Title:
AUTONOMOUS SURFACE WATERCRAFT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003086850
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An autonomous surface watercraft (100) is disclosed. The watercraft (100) may include a control module (305), a communications module (307), a power management module (309), a differential thrust propulsion system, and a navigation module. One or more sensors may be provided internal to the watercraft and/or coupled to a sensor module coupling point on the watercraft. An operator may provide the watercraft with mission parameters such as but not limited to station point(s), a sensing location or area, a sensing duration, and/or a sensing time. The watercraft may determine a course heading to reach a station point or sensing area. The control module (305) may control the propulsion system to reach the station point and for station keeping. The watercraft may gather sensor data. The sensor data may be analyzed, filtered, stored in memory and/or transmitted to a control center. The control center may receive real-time data from a plurality of such watercraft.
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Inventors:
CARDOZA MIGUEL A
BENEDICT SARAH
MAYORAL ANNE
BENNETT MATTHEW
HUGHES J CLARK
TUCKER DONALD
BENEDICT SARAH
MAYORAL ANNE
BENNETT MATTHEW
HUGHES J CLARK
TUCKER DONALD
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/011091
Publication Date:
March 10, 2005
Filing Date:
April 10, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV TEXAS (US)
International Classes:
B63B35/00; B63C11/42; (IPC1-7): B63C11/42
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