MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611117220 A) filed by Noida Institute Of Engineering And Technology Niet on September 30, 2026, for Autonomous Marine Vehicle With Adaptive-Geometry Hull For Wave-Driven Propulsion Optimization.
Inventors include Dr. Anant Prakash Agrawal; and Mr. Atul Ranjan.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: An autonomous marine vehicle system (100) comprising an adaptive-geometry hull assembly (110) with segmented morphing panels (112) actuated by linear actuators (122) with position encoders (124), a wave-field sensor array (130) with pressure transducers (132), accelerometers (134), and ultrasonic wave height sensors (136) arranged in fore-aft pairs for measuring wave amplitude asymmetry, a propulsion optimization controller (140) executing a continuous closed-loop optimization cycle that detects subcritical or supercritical velocity regime, computes optimal hull waterline geometry using regime-specific radiation stress models, commands hull morphing, and verifies propulsion performance through measured fore-aft wave amplitude asymmetry. The system transitions between elongated monohull configurations for thrust maximization and distributed catamaran-like configurations with constructive wave-field interference for efficiency maximization. An oscillatory thrust generator (150), power management unit (160), and
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