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Unmanned air and underwater vehicle

  • US 10,315,762 B2
  • Filed: 05/21/2015
  • Issued: 06/11/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An unmanned vehicle comprising:

  • a body;

    a frame structure extending from the body and supporting a plurality of propeller assemblies, each propeller assembly including at least one propeller and a corresponding motor, the motor housed in a watertight housing or coated and made corrosion resistant;

    wherein the propellers comprise a first set including at least one propeller of the plurality of propeller assemblies and a second set including at least one propeller of the plurality of propeller assemblies which rotate in a plane positioned below a plane in which the first set of propellers rotate, wherein the plurality of propeller assemblies are configured for independent operation of the first and second sets of propellers so that the first and second sets of propellers (i) operate simultaneously to control propulsion when the vehicle is fully immersed and being propelled in either one of both an air medium and a water medium, and (ii) operate sequentially when the vehicle transitions between the air and water mediums.

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