| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNDERWATER SYSTEM AND METHOD | US15025708 | 2014-09-29 | US20160244135A1 | 2016-08-25 | Amit Farber; Ehud Erell |
| Systems and methods are provided for underwater use. In one example the system includes an autonomous mother unmanned underwater vehicle (AMUV) and one or more auxiliary unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). The AMUV is configured for autonomously searching for and detecting undersea objects potentially present in an undersea region of interest (ROI), for generating object information relating to the objects detected thereby to enable identification of at least one object of interest (OOI) among the detected objects, and for selectively transporting the UUV to at least within a predetermined distance from a location of the OOI. The UUV is configured for interacting with the OOI at least within the predetermined distance. Such a system is further configured for providing verification information indicative of the interaction between the UUV and the OOI. The AMUV includes a communications system at least configured for transmitting at one or both of the verification information and the object information. | ||||||
| 2 | Method for detecting naval mines and naval mine detection system | US14387656 | 2013-02-13 | US09340267B2 | 2016-05-17 | Detlef Lambertus; Ralf Richter |
| The invention concerns a group of vessels (24), having an unmanned surface vessel (3) and an unmanned underwater vessel (1, 1a), wherein the underwater vessel comprises a location device, in particular a sonar device, for sensing location data (12) in the underwater area and one evaluation unit or more evaluation units, and the evaluation unit or the evaluation units are arranged in such a manner that these comprise detection means (20) for detecting (14) a contact (MILEC) with the aid of the sensed location data (12) and with classification means (21) for classifying (15) the detected contact (MILEC) as a mine-like contact (MILCO) or non mine-like contact (NONMILCO), whereby classification is accomplished by comparing the contact (MILEC) with known mine information so that a mine-like contact (MILCO) can be identified as a mine contact (MINE) or as another object (NOMBO). | ||||||
| 3 | WEAPON CLEARANCE APPLIANCE FOR CLEARING WEAPONS, SUCH AS UNDERWATER MINES, UNDER WATER, UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE HAVING A WEAPON CLEARANCE APPLIANCE OF THIS KIND, AND METHOD FOR THIS PURPOSE | US14872797 | 2015-10-01 | US20160075418A1 | 2016-03-17 | Detlef Lambertus |
| The present disclosure provides a method for clearing weapons that have been sunk in waterways using a weapon clearance appliance. The weapon clearance appliance comprises means for detachable connection to an unmanned underwater vehicle, so that the underwater vehicle is a safe distance away when the weapon is detonated. The volume of the weapon clearance appliance is chosen such that the buoyancy force which acts on the weapon clearance appliance under water compensates for the force of gravity acting on the weapon clearance appliance. Therefore, the weapon clearance appliance has neutral buoyancy, as a result of which, after the weapon clearance appliance has been released from the underwater vehicle, there is no need to retrim the underwater vehicle. Therefore, there is no need for trimming devices on the underwater vehicle. | ||||||
| 4 | METHOD FOR DETECTING NAVAL MINES AND NAVAL MINE DETECTION SYSTEM | US14387656 | 2013-02-13 | US20150049588A1 | 2015-02-19 | Detlef Lambertus; Ralf Richter |
| The invention concerns a group of vessels (24), having an unmanned surface vessel (3) and an unmanned underwater vessel (1, 1a), wherein the underwater vessel comprises a location device, in particular a sonar device, for sensing location data (12) in the underwater area and one evaluation unit or more evaluation units, and the evaluation unit or the evaluation units are arranged in such a manner that these comprise detection means (20) for detecting (14) a contact (MILEC) with the aid of the sensed location data (12) and with classification means (21) for classifying (15) the detected contact (MILEC) as a mine-like contact (MILCO) or non mine-like contact (NONMILCO), whereby classification is accomplished by comparing the contact (MILEC) with known mine information so that a mine-like contact (MILCO) can be identified as a mine contact (MINE) or as another object (NOMBO). | ||||||
| 5 | Linear cutting assembly, linear cutting system, and net penetrating method | US13403491 | 2012-02-23 | US08899167B2 | 2014-12-02 | James Wiggins; Walter Allensworth; Conrad Zeglin; Chris Norkoski |
