POSITIVELY BUOYANT, VERTICAL THRUST, MANNED SUBMERSIBLE

摘要

The present invention is directed towards a fixed positively buoyant manned submersible that includes a plurality of vertical thrusters and a sealed enclosure(s) that can support one or more human passengers. The vertical thrusters can include vertically aligned propellers that are coupled to motors that control the rotational velocity of the propellers. The vertical thrusters to generate a negative vertical thrust to allow the submersible to dive within a body of water. Horizontal movement can be achieved through horizontal thrusters or directing the thrust vectoring of the vertical thrusters.

主权项

1. A submersible comprising:
a hull having at least one pressure pod for accommodating at least one person a first vertical thruster on a front half of the hull; a second vertical thruster on a rear half of the hull; a controller coupled to the first vertical thruster and the second vertical thruster for controlling thrust outputs of the vertical thruster and the second vertical thruster; wherein the submersible has a fixed positive buoyancy and does not include a variable buoyance mechanism.