Patent ID: 9694874
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B63B,B63G

Claim:
1. A hydrodynamic submersible remotely operated vehicle comprising: a pressure hull having a noncircular cross section along all cutting planes that bisect an interior of said pressure hull; an internal support frame inside said pressure hull, wherein one or more actuators coupled to said pressure hull that provide propulsion to move said pressure hull when said pressure hull is submerged; one or more sensors coupled to said pressure hull that generate observations of a surrounding environment when said pressure hull is submerged; and, communications electronics coupled to said one or more actuators, to said one or more sensors, and to a remote operator, and configured to wherein said communications electronics comprises wherein said signal cable terminates in a waterproof surface contact connector that is detachably coupled to said communications buoy, said waterproof surface contact connector comprising wherein