Wave power vehicle tethers

This invention describes a water vehicle that moves using wave power. It has a float on the surface and a swimmer underwater, linked by two tethers, one at the front and one at the back. As waves make the float bob, the swimmer moves up and down, and its fins push the vehicle forward.

Why it matters: Filed before modern low-power sensors and microcontrollers made autonomous marine control practical. Twist detection and correction are now much simpler.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedCustom hydrodynamics, twist detection, autonomous control

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