A Brisk Maneuvering Device for Undersea Vehicles.

Abstract

A nautical vehicle for traveling in a fluid environment, the nautical vehicle comprising a body having a dorsal fin mounted thereon. The body comprises a sidewall, a forward nose and a rear propulsor for propelling the vehicle in an axial direction. The dorsal fin is mounted on the sidewall, and includes a dorsal fin surface and camber generating element for generating a camber to provide a sideways thrust on said body to facilitate brisk maneuvering of the vehicle in the fluid environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 1996
Accession Number
ADD017978

Entities

People

  • Promode R. Bandyopadhyay

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Defense Mechanisms
  • Environment
  • Flexible Materials
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Inventions
  • Low Noise
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Nautical
  • Noise
  • Patent Applications
  • Synthetic Materials
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Electrical Engineering