Autonomous underwater survey apparatus and system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11072405
APP PUB NO 20190127034A1
SERIAL NO

16173567

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The present disclosure relates to sea floor mapping, and more particularly to a method, system, and apparatus for mapping a large swath of sea floor at substantial depths. An example autonomous underwater vehicle may include: a controller; a body having a front end and a rear end and defining a cavity and a center of gravity; a first dive plane extending from the body proximate the center of gravity; a second dive plane extending from the body substantially opposite of the first dive plane proximate the center of gravity; a counterweight disposed within the cavity configured to be moved between the front end and the rear end of the body, wherein a fore-aft pitch of the body of the autonomous underwater vehicle is controlled by the controller through movement of the counterweight toward the front end or the rear end of the body.

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  • TAMPA DEEP-SEA X-PLORERS LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Daum, Joseph R Tampa, US 1 18
Ianuzzi, Arthur Tampa, US 1 18
Larson, Edward Tampa, US 3 56
Lorence, Dennis Tampa, US 1 1
Oliva, Renier Tampa, US 1 18
Sheffer, Graham Land O Lakes, US 1 1

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