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Water vehicles

  • US 10,640,180 B2
  • Filed: 03/05/2014
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);

    an autonomous water vehicle (AWV);

    a hull that is part of the AWV, or is towed behind the AWV; and

    a tube, mounted to the hull, for launching an UAV, wherein;

    the UAV, prior to being launched, is in a folded form, and when launched, adopts an unfolded form in which the UAV functions as the UAV,the UAV comprises a recovery hook which remains above a surface of the water after the UAV lands on water,means, associated with the AWV, for navigating the AWV to a location where the UAV is in the water; and

    a recovery cable, coupled with the AWV, for engaging the recovery hook of the UAV when the UAV is in the water;

    wherein the recovery cable is ejected from the tube from which the UAV is launched.

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