John T Palmisano

US Patent:

20150239539, Aug 27, 2015

Filed:

May 13, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/710706

Inventors:

Jason D. Geder - Arlington VA, US
John S. Palmisano - Silver Spring MD, US
Marius D. Pruessner - Silver Spring MD, US
Ravi Ramamurti - Silver Spring MD, US

Assignee:

The Government of the US, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

B63H 1/37
B63H 5/00

Abstract:

A robotic mechanical fin, having a motor housing containing a plurality of rib rotation motors, rib spars, and a plurality of ribs, mechanically movable and communicatively coupled to the plurality of rib rotation motors and shafts, where the plurality of ribs are rotationally coupled to and actuated by the plurality of rib rotation motors and shafts. The mechanical fin further includes a flexible fin casing, within which the ribs reside, forming the complete actively controlled curvature robotic propulsion and steering apparatus. The mechanical fin is connected to a plurality of control electronics circuits and a computer processor programmed with actuation code that when executed by the computer processor causes automated actuation of simultaneous propulsion and steering maneuverability of the actively controlled curvature, robotic, mechanical fin.

US Patent:

20150081146, Mar 19, 2015

Filed:

Sep 17, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/987921

Inventors:

- Washington DC, US
John S. Palmisano - Silver Spring MD, US
Marius D. Pruessner - Silver Spring MD, US
Ravi Ramamurti - Silver Spring MD, US

Assignee:

US Gov't Represented by the Secretary of the Navy Chief of Naval Research ONR/NRL - Washington DC

International Classification:

B63H 1/37
B63H 5/00

US Classification:

701 21, 901 1

Abstract:

A robotic mechanical fin, having a motor housing containing a plurality of rib rotation motors, rib spars, and a plurality of ribs, mechanically movable and communicatively coupled to the plurality of rib rotation motors and shafts, where the plurality of ribs are rotationally coupled to and actuated by the plurality of rib rotation motors and shafts. The mechanical fin further includes a flexible fin casing, within which the ribs reside, forming the complete actively controlled curvature robotic propulsion and steering apparatus. The mechanical fin, is connected to a plurality of control electronics circuits and a computer processor programmed with actuation code that when executed by the computer processor causes automated actuation of simultaneous propulsion and steering maneuverability of the actively controlled curvature, robotic, mechanical fin.

Address:

3200 Ox Mdw Ct, Oak Hill, VA 20171

Phone:

(703)8545290

VIN:

3VWLP7AJ2CM303241

Make:

VOLKSWAGEN

Model:

JETTA

Year:

2012