Unmanned sea surface vehicle having a personal watercraft hull f

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1995-09-22

1998-02-03

Swinehart, Ed L.

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Displacement-type hull

440 38, 114 1, B63B 100

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active

057132933

ABSTRACT:
An unmanned marine surface vehicle (UMSV) featuring structural incorporation of the hull of a typical commercially distributed, recreationally enjoyed personal watercraft (PWC). The intrinsic qualities of the PWC hull, especially as pertains to superior seaworthiness and smaller size, avail the UMSV and UMSV system according to this invention. A contoured upper casing which is coupled with the PWC hull serves not only to further the fluid-dynamic integrity of this invention's UMSV but also to house electrical or mechanical components which are designed for effectuating specific military or civilian missions. This invention's UMSV is small, compact, lightweight, durable, rugged, uncomplicatedly direct-driven and quite seaworthy, and hence offers possible advantages over vessels conventionally considered for autonomous or semi-autonomous operations, particularly in terms of cost-effectiveness, expendability, deployability, recoverability, maneuverability and versatility.

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