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Title: Multiple environment unmanned vehicle

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1414415
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A MEUV that is able to navigate aerial, aquatic, and terrestrial environments through the use of different mission mobility attachments is disclosed. The attachments allow the MEUV to be deployed from the air or through the water prior to any terrestrial navigation. The mobility attachments can be removed or detached by and from the vehicle during a mission.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
9,844,990
Application Number:
15/422,252
OSTI ID:
1414415
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2017 Feb 01
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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