from the satellite stations and graphically depicts it on computer screens, providing real-time input for combat command decisions.
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