EP4724342A2 - Rumpfgeführtes manövrieren eines fahrzeugs mit verteilten antriebssystemen - Google Patents

Rumpfgeführtes manövrieren eines fahrzeugs mit verteilten antriebssystemen

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Publication number
EP4724342A2
EP4724342A2 EP24819978.8A EP24819978A EP4724342A2 EP 4724342 A2 EP4724342 A2 EP 4724342A2 EP 24819978 A EP24819978 A EP 24819978A EP 4724342 A2 EP4724342 A2 EP 4724342A2
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Andrew GREGG
Amira Malik
Michael Klinker
Daniel Cottrell
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Regent Craft Inc
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Regent Craft Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H25/00—Steering; Slowing-down otherwise than by use of propulsive elements; Dynamic anchoring, i.e. positioning vessels by means of main or auxiliary propulsive elements
    • B63H25/02—Initiating means for steering, for slowing down, otherwise than by use of propulsive elements, or for dynamic anchoring
    • B63H25/04—Initiating means for steering, for slowing down, otherwise than by use of propulsive elements, or for dynamic anchoring automatic, e.g. reacting to compass
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
    • B60V1/00—Air-cushion
    • B60V1/11—Stability or attitude control
    • B60V1/115—Stability or attitude control by ground or water engaging means, e.g. rudders or wheels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
    • B60V1/00—Air-cushion
    • B60V1/22—Air-cushion provided with hydrofoils
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
    • B60V3/00—Land vehicles, waterborne vessels, or aircraft, adapted or modified to travel on air cushions
    • B60V3/08—Aircraft, e.g. air-cushion alighting-gear therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B49/00—Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H25/00—Steering; Slowing-down otherwise than by use of propulsive elements; Dynamic anchoring, i.e. positioning vessels by means of main or auxiliary propulsive elements
    • B63H25/42—Steering or dynamic anchoring by propulsive elements; Steering or dynamic anchoring by propellers used therefor only; Steering or dynamic anchoring by rudders carrying propellers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C35/00—Flying-boats; Seaplanes
    • B64C35/006—Flying-boats; Seaplanes with lift generating devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/40—Control within particular dimensions
    • G05D1/43—Control of position or course in two dimensions [2D]
    • G05D1/437—Control of position or course in two dimensions [2D] for aircraft during their ground movement, e.g. taxiing
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    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
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    • G05D1/482—Control of altitude or depth utilising or compensating for ground effect
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
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    • G05D1/60—Intended control result
    • G05D1/656—Interaction with payloads or external entities
    • G05D1/661—Docking at a base station
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • G08G3/00—Traffic control systems for marine craft
    • G08G3/02—Anti-collision systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B2035/006—Unmanned surface vessels, e.g. remotely controlled
    • B63B2035/007—Unmanned surface vessels, e.g. remotely controlled autonomously operating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B2035/006—Unmanned surface vessels, e.g. remotely controlled
    • B63B2035/008—Unmanned surface vessels, e.g. remotely controlled remotely controlled
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D2105/00—Specific applications of the controlled vehicles
    • G05D2105/20—Specific applications of the controlled vehicles for transportation
    • G05D2105/22—Specific applications of the controlled vehicles for transportation of humans
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D2107/00—Specific environments of the controlled vehicles
    • G05D2107/25—Aquatic environments
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D2109/00—Types of controlled vehicles
    • G05D2109/20—Aircraft, e.g. drones
    • G05D2109/22—Aircraft, e.g. drones with fixed wings
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D2109/00—Types of controlled vehicles
    • G05D2109/30—Water vehicles
    • G05D2109/34—Water vehicles operating on the water surface
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
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    • G05D2109/00—Types of controlled vehicles
    • G05D2109/50—Vehicles specially adapted for two or more of space, air, land or water environments, e.g. amphibious vehicles

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
EP24819978.8A 2023-06-06 2024-06-05 Rumpfgeführtes manövrieren eines fahrzeugs mit verteilten antriebssystemen Pending EP4724342A2 (de)

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US202363506590P 2023-06-06 2023-06-06
US202363610245P 2023-12-14 2023-12-14
PCT/US2024/032670 WO2024254220A2 (en) 2023-06-06 2024-06-05 Hull-borne maneuvering of craft with distributed propulsion systems

Publications (1)

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EP4724342A2 true EP4724342A2 (de) 2026-04-15

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US11762543B2 (en) * 2018-12-21 2023-09-19 Honeywell International Inc. Systems and methods for managing graphical user interfaces for vehicle guidance
US11656367B2 (en) * 2020-06-10 2023-05-23 The Boeing Company Rapid assessment of vehicle relative speed performance
US20220382300A1 (en) * 2021-02-11 2022-12-01 REGENT Craft Inc. Determining Characteristics of a Water Surface Beneath a Vehicle in Motion

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