Unmanned Undersand Vehicle
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200338943A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16394489

    申请日:2019-04-25

    发明人: Nghia X. Tran

    IPC分类号: B60F3/00 B63H21/17

    摘要: An unmanned vehicle capable of tunneling into soft materials, such as sand, comprises a hollow, bullet-shaped forward outer body with a first drive screw thread integrated into its exterior, a hollow cylindrical rear outer body with a second drive screw thread integrated into its exterior but threaded in the opposed direction of the first drive screw thread, and an inner body that is rotatably coupled to the inside of the forward and rear outer bodies via mechanical gears, and including directional control fins mounted on a housing at the rear end of the inner body.

    Unmanned undersand vehicle
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11498652B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US16394489

    申请日:2019-04-25

    发明人: Nghia X. Tran

    摘要: An unmanned vehicle capable of tunneling into soft materials, such as sand, comprises a hollow, bullet-shaped forward outer body with a first drive screw thread integrated into its exterior, a hollow cylindrical rear outer body with a second drive screw thread integrated into its exterior but threaded in the opposed direction of the first drive screw thread, and an inner body that is rotatably coupled to the inside of the forward and rear outer bodies via mechanical gears, and including directional control fins mounted on a housing at the rear end of the inner body.

    System and method for electromagnetic-based propulsion
    4.
    发明授权
    System and method for electromagnetic-based propulsion 有权
    电磁推进系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US09390847B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-12

    申请号:US14626060

    申请日:2015-02-19

    摘要: A system and method may include energizing one or more of a plurality of electromagnets contained within and fixedly distributed about a first region of a structure and de-energizing other of the electromagnets to attract a substance contained and movable within a second region of the structure to the energized electromagnets and change the center of gravity of the structure. The structure may be disposed on a surface or within a liquid, where energizing and de-energizing of the electromagnets causes the structure to move about the surface or within the liquid in a desired fashion. The substance may be a magnetic or magnetizable substance. Energizing and de-energizing the electromagnets may be performed by a controller responsive to a signal received from a sensor or transceiver.

    摘要翻译: 系统和方法可以包括对包含在结构中的第一区域内并且固定地分布在结构的第一区域内并固定分布的多个电磁体中的一个或多个来激励电磁体中的其它电磁体,以吸引在该结构的第二区域内容纳并可移动的物质, 通电电磁铁并改变结构的重心。 结构可以设置在表面上或液体内,其中电磁体的激励和断电导致结构以期望的方式围绕表面或在液体内移动。 该物质可以是磁性或可磁化物质。 电磁体的通电和断电可以由响应于从传感器或收发器接收的信号的控制器执行。