Methods for operating a field configurable vehicle
Eric Seeley, Seebeck, WA (US)
Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Keyport, WA (US)
Filed by The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Keyport, WA (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/369,764.
Application 18/369,764 is a division of application No. 17/300,036, filed on Feb. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,760,454.
Application 17/300,036 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/974,049, filed on Sep. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,511,836, issued on Nov. 29, 2022.
Application 16/974,049 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/742,134, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now D927398, issued on Aug. 10, 2021.
Application 16/974,049 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/742,130, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now D933577, issued on Oct. 19, 2021.
Application 16/974,049 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/742,137, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now D928070, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Application 16/974,049 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/742,129, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now D928690, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Application 16/974,049 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/742,138, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now D937179, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Application 16/974,049 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/742,132, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now D926662, issued on Aug. 3, 2021.
Application 16/974,049 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/742,135, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now D928069, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Application 16/974,049 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/742,133, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now D928691, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Application 16/974,049 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/742,131, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now D928068, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Application 16/974,049 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/742,034, filed on Oct. 3, 2019, granted, now D928689, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/974,118, filed on Nov. 13, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/973,045, filed on Sep. 12, 2019.
1. A method for operating a field configurable autonomous vehicle, comprising the steps of:
configuring the vehicle for a mission;
determining at least one of a first mass, first buoyancy, and first stability property of the vehicle;
filling a bladder located within a hull of the vehicle with a fluid to create at least a one of a second mass, second buoyancy, and second stability property of the vehicle, wherein the bladder comprises a plurality of bladders located at different discrete locations within the hull;
filling a first one of the plurality of bladders with a first fluid having a first density; and,
filling a second one of the plurality of bladders with a second fluid having a second density.
