Mobile marine barrier

摘要

A mobile marine barrier (1) comprising a base (2) and a hood (8) located at a distal end thereof is described. The hood (6) comprises a funnel (15) and a distal surface (18) located therein which allows the hood (6) to morph its shape, size and strength so as to give adaptable coastal protection against naturally occurring events. This is achieved by incorporating a telescopic funnel such that the length of the hood (6) and thus the area of its open end can be altered so as to vary the quantity of water directed towards the distal surface (18). The hood (16) may also comprise a mobile face (17) that forms part of variable volume chamber (26) located within the hood (8) which can be filled and emptied with fluids.

主权项

1. A mobile marine barrier, the barrier comprising a base and a hood located at a distal end of the base, wherein;
the base comprises one or more propulsion systems, the one or more propulsion systems being configured to move and reorient the mobile marine barrier in an open body of water such that the mobile marine barrier can be selectively positioned and reoriented relative to an oncoming water surge; and the hood comprises a telescopic funnel having an open end and a distal surface located within the telescopic funnel, wherein the open end of the telescopic funnel is disposed further away from the base than the distal surface located within the telescopic funnel, wherein the open end of the telescopic funnel has an outer dimension that defines an area of the open end of the telescopic funnel, wherein the telescopic funnel extends perpendicularly from and retracts perpendicularly towards the distal end of the base to provide a means for altering the outer dimension of the open end of the telescopic funnel and the area defined thereby, wherein the outer dimension of the open end increases as the telescopic funnel extends perpendicularly from the distal end and decreases as the telescopic funnel retracts perpendicularly towards the distal end, so as to be configured to vary the quantity of water that can be received within the telescopic funnel when the mobile marine barrier is disposed within a body of water with the open end of the telescopic funnel directed towards an oncoming water surge.