TH25537U - Unmanned ship - Google Patents

Abstract

OCR 21/05/2024 This invention relates to an unmanned vessel, comprising a hull equipped with a set of operating equipment, a motor for propulsion, and a navigation unit comprising a global positioning system (GPS), a compass, and devices for measuring the vessel's speed and acceleration. The navigation unit determines the vessel's position, heading direction, and hull tilt, and transmits this information to a control unit. The control unit, comprising a microcontroller, receives the position, heading, and hull tilt data from the navigation unit, processes this information, and controls the operation of the motors. The unique characteristic is that at least one motor is installed on each side of the vessel, each motor is controlled by a control unit to vary its speed and/or propel in opposite directions, allowing the vessel to change direction.

Claims (4)

1. OCR 21/05/2024 1. An unmanned vessel, consisting of a hull (10) equipped with a set of selectable working equipment, including depth sounding equipment, underwater object detection equipment, surveying equipment, and water quality measuring equipment, one or more of which are combined. The working equipment is mounted on the outside hull (15) of the hull (10). A motor (20) for propelling the hull (10), wherein the motor is mounted on the side (14) of the hull (10). A navigation unit (30) consists of a global positioning system (GPS), a compass, and a device for measuring the speed and acceleration of the hull (10). The navigation unit is mounted at the front (11) or middle (12) of the hull (10). The navigation unit (30) determines the position, heading, and tilt of the hull, and sends such position, heading, and tilt data to a first control unit. The first control unit (40) consists of a microcontroller that receives data specifying the position and heading of the hull. and the inclination of the ship's hull obtained from the navigation set (30), then taking such information to process and control the operation of the motor (20), which has the specific characteristic that at the side (14) of the ship (10) there is a motor (20) installed for driving the ship (10), at least 1 on each side, where each motor (20) is controlled from the first control set (40) to have different speeds and/or drive in opposite directions so that the ship (10) can change the direction of movement without needing a radius to change the direction of movement. 2. The unmanned vessel of claim 1 further comprising a second control unit, which is a remote control unit not mounted on the vessel, that operates by receiving commands from the user to be given remotely or from outside the vessel to a first control unit (40) that then directs the vessel (10) to proceed as directed by the user. 3. The unmanned boat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the motor (20) used is an electric propulsion motor. 4. The driverless boat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the boat (10) can be any of the following: a kayak, a twin-hulled boat, a floating boat, and an aluminum boat.