| The problem of penetrating through nets and other objects is solved by cutting the object using a linear cutting assembly having a linear cutter arm that moves in an arc and pivots about an attachment point. The object is cut by a severing action caused by a moveable blade of the linear cutting arm moving back and forth across a stationary blade of the linear cutter arm. An underwater vehicle modified to incorporate an embodiment of the linear cutting assembly can cut a sufficiently large opening in the object to allow the vehicle to pass through. | ||||||
| 6 | ATTACHMENT/RELEASE DEVICE AND ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS USING SAME | US13825512 | 2011-08-15 | US20140083282A9 | 2014-03-27 | Kim Perrin; Roy Jones |
| An impact initiated attachment device for attachment to a target, comprises a housing having a front face which abuts against the target in use, one or more fasteners, a drive mechanism for driving the fasteners(s) from a first position within the housing to a second position protruding from the front face of the housing, and a trigger mechanism for triggering activation of the drive mechanism comprising a trigger extending from the front face of the housing. The device is particularly useful in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and demolition for attaching one or more disrupters to a target for disposal. | ||||||
| 7 | OBJECT CLASSIFICATION | US13319903 | 2010-05-13 | US20120059829A1 | 2012-03-08 | Jordi McGregor Barr; Christopher Mark Lloyd; David Nicholson; Mark Lawrence Williams |
| A method and apparatus for processing an observation of an object to be classified, the method comprising using a particle filter in which an observation of an object to be classified is used to weight particles on a plurality of models for the object. The method may further comprise performing at least one further iteration of using the particle filter to weight the particles on the plurality of models for the object using a further observation of the object to be classified. The method may further comprise providing respective classification probabilities that each respective model corresponds to the object based on the weightings of the particles of the respective model. Each of the respective particles may be divided into a respective plurality of sub-particles. | ||||||
| 8 | Method and apparatus for neutralization of mines and obstacles | US10005540 | 2001-11-26 | US06606932B2 | 2003-08-19 | Yeshayahu S. Goldstein |
| The invention provides a method and apparatus for neutralizing mines and obstacles that can quickly and efficiently clear a specified surf zone without human intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the invention utilizes firing tubes including a combustion chamber, a mechanism for supplying an aluminum fuel to the combustion chamber; and an ignitor for igniting the aluminum fuel within said combustion chamber to generate pressure waves. The firing tubes arranged in arrays located on sides of a main body of an autonomous vehicle. Activation of the firing tubes on a rear side of the main body is utilized in a preferred embodiment to propel the vehicle forward. Forward propagating pressure waves generated by firing tubes arranged on forward facing first and second sides of the main body are utilized to destroy mines and other obstructions located within a selected surf area. | ||||||
| 9 | Method and apparatus for neutralization of mines and obstacles | US10005540 | 2001-12-07 | US20020121210A1 | 2002-09-05 | Yeshayahu S. Goldstein |
| The invention provides a method and apparatus for neutralizing mines and obstacles that can quickly and efficiently clear a specified surf zone without human intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the invention utilizes firing tubes including a combustion chamber, a mechanism for supplying an aluminum fuel to the combustion chamber; and an ignitor for igniting the aluminum fuel within said combustion chamber to generate pressure waves. The firing tubes arranged in arrays located on sides of a main body of an autonomous vehicle. Activation of the firing tubes on a rear side of the main body is utilized in a preferred embodiment to propel the vehicle forward. Forward propagating pressure waves generated by firing tubes arranged on forward facing first and second sides of the main body are utilized to destroy mines and other obstructions located within a selected surf area. | ||||||
| 10 | Attachment/release device and assemblies and systems using same | US13825512 | 2011-08-15 | US09677866B2 | 2017-06-13 | Kim Perrin; Roy Jones |
| An impact initiated attachment device for attachment to a target, comprises a housing having a front face which abuts against the target in use, one or more fasteners, a drive mechanism for driving the fasteners(s) from a first position within the housing to a second position protruding from the front face of the housing, and a trigger mechanism for triggering activation of the drive mechanism comprising a trigger extending from the front face of the housing. The device is particularly useful in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and demolition for attaching one or more disrupters to a target for disposal. | ||||||
