MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641018783 A) filed by Sri R. M Jain Vidhyashram Senior Secondary School, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 19, for 'iot-based amphibian and submersible rover for confined space inspection and rescue operations.'
Inventor(s) include Revathy M; Mohanakannan Manoharan; Gagan P T; and Saravana Kumar R.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An IoT-based amphibian and submersible rover for confined space inspection and rescue operations is disclosed. The rover addresses limitations of existing systems lacking combined terrestrial, surface-water, and underwater functionality. The rover comprises a sealed waterproof body (FIG. 1), motor-driven wheels for terrestrial locomotion, a propeller assembly for aquatic propulsion, a ballast tank system for controlling buoyancy to transition between submarine, boat, and rover modes, servo-controlled fins for directional control, a toxic gas detection unit, a visual monitoring system with onboard camera and video transmitter, a front-mounted motorized cutting tool for removing blockages, and a multi-channel control system for remote operation. The rover is applicable for inspection and rescue operations in sewage pipelines, drains, tunnels, flooded mines, caves, freshwater pipelines, and industrial tanks."
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