Sea Glider
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1. A sea glider comprising:
- a pressure hull; and
fore and aft fairings encapsulating the pressure hull;
wherein at least one of the fore and aft fairings defines an Ogive profile.
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Abstract
A sea glider that includes a pressure hull and fore and aft fairings encapsulating the pressure hull. At least one of the fore and aft fairings defines an Ogive profile.
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26 Claims
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1. A sea glider comprising:
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a pressure hull; and fore and aft fairings encapsulating the pressure hull; wherein at least one of the fore and aft fairings defines an Ogive profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A sea glider body comprising:
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fore and aft fairings for encapsulating a pressure hull, at least one of the fore and aft fairings defines an Ogive profile; a straight section defined between the fore and aft fairings, the straight section having a length of about 200 mm; wherein the fore and aft fairings have a combined overall length of between about 1.8 meters and about 2.0 meters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A sea glider comprising:
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a pressure hull; fore and aft fairings encapsulating the pressure hull, the fore and aft fairings each defining an Ogive profile; right and left wings disposed opposite of each other on the aft fairing; a rudder disposed on the aft fairing; an antenna disposed on the aft fairing; a bladder system disposed in a flooded payload section disposed aft of the pressure hull and at least partially defined by the aft fairing, the bladder system altering a buoyancy of the sea glider; and a controller in communication with at least one of the bladder system, the rudder, and the antenna. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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