CPC B60F 3/0007 (2013.01) [B63H 1/06 (2013.01); B63H 3/00 (2013.01); B63H 21/17 (2013.01); B63H 25/42 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. An amphibious vehicle for traversing land and bodies of water, comprising:
a chassis; and
a cycloidal propeller coupled to the chassis, wherein the cycloidal propeller comprises:
a plurality of cycloidal propeller blades rotatably coupled to the chassis and each extending parallel a rotational axis of the cycloidal propeller; and
an extension/retraction system comprising a hub rotatably coupled to the plurality of cycloidal propeller blades and a linear actuator coupled between the hub and the chassis and configured to extend the plurality of cycloidal propeller blades away from the chassis and to retract the plurality of cycloidal propeller blades towards the chassis.
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