EP1147983A2 - Véhicule semi-submersible - Google Patents

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EP1147983A2
EP1147983A2 EP01303604A EP01303604A EP1147983A2 EP 1147983 A2 EP1147983 A2 EP 1147983A2 EP 01303604 A EP01303604 A EP 01303604A EP 01303604 A EP01303604 A EP 01303604A EP 1147983 A2 EP1147983 A2 EP 1147983A2
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Hugh William Young
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/04—Superstructure
    • B63G8/06—Conning-towers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/001—Underwater vessels adapted for special purposes, e.g. unmanned underwater vessels; Equipment specially adapted therefor, e.g. docking stations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/04—Superstructure

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  • the present invention relates to autonomous semi-submersible vehicles.
  • Autonomous air breathing submersible vehicles are known and are used for a number of ocean survey tasks such as seismic surveys of the sea bed, monitoring of depths, sea floor topology and water pollution.
  • Such vehicles normally consist of a tubular vessel housing, inter alia, a diesel engine, fuel and sensor equipment to perform a desired task.
  • a breather tube normally extends from the top of the vessel to provide air for the engine.
  • Such vessels float on the surface when stationary but include hydrofoils which maintain the vessel just under the surface of the water, below the waves, when the vessel is moving forward so as to provide a stable platform for the sensors.
  • the invention seeks to avoid most of these disadvantages.
  • the invention may replicate the sensor suite of a survey or research ship at a lower cost and may undertake tasks not currently possible with autonomous vehicles
  • a semi-submersible vehicle comprising:
  • a keel is provided to maintain the strut substantially vertical
  • the strut is adapted to lift the vehicle to assist in recovering the vehicle
  • an engine is mounted on the top of the strut.
  • the engine may be a diesel, or any air breathing engine or an electric generator.
  • the engine may be used to drive the propelling device.
  • the propelling device may be in the form of one or more propellers or water jets.
  • the front of the vehicle housing includes a nose cone (or other compartment) to accommodate sensing or other equipment.
  • the nose cone may be detachable
  • the strut and/or housing may further house or support equipment to control the vehicle.
  • the strut may be designed to add buoyancy to the vessel housing.
  • WPA strut water plane area
  • DISP vehicle displacement
  • a semi-submersible vehicle 1 having a vehicle housing or hull 2, a propelling device in the form of a propeller 3 connected to and at one end of the housing to move the vessel, and a strut 4 extending from the top of the housing 2.
  • a ballast keel 5 is provided to maintain strut substantially vertical.
  • the vehicle is adapted to be sufficiently buoyant such that it maintains the vessel housing substantially at a predetermined level under the water with the strut extending out of the water.
  • An engine 6 is mounted on the top of the strut.
  • the engine may be of any suitable type such as a diesel engine or an electric generator.
  • the engine may be used to drive the propeller 3 e.g. through a suitable form of mechanical, hydraulic or electric linkage.
  • the front of the vehicle includes a detachable nose cone or compartment 7 to accommodate sensing or other equipment.
  • Rudders 9 are provided to steer the vehicle. Instead of rudders one or more propulsor nozzles may be used to steer the vehicle.
  • the vehicle is adapted to be sufficiently buoyant such that it maintains the vessel housing substantially at a predetermined level under the water with the strut extending out of the water.
  • WPA water plane area
  • the strut will provide a high degree of buoyancy such that, when waves are present, this will tend to oscillate the vehicle.
  • the WPA of the strut is too low, it will only provide a low degree of buoyancy making use of the vehicle impractical, e.g. if forces other than those from waves are applied, the vessel motion amplitude may be too great.
  • a WPA (in metres ⁇ 2) to vehicle displacement (DISP, in metres ⁇ 3) ratio is best designed such that WPA ⁇ 3/2 / DISP equals a value of between 0.002 and 0.2.
  • the shape of the housing can be designed around an optimum hydrodynamic shape without need for it to accommodate the engine.
  • the vehicle of the invention may include other features to that mentioned above.
  • the strut may be adapted to lift the vehicle to assist in recovering the vehicle.
  • the top of the strut may include a "lifting point" to engage with a crane hoist.
  • the propelling device may be in a form other than a single propeller, such as a number or propellers or contra-rotating propellers , or one or more water jets.
  • the engine could be mounted in the housing rather than on top of the strut.
  • the strut and/or housing may further house or support equipment to control the vehicle. If the control equipment is located above the water level, it is possible to communicate with the vehicle through a medium other than acoustic signals, e.g. radio waves. This can lead to economies with and/or enhanced function of control equipment.
  • a platform may be provided on the top of the strut for such control equipment and/or for other equipment such as cameras.
  • More than one strut may be provided on the vehicle.
  • the vehicle could have more than one housing, e.g. twin housings or hulls.
  • the housings could be joined by a horizontal connection above or below the waterline.
  • the vehicle could be formed of any suitable material such as metal or GRP.
  • the vehicle can be made in any desired size other than shown in the drawing. A typical size range could be from three to eight metres in length.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Fittings On The Vehicle Exterior For Carrying Loads, And Devices For Holding Or Mounting Articles (AREA)
  • Vibration Prevention Devices (AREA)
  • Lubrication Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
  • Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
  • Separation Using Semi-Permeable Membranes (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
EP01303604A 2000-04-20 2001-04-19 Véhicule semi-submersible Expired - Lifetime EP1147983B1 (fr)

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GB0009720A GB2361458B (en) 2000-04-20 2000-04-20 Autonomous semi-submersible vehicles
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CN100357158C (zh) * 2005-11-24 2007-12-26 上海交通大学 光电双通道自动了望跟随半潜器
CN105836079A (zh) * 2016-05-11 2016-08-10 哈尔滨工程大学 三角形截面动力增潜无压载水半潜输运艇
JP2018058464A (ja) * 2016-10-04 2018-04-12 株式会社Ihi 半没型移動体
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EP1147983B1 (fr) 2004-10-20
EP1147983A3 (fr) 2002-02-13

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