A support buoy for supporting subsea equipment, the buoy comprising: a hull; a generator unit contained within the hull; a utilities array contained within the hull; and an umbilical,
wherein the umbilical is adapted to provide services from the generator unit and the utilities array to the subsea equipment.

A submersible glider with a ring wing is provided. The glider can operate in an aqueous medium. The glider can include a fuselage in a shape of a body of revolution. The glider can include a ring wing lifting surface coupled to a stern of the fuselage. The glider can include a buoyancy engine disposed within the fuselage, the buoyancy engine configured to adjust a buoyancy and a center-of-gravity of the glider in the aqueous medium, to propel the glider through the aqueous medium by leveraging lift from the ring wing lifting surface.

A submersible glider with a ring wing is provided. The glider can operate in an aqueous medium. The glider can include a fuselage in a shape of a body of revolution. The glider can include a ring wing lifting surface coupled to a stern of the fuselage. The glider can include a buoyancy engine disposed within the fuselage, the buoyancy engine configured to adjust a buoyancy and a center-of-gravity of the glider in the aqueous medium, to propel the glider through the aqueous medium by leveraging lift from the ring wing lifting surface.

The present disclosure relates to the field of underwater robots, and in particular to a controllable sinking and floating swimming pool robot and a sinking and floating control method for a swimming pool robot. The controllable sinking and floating swimming pool robot of the present disclosure includes a sinking and floating control unit configured to control a swimming pool robot to float and sink; a waterline detection unit configured to detect a positional relationship between the swimming pool robot and a waterline of a liquid surface of a swimming pool where the swimming pool robot is located; and a main control unit configured to control a working state of the sinking and floating control unit to enter a floating working state based on detection results to realize a floating of the swimming pool robot.

The present disclosure relates to the field of underwater robots, and in particular to a controllable sinking and floating swimming pool robot and a sinking and floating control method for a swimming pool robot. The controllable sinking and floating swimming pool robot of the present disclosure includes a sinking and floating control unit configured to control a swimming pool robot to float and sink; a waterline detection unit configured to detect a positional relationship between the swimming pool robot and a waterline of a liquid surface of a swimming pool where the swimming pool robot is located; and a main control unit configured to control a working state of the sinking and floating control unit to enter a floating working state based on detection results to realize a floating of the swimming pool robot.

The present disclosure relates to the field of underwater robots, and in particular to a controllable sinking and floating swimming pool robot and a sinking and floating control method for a swimming pool robot. The controllable sinking and floating swimming pool robot of the present disclosure includes a sinking and floating control unit configured to control a swimming pool robot to float and sink; a waterline detection unit configured to detect a positional relationship between the swimming pool robot and a waterline of a liquid surface of a swimming pool where the swimming pool robot is located; and a main control unit configured to control a working state of the sinking and floating control unit to enter a floating working state based on detection results to realize a floating of the swimming pool robot.

The present disclosure relates to the field of underwater robots, and in particular to a controllable sinking and floating swimming pool robot and a sinking and floating control method for a swimming pool robot. The controllable sinking and floating swimming pool robot of the present disclosure includes a sinking and floating control unit configured to control a swimming pool robot to float and sink; a waterline detection unit configured to detect a positional relationship between the swimming pool robot and a waterline of a liquid surface of a swimming pool where the swimming pool robot is located; and a main control unit configured to control a working state of the sinking and floating control unit to enter a floating working state based on detection results to realize a floating of the swimming pool robot.

A multi-modal robot system capable of realizing autonomous submarine docking and reconstruction, includes a non-contact charging platform, several functional modules and a docking robot, wherein a coil is arranged on the non-contact charging platform, and energy and signals are transmitted between the coil and the functional modules; each of the functional modules includes a propeller module, an energy module, an observation detection module, an operation tool module, a navigation control module, a bow detection module and a tail propulsion module; and according to an instruction of a docking and reconstruction task, the docking robot reconstructs a multi-modal underwater robot by docking specific functional modules. The multi-modal robot system of the present invention can reconstruct the operation modal of the robot according to actual needs, realize the reconstruction and assembly of the underwater robot with three motion modes of horizontal plane cruise, fixed-point operation and vertical profiling, and reduce cost.

A multi-modal robot system capable of realizing autonomous submarine docking and reconstruction, includes a non-contact charging platform, several functional modules and a docking robot, wherein a coil is arranged on the non-contact charging platform, and energy and signals are transmitted between the coil and the functional modules; each of the functional modules includes a propeller module, an energy module, an observation detection module, an operation tool module, a navigation control module, a bow detection module and a tail propulsion module; and according to an instruction of a docking and reconstruction task, the docking robot reconstructs a multi-modal underwater robot by docking specific functional modules. The multi-modal robot system of the present invention can reconstruct the operation modal of the robot according to actual needs, realize the reconstruction and assembly of the underwater robot with three motion modes of horizontal plane cruise, fixed-point operation and vertical profiling, and reduce cost.

An underwater robotic device includes a housing unit, a control unit and a propelling unit. The housing unit includes a base seat and an upper cover in liquid-tight engagement with the base seat. The control unit is disposed within the housing unit and includes a circuit module and a center-of-gravity transferring module which is electronically connected with the circuit module. The center-of-gravity transferring module has a movable weight member and a transfer driving mechanism which drives movement of the weight member so as to vary a position of a center of gravity of the underwater robotic device and to control downward and upward moving directions of the underwater robotic device in the water. The propelling unit is connected with the housing unit and is electronically connected with the control unit to produce a propelling force to move the underwater robotic device forward in the water.