Patent ID: 11938768
Assignee: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An amphibious vehicle for traversing land and bodies of water, comprising:
a chassis; and
a cycloidal propeller coupled to the chassis, wherein the cycloidal propeller comprises:
a plurality of cycloidal propeller blades rotatably coupled to the chassis and each extending parallel a rotational axis of the cycloidal propeller; and
an extension/retraction system comprising a hub rotatably coupled to the plurality of cycloidal propeller blades and a linear actuator coupled between the hub and the chassis and configured to extend the plurality of cycloidal propeller blades away from the chassis and to retract the plurality of cycloidal propeller blades towards the chassis.