Patent ID: 6359833
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: F41G,G01S

Abstract:
An unmanned submersible comprising:an elongate housing having a spool of optical fiber disposed aft to deploy optical fiber from said housing during transit through water from a submerged delivery vehicle; a warhead section in said housing; motor-driven propellers disposed aft on said housing and radially outwardly from said spool of optical fiber to propel said housing through said water; a mast member disposed forward on said housing to extend above said housing and the surface of said water; a plurality of fins disposed aft on said housing; a vertical thruster having a propeller assembly; an electronics section in said housing; and a guidance and control section in said housing coupled to said electronics section and to said fins, said motor driven propellers, and said vertical thruster, said motor driven propeller, said fins, and said propeller assembly being controlled by said electronics section and said guidance and control section to selectively maintain said housing beneath said surface of said water and said mast member extending through said surface of said water.