| 摘要 |
An unmanned, autonomous, waterborne vehicle ( 500 ) for marine use capable of operating on and below the surface of water, said vehicle ( 500 ) including an enclosed hull ( 501 ) having a payload bay (506), a hybrid propulsion system having energy collection means ( 504 ) in the form of a wing sail ( 503 ) covered with photovoltaic cells and energy storage means ( 511 ) for utilising at least solar energy and wind energy, a plurality of sensors ( 508, 514 ) for detecting predetermined environmental parameters and a communications system ( 509, 515 ) for transmitting data from said sensors ( 508, 515 ) to and for receiving command signals from one or more remote stations and/or cooperating vehicles.
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