| 11 | Underwater vehicle cutting apparatus | US14528693 | 2014-10-30 | US09550553B2 | 2017-01-24 | James Wiggins; Chris Norkoski; Conrad Zeglin; Walter Allensworth |
| The problem of penetrating through nets and other objects is solved by cutting the object using a linear cutting assembly having a linear cutter arm that moves in an arc and pivots about an attachment point. The object is cut by a severing action caused by a moveable blade of the linear cutting arm moving back and forth across a stationary blade of the linear cutter arm. An underwater vehicle modified to incorporate an embodiment of the linear cutting assembly can cut a sufficiently large opening in the object to allow the vehicle to pass through. | ||||||
| 12 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND LOCATING SUBMERGED OBJECTS HAVING NEUTRAL BUOYANCY SUCH AS MOORED MINES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | US15021636 | 2014-09-10 | US20160223659A1 | 2016-08-04 | Nicolas MANDELERT; Pierre GUTHMANN |
| A system for detecting and locating submerged underwater objects having neutral buoyancy comprising mechanically steered sonar to image the water column comprises mechanically steered sonar with a single emission channel, to perform the insonification of a first individual sector in a first pointing direction by a single first acoustic pulse, the sonar forming a single reception channel suitable for acquiring a first acoustic signal resulting from insonification, the mechanically steered sonar being mounted on a carrier to advance in a main direction, the first pointing direction substantially lateral to the carrier and the first individual sector exhibits a wide relative bearing aperture and a narrow elevation aperture, the mechanically steered sonar comprising a mechanical pointing device to tilt the first pointing direction about an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the main direction allowing the sonar to acquire first acoustic signals resulting from insonifications performed in different pointing directions. | ||||||
| 13 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NEUTRALIZING UNDERWATER MINES | US14990205 | 2016-01-07 | US20160200409A1 | 2016-07-14 | Scott W. FAIRFIELD; Kerry D. LAVIOLETTE; Donald J. ROBERTSON; Ronald D. ZAMOJSKI; Gary L. WIEDEMEIER; Joseph M. CUSCHIERI; Christopher E. MARCHANT |
| A mine neutralizing device that includes a buoy. The buoy includes a mine neutralizing device capable of swimming to an undersea mine to neutralize it. A method for neutralizing undersea mines includes locating an undersea mine, placing a buoy containing a mine neutralizer near the mine, and swimming the mine neutralizer to the undersea mine. | ||||||
| 14 | CHARGE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR ORDNANCE NEUTRALISATION | US14911921 | 2014-08-13 | US20160200408A1 | 2016-07-14 | Jon Robertson; Simon Veater-Young; Daniel Hairsnape |
| A charge deployment system for ordnance neutralisation. The system is suited to deploying multiple disposal charges to neutralise multiple items of ordnance, in particular mines, in a single sortie. The system comprises: at least one deployment unit (102, 104, 106), the or each unit comprising: a housing (110) for stowing a charge in a stowed position; means for mounting a charge within the deployment unit; means for controllably moving a charge and mounting means from the stowed position to a deployment position; and means for controllably releasing a charge from the mounting means; and, a controller for controlling the or each moving means. It further relates to an unmanned vehicle, such as an unmanned underwater vehicle, comprising such a charge deployment system for ordnance neutralisation. | ||||||
| 15 | WEAPON CLEARANCE APPLIANCE FOR CLEARING WEAPONS, SUCH AS UNDERWATER MINES, UNDER WATER, UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE HAVING A WEAPON CLEARANCE APPLIANCE OF THIS KIND, AND METHOD FOR THIS PURPOSE | US14696665 | 2015-04-27 | US20150225050A1 | 2015-08-13 | Detlef Lambertus |
| The present disclosure provides a method for clearing weapons that have been sunk in waterways using a weapon clearance appliance. The weapon clearance appliance comprises means for detachable connection to an unmanned underwater vehicle, so that the underwater vehicle is a safe distance away when the weapon is detonated. The volume of the weapon clearance appliance is chosen such that the buoyancy force which acts on the weapon clearance appliance under water compensates for the force of gravity acting on the weapon clearance appliance. Therefore, the weapon clearance appliance has neutral buoyancy, as a result of which, after the weapon clearance appliance has been released from the underwater vehicle, there is no need to retrim the underwater vehicle. Therefore, there is no need for trimming devices on the underwater vehicle. | ||||||
