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Remote unmanned work system (RUWS) electromechanical cable system

  • US 4,010,619 A
  • Filed: 05/24/1976
  • Issued: 03/08/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/1976
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A remotely controlled underwater work system comprising:

  • a surface control station;

    a primary cable operatively connected to said surface control station at its upper end and extending vertically downward therefrom and configured to provide mechanical support to loads attached thereto and to provide electrical energy transfer therealong;

    primary cable terminating means connected to said primary cable for underwater support thereby and including,attachment means mounted on the lower surface of the primary cable terminating means for releasable support of loads attached thereto,controllably powered reel means mounted on said primary cable terminating means for paying out and recovering a secondary cable,a secondary cable wound on said controllably powered reel means,hydrodynamic thrusting means mounted on said primary cable terminating means in fixed relation thereto for providing stabilization and limited spatial positioning thereof, andelectrical signal distribution means mounted on said primary cable terminating means and electricall connected to said primary cable for receipt of electrical energy therefrom and effectively electrically connected to said controllably powered reel means, said secondary cable, and said hydrodynamic thrusting means for apportioning the electrical energy thereto; and

    work vehicle means attached to said secondary cable for providing a work station and including,propulsion means mounted on said work vehicle for moving said work vehicle in a predetermined area and electrically connected to said secondary cable for receipt of electrical energy therefrom,mechanical manipulator means mounted on said work vehicle and effectively connected to said secondary cable means for receipt of control signals therefrom,support means mounted on the upper surface of said work vehicle means and constructed to cooperate with said attachment means for permitting selective attachment of said work vehicle to the primary cable terminating means to establish a unitary assemblage therewith, andcommunication means mounted on said work vehicle means and electrically connected to said secondary cable for transmission of signals therethrough.

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