Abstract: A vehicle for use in arctic environments, the vehicle comprising a hull for accommodating people, and a pair of rotatable propulsion screws connected to the hull for propelling the vehicle on water, ice, snow and land. Each propulsion screw comprises a shaft having at least one blade helically disposed therearound.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 15, 2009
Date of Patent:
April 30, 2013
Assignees:
Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre Pte Ltd, Team Innovation Trondheim AS
Inventors:
Kok Seng Foo, Chin Kau Quah, Kai Li, Morten Scharffscher, Petter Scharffscher, Sveinung Loset
Abstract: A vehicle for use in arctic environments, the vehicle comprising a hull for accommodating people, and a pair of rotatable propulsion screws connected to the hull for propelling the vehicle on water, ice, snow and land. Each propulsion screw comprises a shaft having at least one blade helically disposed therearound.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 15, 2009
Publication date:
May 27, 2010
Applicants:
KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE PTE LTD, TEAM INNOVATION TRONDHEIM AS
Inventors:
Kok Seng Foo, Chin Kau Quah, Kai Li, Morten Scharffscher, Petter Scharffscher, Sveinung Loset