| 16 | Weapon clearance appliance for clearing weapons, such as underwater mines, under water, unmanned underwater vehicle having a weapon clearance appliance of this kind, and method for this purpose | US14308246 | 2014-07-01 | US09016185B1 | 2015-04-28 | Detlef Lambertus |
| The present disclosure provides a method for clearing weapons that have been sunk in waterways using a weapon clearance appliance. The weapon clearance appliance comprises means for detachable connection to an unmanned underwater vehicle, so that the underwater vehicle is a safe distance away when the weapon is detonated. The volume of the weapon clearance appliance is chosen such that the buoyancy force which acts on the weapon clearance appliance under water compensates for the force of gravity acting on the weapon clearance appliance. Therefore, the weapon clearance appliance has neutral buoyancy, as a result of which, after the weapon clearance appliance has been released from the underwater vehicle, there is no need to retrim the underwater vehicle. Therefore, there is no need for trimming devices on the underwater vehicle. | ||||||
| 17 | ATTACHMENT/RELEASE DEVICE AND ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS USING SAME | US13825512 | 2011-08-15 | US20130199358A1 | 2013-08-08 | Kim Perrin; Roy Jones |
| An impact initiated attachment device for attachment to a target, comprises a housing having a front face which abuts against the target in use, one or more fasteners, a drive mechanism for driving the fasteners(s) from a first position within the housing to a second position protruding from the front face of the housing, and a trigger mechanism for triggering activation of the drive mechanism comprising a trigger extending from the front face of the housing. The device is particularly useful in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and demolition for attaching one or more disrupters to a target for disposal. | ||||||
| 18 | Method For The Destruction Of A Localized Mine | US11662334 | 2005-06-10 | US20080087186A1 | 2008-04-17 | Christian Blohm; Martin Pfitzner |
| A method for the destruction of a localized mine, wherein an unmanned underwater vessel cooperates as a primary vessel (11) withy another unmanned remote-controlled underwater vessel acting as a secondary vessel (12) and which is provided with an explosive charge for explosion purposes. To reduce clearing costs compared to a method that uses a disposable vessel and to reduce clearing times compared to a method using a re-usable clearing vehicle, the primary and secondary vessels (11, 12) are used in an autonomously operating mode wherein the secondary vessel (12) is remotely controlled by the primary vessel (11). The tandem mode is effected as far as the mine (33) from the primary vessel (11) outwards by use of stored positional data on the localized mine (33) and on-board assisted navigation data; the mine (33) is relocalized using optical and/or optical sensors, and the secondary vessel (12) is positioned in relation to the mine (33) in a remote-controlled manner once the mine has been relocalized and the explosive charge is exploded by remote control. | ||||||
| 19 | Low cost rapid mine clearance system | US10267887 | 2002-10-08 | US06766745B1 | 2004-07-27 | Robert Kuklinski; Thomas J. Gieseke |
| A method and apparatus to clear mines uses tag particles dropped into ambient water across a wide area by an aircraft to sink and stick to submerged mines. The tag particles each contain a gas volume dimensioned to resonate with impinging acoustic energy and reflect portions of the impinging acoustic energy from a targeted mine. An unmanned underwater vehicle platform having a sonar system provided with at least one transducer projects the acoustic energy through the ambient water. At least one hydrophone transducer in the sonar system receives the reflected portions of the projected acoustic energy to locate a targeted mine to enable its destruction by high-energy supercavitating projectiles fired from the platform. Tag particles dissolve after a period of time to provide virtually no discernable traces of a mine hunting operation. | ||||||
| 20 | 係維機雷などの中性浮力を有する水中物体を探知し及びその位置を特定するためのシステム及び関連する方法 | JP2016541918 | 2014-09-10 | JP2016536604A | 2016-11-24 | マンデレール，ニコラ; グットマン，ピエール |
| 水柱を撮像するように意図された少なくとも1つの機械的に操縦されるソナー(2)を含む、中性浮力を有する沈められた水中物体を探知し及びその位置を特定するためのシステムであって、単一の第1の音響パルスによって、第1のポインティング方向(PA1)の第1の個別セクタ(SE1)における高周波音波印加の実行を可能にする単一の放射チャネルを備えた少なくとも1つの機械的に操縦されるソナー(2)を含み、前記ソナー(2)が、前記高周波音波印加に由来する第1の音響信号を取得するのに適した単一の受信チャネルを形成し、機械的に操縦されるソナー(2)が、第1のポインティング方向(PA1)がキャリア(1)のほぼ横方向であるように且つ第1の個別セクタ(SE1)が広い相対方位開口及び狭い高さ開口を示すように、主方向(D)に進むように意図されたキャリア(1)上に実装され、機械的に操縦されるソナー(2)が、異なるポインティング方向で実行される高周波音波印加に由来する第1の音響信号をソナーが取得できるようにする、主方向とほぼ平行な回転軸を中心に第1のポインティング方向(PA1)を傾斜させるように意図された機械的ポインティング装置を含む、システム。 | ||||||
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