Floating pneumatic stabilized rotation device

摘要

Floating devices which may contain a floating body, a stabilizer pivotally attached to the floating body at a pivot axis, a protruding portion of the floating body extending away from the pivot axis, a buoyancy cavity, and an air pump are disclosed herein. Such floating devices may undergo stabilized pneumatic pitching and have features such as a stabilizer that rotates freely with respect to the floating body along the pivot axis, a buoyancy cavity that is in fluid communication with the air pump, and buoyancy cavity that has an alternating displacement volume that is sufficient to cause the floating body to rotate greater than 35 degrees with respect to the stabilizer upon application of a continuous supply of air from the air pump.

主权项

1. A floating device comprising:
a. a floating body; b. a stabilizer pivotally attached to the floating body at a pivot axis; c. a pneumatic rotation system attached to the floating body; d. a buoyancy cavity within the pneumatic rotation system wherein the buoyancy cavity has a buoyancy cavity center; e. an alternating displacement volume situated within the buoyancy cavity; and f. an air pump in pneumatic communication with the buoyancy cavity; g. wherein a vertical separation of a collective center of buoyancy of the floating body, the stabilizer, and the pneumatic rotation system from the buoyancy cavity center is at least twice a horizontal separation of the collective center of buoyancy from the buoyancy cavity center when the floating body is floating in water and the alternating displacement volume is filled with water; h. wherein the floating body has a protruding side situated above the buoyancy cavity center; and i. wherein the protruding side and the buoyancy cavity are located on a same side of the collective center of buoyancy.