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Autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles

  • US 10,106,233 B2
  • Filed: 09/21/2016
  • Issued: 10/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An unmanned underwater vehicle, comprising:

  • a disk-shaped hull having a perimeter edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface;

    in a side view, the disk-shaped hull has a maximum lateral dimension that is larger than a maximum thickness dimension that extends from the top surface to the bottom surface;

    a plurality of horizontal thrusters for horizontal propulsion of the unmanned underwater vehicle, the horizontal thrusters are disposed within a boundary defined by the perimeter edge; and

    a single vertical thruster that extends vertically through the disk-shaped hull from the bottom surface to the top surface for vertical propulsion of the unmanned underwater vehicle.

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