Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for mitigating vortex rings affecting submersible vehicles
- Patent Title (中): 减轻影响潜水车辆的涡环的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13717253Application Date: 2012-12-17
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Publication No.: US08826843B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Ryan Moody , Frank Agius
- Applicant: iRobot Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MA Bedford
- Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Bedford
- Agency: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, PA
- Main IPC: B63G8/14
- IPC: B63G8/14 ; B63G8/08 ; B63G8/00 ; B63G8/18 ; B63G8/24 ; B63G8/16
Abstract:
A method for operating a submersible vehicle includes, responsive to detection of a vortex ring undesirably affecting the vehicle and/or at least one vehicle condition indicating the presence of a vortex ring undesirably affecting the vehicle, initiating at least one control action to mitigate the effect of the vortex ring on the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140060418A1 Methods and Apparatus for Mitigating Vortex Rings Affecting Submersible Vehicles Public/Granted day:2014-03-06
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