Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Deployable amphibious runway
-
Application No.: US15670461Application Date: 2017-08-07
-
Publication No.: US10363858B1Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: Robert Woodall
- Applicant: Robert Woodall
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent James T. Shepherd
- Main IPC: B60P3/06
- IPC: B60P3/06 ; B60P3/08 ; B60P1/43 ; B60P1/44 ; B60P3/10 ; B60P3/11 ; B60V1/18 ; B60V3/06 ; B60V1/16 ; B63B35/00 ; B64C39/02 ; B63G8/00

Abstract:
A vehicle is provided for drone stowage and transport as a means to extend the range of smaller drones and unmanned underwater vehicles. The transport vehicle is launched from a mother ship and provides for moving drones and underwater unmanned vehicles to desired launch and recovery points. The vehicle is based on current hovercraft vehicles and is adapted for stowage of drones while remaining compatible with existing mother ships. The vehicle includes foldable deck sections, which can be extended to provide launching and landing runways for flying drones. Lifts and ramps are incorporated for loading, launching and recovering flying drones, floating drone vessels and underwater unmanned vehicle drones.
Public/Granted literature
- US3121264A Door Public/Granted day:1964-02-18
Information query
IPC分类: