Land-Based Underwater Vehicle Launch System
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high cost and complexity of launching underwater running bodies from sea-based platforms, which necessitates expensive surface or underwater vehicles for deployment.
Innovation Solution
A land-based starting device and method that uses a carrier system and deployment system to transport and launch underwater running bodies from coastal waters, eliminating the need for sea-based platforms by employing a land-based delivery system, such as a container or vehicle, with a boom and cage mechanism for controlled vertical lowering into the water.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If underwater running bodies are launched from sea-based platforms, then deployment capability is achieved, but cost and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional approach by transitioning from sea-based platforms to land-based platforms for launching underwater running bodies. The land-based platform includes a carrier system with a container and a deployment system with a boom and cage mechanism, eliminating the need for expensive surface or underwater vehicles while maintaining deployment capability in coastal waters.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces expensive, complex sea-based platforms with a simpler, more cost-effective land-based platform system. The carrier system using standard containers and the deployment system with boom and cage provide a disposable-like solution that can be easily deployed and removed from land locations, significantly reducing operational costs.
2Ease of manufacture
If land-based carrier system is used, then cost is reduced, but deployment control in water may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cage as an intermediary component between the land-based carrier system and the underwater running body. The cage securely holds the underwater running body during transport and provides a controlled release mechanism during deployment. The boom acts as another intermediary, providing a mechanical arm to lower the cage and underwater running body into the water in a controlled manner, ensuring reliable deployment despite the land-based location.
3Adaptability or versatility
If land-based deployment is implemented, then flexibility is enhanced, but detection probability increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies camouflage to the land-based carrier system and deployment system to reduce detection probability. The container and associated equipment can be camouflaged to blend with the surrounding land environment, making the land-based platform less conspicuous while maintaining the flexibility to deploy from various coastal locations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach significantly reduces costs and enhances flexibility by enabling the launch of underwater running bodies from land, allowing for controlled deployment in shallow waters and reducing the risk of uncontrollable movements, while also providing camouflage and reduced detection probability.
Implementation Method 1
the cable (23) can be connected directly or indirectly at a first of its two ends to the underwater running body (4, 5) and is guided over the trolley (9) and is connected with its second end to a drive (21), by means of which, when the boom (8) is extended and the trolley (9) has been moved to an outer end position on the boom (8), the underwater running body (4, 5) can be lowered into the water
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method and to a device for launching an underwater moving body (4, 5). In order to reduce the expenses arising from furnishing watercraft, a land-supported deployment of underwater moving bodies in coastal waters using a launching device is provided with a land-based carrier system for transporting the underwater moving body (4) and a corresponding land-based deploying system.