Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rebalancing of underwater vehicles
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Application No.: US16471988Application Date: 2016-12-23
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Publication No.: US11148774B2Publication Date: 2021-10-19
- Inventor: Olle Axelsson , Nicklas Johansson , Feras Faez Elias
- Applicant: SAAB AB
- Applicant Address: SE Linköping
- Assignee: SAAB AB
- Current Assignee: SAAB AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Linköping
- Agency: Sage Patent Group
- International Application: PCT/SE2016/051318 WO 20161223
- International Announcement: WO2018/117925 WO 20180628
- Main IPC: B63G8/16
- IPC: B63G8/16 ; B63G8/26 ; B63G8/00

Abstract:
A rebalancing device for rebalancing of an underwater vehicle comprises at least one thruster and at least one storage space. The rebalancing device comprises control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to receive sensor data comprising information relating to a depth and an attitude of the underwater vehicle, and thruster data comprising information relating to thrust and orientation of thrust of the at least one thruster. The control circuitry is further configured to determine a difference between a centre of gravity, CoG, of the underwater vehicle and a centre of buoyancy, CoB, of the underwater vehicle based on the sensor data and the thruster data, and to determine a difference between a gravitational force acting on the underwater vehicle and a buoyancy of the underwater vehicle based on the sensor data and the thruster data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200017180A1 REBALANCING OF UNDERWATER VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2020-01-16
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