Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Communication system for underwater drone and airlock apparatus for drone
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Application No.: US16463221Application Date: 2017-11-20
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Publication No.: US11541977B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Motohiko Nohmi , Yumiko Sekino
- Applicant: Ebara Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ebara Corporation
- Current Assignee: Ebara Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Leydig Voit and Mayer, Ltd.
- Priority: JPJP2016-233063 20161130,JPJP2016-235243 20161202
- International Application: PCT/JP2017/041612 WO 20171120
- International Announcement: WO2018/101099 WO 20180607
- Main IPC: B63G8/00
- IPC: B63G8/00 ; F04D13/08 ; F16L55/00 ; G05D1/00 ; G05D1/02

Abstract:
The present invention relates to an underwater drone which is an unmanned mobile which can move in the water, and more particularly to a communication system for the underwater drone which performs communication between the underwater drone and a land-based controller (or maneuvering device). The present invention also relates to an airlock apparatus for the drone which transfers the drone into or from facilities or containers, or equipment sealed (or closed) against surrounding environment. The communication system for an underwater drone includes an underwater drone (1) configured to move in the water, at least one transmitting and receiving antenna (2) provided in an area where the transmitting and receiving antenna (2) can communicate with the underwater drone (1) by wireless communication, and a controller or a maneuvering device (5) connected to the at least one transmitting and receiving antenna (2) by a wired cable (4) and configured to control the underwater drone (1).
Public/Granted literature
- US20200070941A1 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR UNDERWATER DRONE AND AIRLOCK APPARATUS FOR DRONE Public/Granted day:2020-03-05
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