GB2015454A - Spherical Vehicle to be Self- Propelled in a Fluid Medium - Google Patents

Spherical Vehicle to be Self- Propelled in a Fluid Medium

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GB2015454A
GB2015454A GB7903944A GB7903944A GB2015454A GB 2015454 A GB2015454 A GB 2015454A GB 7903944 A GB7903944 A GB 7903944A GB 7903944 A GB7903944 A GB 7903944A GB 2015454 A GB2015454 A GB 2015454A
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sphere
vehicle
fluid medium
flow
impeller
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Bendix Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H5/00—Arrangements on vessels of propulsion elements directly acting on water
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B3/00—Hulls characterised by their structure or component parts
    • B63B3/13—Hulls built to withstand hydrostatic pressure when fully submerged, e.g. submarine hulls

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)

Abstract

A spherical vehicle for operation in a fluid medium utilizes an impeller 12 of approximately half the diameter of the sphere for propulsion. In addition to providing the energy for driving the sphere, the impeller acts to draw the flow of fluid smoothly over the after part of the sphere, thus avoiding or minimizing the tendency of the flow to separate from the surface of the sphere and create turbulence. Steering in pitch and yaw planes is effected through the use of a plurality of drag pins 18 located just behind the circle of maximum diameter (with respect to the direction of motion) and selectively actuated by a guidance or control system. A plurality of stub vortex generators 14 are also located on the after side of the sphere and are angled to oppose the torque created by the propeller. The general configuration applies to a powered under-water vehicle or to a lighter- than-air vehicle traveling through air, or to a manned submarine vehicle having the usual propulsion means. <IMAGE>
GB7903944A 1978-03-06 1979-02-05 Spherical vehicle to be self-propelled in a fluid medium Expired GB2015454B (en)

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DE (1) DE2904915A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2427247B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2015454B (en)
IT (1) IT1164991B (en)

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ES2156691A1 (en) * 1997-12-15 2001-07-01 Oroz Juan Felix Egues System and appliance for movement through air, ground, and water
GB2424463A (en) * 2005-03-23 2006-09-27 Gfs Projects Ltd Vehicle steering control
CN106585945A (en) * 2017-01-13 2017-04-26 中国科学院光电研究院 Active flow control device and method for attitude adjustment of airship and fixing device for active flow control device

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2156691A1 (en) * 1997-12-15 2001-07-01 Oroz Juan Felix Egues System and appliance for movement through air, ground, and water
GB2424463A (en) * 2005-03-23 2006-09-27 Gfs Projects Ltd Vehicle steering control
CN106585945A (en) * 2017-01-13 2017-04-26 中国科学院光电研究院 Active flow control device and method for attitude adjustment of airship and fixing device for active flow control device

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JPS54124498A (en) 1979-09-27
IT1164991B (en) 1987-04-22
GB2015454B (en) 1982-07-21
FR2427247A1 (en) 1979-12-28
FR2427247B1 (en) 1985-05-17
IT7920737A0 (en) 1979-03-05
DE2904915A1 (en) 1979-09-13
JPS6145598B2 (en) 1986-10-08

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